Germania Sugar Beet Factory owned and operated by the Jennert Brothers opened in 1865 and remained in business for 5 years and was later owned by Jacob Bunn of Springfield and moved to Freeport, Illinois. The land and buildings were then bought by Col. Kenyon of Chatsworth and torn down. This looks to be the tearing down of the smoke stack in 1871. Info from "The History of Livingston County, 1878" and "History of Chatsworth" by L.J. Haberkorn.
Chatsworth Electric Light Plant - Built in 1894 by C.C. McDonald and Clyde Hayes. It was located just east of what is now the Radiator Repair Plus. In 1896, D.J. Stanford became propietor. L.A. Walter became a partner in the business and sold out his part in 1898 and the business was sold to C.I.P.S. Service ended at midnight until 1903, when we were granted all night service. Checking on this info. A 1904 Plaindealer states that L.A. Walter still owns this plant. Stay tuned!
From the "Chatsworth Area Centennial" Book- Sat at the corner of 6th and Locust. Building to the left is the where the original Legion building was located
Sat at the corner of 6th and Locust. Was the home of Loren and Myra Maplethorn and her mother, Mrs. Taylor.
The Grand Building built 1902- one of the earliest pictures.
The Grand - our most famous building - built in 1902
The Grand Postcard Year Unknown Dood Bros. Jewelers - Harness shop - Tailor shop - I wonder what happened to the clock!! click on "Full screen" of a larger view
The Grand Ballroom Ticket Booth
Mural painted in the Grand Ballroom by Paul Zorn a Chatsworth citizen.
The Grand Ballroom Stage where many big bands played and famous people gave speches.
Harbeke Hall in the upstairs. Was located in the center of the southside of the east business block. Later became the Leather's Produce, burned in 1949.
Leather's Produce Fire - 1949- "Sands of Time"- This was the Harbeke Hall Building.
From "Sands of Time". The stockyards, built @ 1867, became such a nuisance and were removed in 1886, after many years of hasseling with the railroad. They were on the south side of the west block of Locust Street.
From "Sands of Time". Built @ 1871 by J. T. Bullard, was located where the Hicks/Amaco Gas Station was.
From "Sands of Time". Looks to have been located east of the Harbeke Hall, which would have put it on the south side of the east business block.
Walter's Tile and Stockyards - 1908
Walter's Tile Factory 1910 became Diller Tile now Princeco
Walter's Lake and Tile Company - 1915
Workers at Walter's Tile - From "Sands of Time". Left -right: Otis Cady, Adolph Zigerth, Edd Game, Clarence Frobish, Louis Bark, Henry Hubbard, William Todden, Frank "Puck{ Reily, Ernest Bark, Frank Mason, F. Lambb, George Clark and Henry Game. (Some of these names are possibly misspelled.
Men building a kiln at the Walter's Tile Factory - 1910
Diller Tile - 1950
Diller Tile 1955
J. Brown's Ice Factory on Walter's Lake making ice - 1924 - Cindy Baker File
Brrrrr !!
The original "Peanut Corner", Haberkorn Resturant and Confectionary. Stood where the Corner Hardware stands today, 2009
Marie Hall's Art Gallery I believe this stood on a lot behind the Walter Building, facing 5th Street. Later a ? Roberts lived there, now there is HUD housing.
Originally the Burns Hardware - Later, Culkin's HW, Haberkorn's HW, Moore HW in this shot, 2006, and now The Corner Hardware under Snooky Dehm.
Roberts Implement - Bob Saathoff file
@ 1905 - Chatsworth Locust Street - South side. The Grand in the backgound-fire bell tower -Corbett's Elevator.
J.C. Corbett & Company - 1910 -Entertainment at the Corn Carnival.
"Sands of Time"
Dennewitz' Shop 1924 Chatsworth Area Centennial Celebration
Dennewitz Brothers Garage & Standard Station - 1957- Originally Clauss and F.R. Beckman had a blacksmith and Machine shop at this location. Part of their shop remained on the back side of this building for some years.
Charles Dennewitz & the first Baker engine built in 1898 Chatsworth Area Centennial Celebration
Watson Cement Block Factory From "Chatsworth Area Centennial"
Chatsworth Antique Hotel - Later Chatsworth Hotel - now gone. Historical Society Calendar
Rare postcard of the east business block during Corn Carnival of 1909. Notice Citizens Bank is not yet built and the building on the south corner houses the "Chatsworth Times." The Chatsworth Times was first issued in 1902 by the Chatsworth Printing Company, composed of the following named gentlemen : Stephen Herr, A. P. Walter, George J. Walter, J. Q. Puffer, Dr. G. T. Carson and Marion Roberts. The Times is Independent in politics.
Illinois Marl Company -Bob Saathoff file
From "Sands of Time"
Ray Marr's Water Wagon -1911 The 2 little boys in front-right side- are Henry and Charles Day. Henry is the father of Virginia Lee who provided this info.
