I'm a Downers Grove native, as is Bill Barber on this list so maybe he knows, but I'm wondering if this was a power house for the Dicke Tool Company.
Bob Herrick
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CBQ@yahoogroups.com, Michael Matalis <mmatalis@...> wrote:
I dislike posting links to photos on Facebook since it excludes so many people, but this is the only place I've seen this particular shot.
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=243581035742564&set=pb.150557015044967.-2207520000.1354745290&type=3&theater
It's from the files of the Downers Grove Historical Society and supposedly shows the commuter yard in Downers Grove, no date shown, but I'd guess early 1900's. It looks like it was taken from atop the tower or the signal bridge. What struck me about this photo is what appears to be a powerhouse along the north side of the yard tracks; big brick building, tall stacks, wooden coal gon parked outside, it's something I've never heard of before and have no idea what it is. Town power plant? Q power plant? Not Downers Grove? Can anyone give me an idea?
Thank you kindly,
Michael Matalis
Downers Grove IL
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