Before the Park District
Title
Before the Park District
Description
This is a collection of documents from the years before the creation of the Glen Ellyn Park District.
Collection Items
Map of Glen Ellyn (1894)
This document is a map from a 1894 real estate brochure showing Lake Ellyn, the Glen Ellyn Hotel and nearby mineral springs, and Stacy Park. The lake was created in 1889 when Thomas E. Hill, L.C. Cooper, and W. H. Luther, who formed the Prospect…
A Map of the Original Timber Lines (Forest) and Early Known Brooks (1892)
This document is a map of the early known brooks and timber lines around Lake Ellyn. The lake was created in 1889 when Thomas E. Hill, L.C. Cooper, and W. H. Luther, who formed the Prospect Park Improvement Association, dammed one of the springs that…
Swans on Hill's Lake (1892-1906)
This document is a photograph of swans, with the Glen Ellyn Hotel in the background, on Lake Ellyn. The lake was created in 1889 when Thomas E. Hill, L.C. Cooper, and W. H. Luther, who formed the Prospect Park Improvement Association, dammed one of…
Dance Pavilion at Lake Glen Ellyn (1892-1906)
This document is a photograph of the Dance Pavilion at Lake Ellyn.
Close up view of the Glen Ellyn Hotel (1892-1906)
This document is a photograph of the Glen Ellyn Hotel in close up. The Glen Ellyn Hotel existed on the shore of Lake Ellyn from 1892-1906 when it was destroyed by fire.
Southwest View of the Glen Ellyn Hotel (1892-1906)
This document is a photograph of the Glen Ellyn Hotel from the southwest. The Glen Ellyn Hotel that existed on the shore of Lake Ellyn from 1892-1906 when it was destroyed by fire.
A view looking towards an island in Lake Ellyn (1892-1906)
This document is a photograph of Lake Ellyn and Glen Island. That end of the lake was filled in to expand the Glenbard West athletic field; the island was leveled at that time. The photograph was taken from the tower of the Glen Ellyn Hotel which…
Glen Ellyn Hotel (1892-1906)
This document is a photograph of the Glen Ellyn Hotel that existed on the shore of Lake Ellyn from 1892-1906 when it was destroyed by fire.
Glen Ellyn Hotel Viewed Across the Lake (1892-1906)
This document is a photograph of the Glen Ellyn Hotel built on the shore of Lake Ellyn. The Glen Ellyn Hotel existed on the shore of Lake Ellyn from 1892-1906 when it was destroyed by fire.
Plat of John A. Brown's Addition to Glen Ellyn, Du Page County, Illinois (1907)
This document is a photograph of a plat of property around Lake Ellyn subdivided by John A. Brown in 1907. The property had been part of the land surrounding the Glen Ellyn Hotel. Eventually Forest Ave. was extended to Hawthorne Street. Lots 57 -…