Window of Haberkorns store
"The Peanut Man" at his "Peanut Corner". This was where the hardware store is now. L.J. Haberkorn Chatsworth Area Centennial Celebration
Inside Haberkorn's store
P.C. Taylor Resturant, Bakery & Confectionary-Mr.&Mrs. Taylor and Loren- This building is just west of the library. From the "Chatsworth Area Centennial" Book
From the "Chatsworth Area Centennial" Book
Inside the Dorsey Sisters Dry Goods and Notions - Eileen Miller file.
Traub Clothing - 1907
Traub Clothing - 1907 - up close
Inside Dorsey's General Store - Eileen Miller File
*1910 The Shaughnessy Pop Bottle Factory* The building was entirely destoryed as were Wrede's Shoe Store, Rhode's Fair Store and Lemna's Barber Shop.
Albert Walter Building - This card must be from 1910 as it appears that the Citizen's Bank is under construction.
Fire at Dohman's Electronics. This business is housed in the former Walter Building. It also housed over the years, In 1942 it wasTauber's Mercantile Store, Wisthuff's Hatcherry in the back .Conibear's Drug Store, Loomis Hatchery in the back. In 1980 it housed Krafty Korners before the purchase by Wayne and Connie Dohman for Dohman's Electronics. This fire was on April,26, 1990.
Albert Walters Building on the left - Cording's Store on the right. Corner of 5th and Locust. Now Dohman's Electronics left and Citizen's Bank right.
Citizens Bank Postcard
Citizen's Bank of Chatsworth Postcard
Citizens Bank of Chatsworth
Commercial Nation Bank Postcard
Originally the Commercial National Bank of Chatsworth - Later The Plaindealer Building - Oliver's Crossing in this shot.
Bushway's In the J.A. Smith Plaindealer building
The Virginia Theater- Originally built as the "Plaindealer Building" 1888
Kaiser Theater Fire- 1946 -Bob Saathoff File
Rick & Anita's - Eileen Miller Photo
East Business Block. Appears to be dated 1907. The double building in the center was known as the Sneyd Building and housed his hardware store in 1911 and he sold out in 1940. In 1942 the west side housed Pliney Dancey's Community Grocery and the east side housed the LaRochelle's International Harvester Company. In 1949 it became Leather's Produce, then by 1953 it is Lawrence Produce. In 1956 it became Haberkorn Furniture, then Diller Furniture , then Carrico Furniture, then Dohman's Junk Shop, the The Grand Ole Bar. It is now Rider's Roadhouse on the east side with a banquet room to the west and Gerry's Cabbage Patch in the building on the west sideof it.
Illinois Central Depot with elevator behind
Bloomer Line on the Illinois Central Tracks - 1971
The "Big Dipper" under owner Leo Kerrins. Center business block. Burned in 1952.
Baltz Sales & Service 1960
Illinois Central Depot-year unknown
Illinois Central Train - Historical Society Calendar
Illinois Central moving north thru town.
Toledo, Peoria and Western Depot Postcard
Toledo , Peoria and Western Depot - 1914
TP&W moving west - Bob McKinley File
TP&W train from the 1950's
TP&W moving east through town -1982
TP&W caboose heading west out of town at 4th Street crossing -1982
Baldwin Chevrolet & Oil in 1942- Forney Chevrolet Sales - 1949 - United Auto in 1960's Now Dehm's Bus Service , originally by "Ike', now by son Jeff- Bob Saathoff file.
Chatsworth Feed Mill - where the old fire station was. Historical Societ Calendar
From: American Aerial County History Series John Drury 1955
Chatsworth Fire Department 1967 Chatsworth Area Centennial Celebration
Chatsworth Fire District with the old bell
Corner of 5th and Locust showing Wisthuff's Hatchery, Citizens's Bank and Costell's Town and Country Market -
Locust Street in the 1950's showing Culkin's IGA Store, The Plaindealer, Hugo's Tap
Westside Drive-In in the 1950's - Many owners - Many employees - Many memories in Chatsworth !! Ike and Wilma Dehm, Tom Runyon, Jack Kane, Marge Roberts were among the owner/operators
Built in 1911 by A.J. Sneyd it housed his hardware store. In 1942 this building housed International Harvester operated by N.M. LaRochelle. In 1940 Leather's Produce rented it after their fire and Lawrence Produce in the 1950's - later Haberkorn Furniture, Chatsworth Furniture & Flowers, Carrico Furniture, Grand Ole Bar, Lee's Last Call and now Riders Roadhouse.
T.E. Baldwin Groceries In the corner J.A. Smith building
Baldwin's Federated Store in the 1950's
Baldwin Fire 1946-Bob Saathoff File
Originally, Baldwin Federated Store - Chatsworth Dollar Store in this shot - 2006
Livingston's Hangar Motel - 1960 - Burned in 1965
1965 Hangar Motel fire from the Plaindealer
American Wire - Later American Screen - Later Nichols-Homeshield East Plant - in the 1950's
American Wire/American Screen Products 1953/Nichols-Homeshield
Livingston Lumber Originally Bartlett Coal and Lumber "Sands of Time"
Baldauf's 5 cents to $1.00 - Southwest corner of 5th and Locust Street This building was here in 1902 and housed the "Chatsworth Times"
Chatsworth Telephone Company @ 1950's Blanche Cline, Alice Frick, Delores Hurt
CAPS Lake Swimming & Caps Barn-1991
Taken from the roof !
