Title	Rose Tavern Photograph, pre 1910
Description	Photograph of the Rose Tavern in the Niles Center Hotel in Niles Center, Illinois prior to 1910. Shown: unidentified picnickers standing outside of the Rose Tavern. The Niles Center Hotel was built by Fritz Rose at the southeast corner of Oakton Street and Lincoln Avenue in the 1900's. The hotel also housed the office of George F. Nixon; a dance hall on the second floor; and rooms used as a boarding house. It was destroyed by fire in 1912. The picnic groves seen in background right were owned by Henry Harms. Original caption reads: "Harms Building [sic] held parties and gatherings that featured affairs of the Village." Note the Schlitz Beer sign on side of building. This photograph appears on page 62 of Skokie, 1888-1988 : A Centennial History, which is available online http://skokiecentennialbook.com.
Subject	Taverns (Inns)
Keywords	boarding houses; businesses; dance halls; Lincoln Avenue; Niles Center Hotel; Oakton Street; picnics; Rose Tavern; Schlitz Beer
Proper Names	Harms, Henry, 1831-1914 Nixon, George F. Rose, Fritz
Participant	Skokie Public Library
Contributing Institution	Skokie Public Library
Type	photograph
Format	paper
Source	Skokie History -- Businesses, with materials owned by the Skokie Historical Society.
City	Skokie
State	Illinois
Country	United States
Decade	1900-1909
SourceSummary	This is a collection of photographs and documents that help to tell the history of businesses in Niles Center and Skokie. Included here are images of buildings, greenhouses, and invoices from Niles Center businesses in 1860's up through Skokie businesses in the 1980's.
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Copyright	No known U.S. Copyright restrictions; other rights restrictions may apply. Please credit the Skokie Historical Society when citing or reproducing this item.
PlaceKept	Skokie Historical Society, 1980.014.069
Collection Name	Skokie History Project