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    • Hendrickson, Florence

    • Hendrickson, Florence

    • Real estate business; Philanthropy

    • John Steinway, chairman of the board, explains the features of a new $25,000 Steinway piano to Florence Hendrickson at the Arlington Heights Memorial Library. Local residents and businesses joined forces to raise the piano funds. Dedication...
    • Arlington Heights People and Places
    • Walsh, Julia Floy

    • Walsh, Julia Floy

    • Teachers; School board members

    • Julia Floy Walsh (nee Chauncey) was born on July 1, 1934, to James and Nell Chauncey. She had brothers Warren and James and sisters Carole and Rora. She married Donald F. Walsh in June of 1955. They had three daughters Cynthia L (Scott Bender);...
    • Arlington Heights People and Places
    • Klehm Family

    • Klehm Family

    • Nurseries; Greenhouses; Government officials

    • In this 1908 family photo are: front row, left to right: George Klehm, Louise Kolling Klehm, Elizabeth Stitz Klehm, and John A. Klehm (George was the son of Elizabeth and John and Louise was George’s wife). The individuals in the top row are...
    • Arlington Heights People and Places
    • Crane, Elmer

    • Crane, Elmer

    • Iron & Steel Workers; Railroads

    • In this 1978 photo, Elmer Crane is putting up a flag in front of his house. After two flags were stolen from a pole in front of his 626 North Belmont Avenue house, he dug out a third in time for the Fourth of July. Elmer Crane was born in Iowa...
    • Arlington Heights People and Places
    • Crane, Elmer and Della

    • Crane, Elmer and Della

    • Iron & Steel Workers; Railroads

    • Elmer Crane was born in Iowa about 1894 to Lincoln and Laura Crane. His father was born in Iowa and his mother was born in Illinois. He had three sisters, Clara, Doris and Jesse, and one brother, Clifford. He came to Arlington Heights in 1903. He...
    • Arlington Heights People and Places
    • Sigwalt Avenue, 100 East

    • Sigwalt Avenue, 100 East

    • Dwellings; Sigwalt Street (Arlington Heights, Ill.); Arlington Heights Road (Arlington Heights, Ill.)

    • The picture shows the Citibank building being demolished in the late 1990s. Citibank moved a block north to the corner of Arlington Heights Road and Campbell Street to the old Arlington Federal and Loan building. Arlington Town Square developed...
    • Arlington Heights People and Places
    • Lips, Alex

    • Lips, Alex

    • Families

    • Alex Lips, youngest of the children of John Valentine Lips and Elizabeth Langlitz, was born in 1884 in Wheeling Township. His family moved to Arlington Heights in 1889 and Alex was a resident there for 70 years until his death May 17, 1958. He...
    • Arlington Heights People and Places
    • Lips, Alex

    • Lips, Alex

    • Families

    • Alex Lips, youngest of the children of John Valentine Lips and Elizabeth Langlitz, was born in 1884 in Wheeling Township. His family moved to Arlington Heights in 1889 and Alex was a resident there for 70 years until his death May 17, 1958. He...
    • Arlington Heights People and Places
    • Hendrickson, Clarence

    • Hendrickson, Clarence

    • Real estate business; Philanthropy

    • Clarence Hendrickson was born in Somers, Iowa. He came to Arlington Heights in 1945 and, in 1948, he bought Wilson & Florence Realty and changed the name to Hendrickson Realtors. He was a past president of the Northwest Suburban Board of Realtors,...
    • Arlington Heights People and Places
    • Cox, Thelma

    • Cox, Thelma

    • Philanthropists; Office workers

    • Thelma Ruth “Freddie” Cox was born in 1909 to Herman and Cora Nescher in Illinois. Thelma had one sister Esther V. who was born about 1904. Her mother and father were born in Sweden. Herman was a tailor in 1910 and lived at 139 Belmont Avenue...
    • Arlington Heights People and Places
    • Mulder, Arlene

    • Mulder, Arlene

    • Families

    • Arlene Mulder grew up in Tulare, California, and received her B.A. from San Francisco State University in physical education and biology. She met her husband, Al, at college and they settled in Arlington Heights in 1970. She taught at Niles West...
    • Arlington Heights People and Places
    • Hendrickson, Florence

    • Hendrickson, Florence

    • Real estate business; Philanthropy

    • Florence Hendrickson was born near Gowrie, Iowa, and moved to Arlington Heights in 1946. The year of her birth is not known since as her sister, Ardelle Gentry, explained when Florence died, Florence was adamant about keeping her age a secret. She...
    • Arlington Heights People and Places
    • Horath, Virgil K.

    • Horath, Virgil K.

    • Banks & Banking; Automobile Repair Shops

    • Virgil Horath is pictured pointing the Arlington Heights Historical Society's life member and contributors board. Virgil was born about 1909 in Watson, Illinois. He came to Arlington Heights in 1929 in his 1928 Ford, with twelve dollars in is...
    • Arlington Heights People and Places
    • Horath, Virgil K.

    • Horath, Virgil K.

    • Banks & Banking; Automobile Repair Shops

    • This photo of Virgil Horath was taken in front of the Muller House which is part of the Arlington Heights Historical Society campus. Virgil was born about 1909 in Watson, Illinois. He came to Arlington Heights in 1929 in his 1928 Ford, with...
    • Arlington Heights People and Places
    • Wing Street, East

    • Wing Street, East

    • Dwellings; Wing Street (Arlington Heights, Ill.); Miner Street (Arlington Heights, Ill.); Arlington Heights Road (Arlington Heights, Ill.); Evergreen Avenue (Arlington Heights, Ill.)

    • This section of East Wing Street (the 100 block) became the drive through for parking for retail establishments and restaurants in an eleven story apartment and commercial business structure that was built in 1987. The complex was built on the...
    • Arlington Heights People and Places
    • Davis Street at Arlington Heights Road

    • Davis Street at Arlington Heights Road

    • Davis Street (Arlington Heights, Ill.); Arlington Heights Road (Arlington Heights, Ill.); Business districts; Bicycle shops; Barber shops; Sound recording stores; Lumberyards; Lumber-yards; Bicycle shops

    • In this 1983 photo of Davis Street, the building closest to Arlington Heights Road is Uncle Albert's Record store at 123 East Davis Street. The next two buildings were Aspen Ski & Patio Shop at 121 East Davis Street and Winkelman's Bike Shop at 115...
    • Arlington Heights People and Places
    • Hendrickson, Florence

    • Hendrickson, Florence

    • Families

    • Florence Hendrickson, library board member for 18 years-including eight years as president, was honored by Arlington Heights Memorial Library by naming a room in her honor where a portrait commissioned by a group of friends was unveiled March 16,...
    • Arlington Heights People and Places
    • Johnson, Oscar

    • Johnson, Oscar

    • Police

    • Oscar Johnson is pictured here receiving a pin from patrol boy (C&NW Railroad public relations photo). Oscar E. Johnson (December 6, 1912-October 4, 1987) was an Arlington Heights policeman for 20 years. He was coordinator of the patrol boy program...
    • Arlington Heights People and Places

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