Originally the Methodist Church activity building - Later - The Chapel Inn in this shot -1991- Later -The Heritage Inn - Later Henry's Cafe - Now a residence.
The Heritage Inn 1996
Hager's Memorial Home in this 2002 shot, now, Martin - Burke Funeral Home.
Front window of the Grand Ole' Bar-before the fire in 1998- formerly Spanky's Bar, Dean & Betty's, Honegger's, Vance's, Kaiser's, O'Neil's.
Fire at the Grand Ole Bar from The Blade
Grand Ole' Bar Fire - 1998
The Grand Ole' Bar in construction - 1998
Originally the Shell Gas Station now Cooling Systems Plus - 2006
Vermilion Valley Bank - Opened in 2009- U.S. Rt.24
Trimming our tree - 2002
Nichols-Homeshield - East -2009
Gary Dohman File
Casey's Store - on Locust Street - opened in 1988
Views of the Chatsworth Fire Department - 2009 Kyle Runyon file
Alliance Grain in Charlotte.
Chatsworth Post Office
Grain Elevator next to the I.C. RR. tracks on Maple Street. Not sure but I think it's still Livingston's.
Bloomer Line engines crossing the TP&W tracks. TP&W caboose before moved to Locust street
Kyle Runyon file
Chatsworth EMS response unit 2009 Kyle Runyon file
Chatsworth Shoe Store This was located in the building that is now the east side of the bank building. Probably dated around 1913, as Ira Pearson is listed as having a shoe store. Paul Trunk is listed as having a grocery store, however, the west side of this store appears to be a music store. Below on the left side says "Prize Shooting _______". Looking for info! Roger Skarr file
Harvey Baylor with his grocery delivery wagon @ 1913. In wagon are Bob, Harriet and Alice Baylor. Sharon Pfingsten File
John Brown's Saloon in the late 1800's from the Livingston County History - 1991. It would great to be able to see the faces better but the picture did not copy well.
Mobil Gas Station was at the NE corner of 3rd and Walnut (old Rt. 24) Streets. Gas storage tanks were behind and to the east. Some of the tanks furthest east belonged to the Hicks Station. 1940's
The Midget Cafe Was located on Walnut (old Rt. 24) just east of the Dennewitz Garage. The house was that of my grandmother, Mabel Nance. Here she turned part of her house into the Midget Cafe in the 1940's. House is no longer there.
The Hansen building ( now ISRA) buildt in 1891 by John P. Hansen. Dean Hansen file
This neon sign for The Livingston of Chatsworth Inc. stood outside of town on Route 24 Chatsworth Plaindealer 1967
From the Plaindealer 1974
One of the portable skating rinks that resided in Chatsworth. 1946 From the Chatsworth Plaindealer
Inside of the Garrity & Baldwin Store. Now the ISRA building. Plaindealer Jan. 15, 1976 Year of photo unknown James Garrity, Heinie Meisenhelder and James Baldwin.
Baldwin-Burns Building Postcard @1910
From the Chatsworth Plaindealer December 23, 1910, the architect's rendering -advertising the grand opening of the Citizen's Bank of Chatsworth.
Inside of Quinn's Drug Store.
Early 1900's Interior of the Chatsworth Hospital office. Nurses are Liz Doran and Tilly Grubb. Dr. Carson is standing and in the chair is his brother. Plaindealer photo 1976 Original owner J.H. Carson
@ 1912 inside of barbershop located below what is now Dohman Electronics (2012). Barbers: Fuzzy Turner , Eddie Cooney, Babe Frobish. Plaindealer photo 1976. Original belonged to J. H. Carson.
Building a kiln at the tile factory. Plaindealer photo 1976. Original belonged to Angelin Benike. Year unknown.
Harbeke Blacksmithing. Was located in the east block of Locust, south side. Other stores offering wares were also located in this building. There was also a large room upstairs , such as "The Grand" had, that was used for dances, meetings and ballgames. Plaindealer photo 1976. Original belong to Grace Marr.
1931 photo inside the CIPS office which was located next to the Rosenboom building (Nussbaum P&H-2012). Superintendent George Kinder and Bookkeeper Lucille Bork. Plaindealer photo 1976. Original belonged to Lucille Bork Rotramel.
1915 Grocery Store. Plaindealer photo 1976. This was located where the empty resturant space is next to The Highlander (2012). Possibly Dancey's Store. Looking for answer.
Unknow Blacksmith shop. Plaindealer photo 1976. Original belonged to Mrs. Max Moore.
1896 Walter Brick and Tile Factory. Plaindealer photo 1976. Original belonged to A.G. Walter.
Chatsworth Brick and Tile Works George J. Walter Proprietor Old photo Plaindealer photo 1958
