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    • Busse Avenue Business, looking east, 1953

    • Busse Avenue Business, looking east, 1953

    • Banks and banking; Buildings; Business enterprises; History, 1900-1919; History, 1950-1959; Mount Prospect (Ill.) -- History;

    • Photograph showing a view of Busse Avenue in 1953, looking east from Wille Avenue to Main Street. Among the businesses shown are the bowling alley, hardware store, Mount Prospect bank, and the George L. Busse and Co. Real Estate office.
    • Mount Prospect History
    • Edwin L. Busse Grocery Store

    • Edwin L. Busse Grocery Store

    • Buildings; Business enterprises; Grocery stores; History, 1930-1939; Mount Prospect (Ill.) -- History;

    • Photograph showing the interior of one of the first fully-stocked grocery stores in Mount Prospect, c 1930. Owned by Edwin L. Busse (center), it was located east of Emerson Street on Northwest Highway. The woman on the right is Loretta Rateike. The...
    • Mount Prospect History
    • George L. Busse & Co., c. 1965

    • George L. Busse & Co., c. 1965

    • Buildings; Business enterprises; History, 1960-1969; Mount Prospect (Ill.) -- History;

    • Photograph showing front entrance of the Busse Real Estate office at 12 E. Busse as it appeared in the late 1960s. The addition was built in 1965.
    • Mount Prospect History
    • H. Roy Berry Co. Realtors -- Advertisements, 1926

    • H. Roy Berry Co. Realtors -- Advertisements, 1926

    • Buildings; Business enterprises; Dwellings; History, 1960-1969; Mount Prospect (Ill.) -- History;

    • Three postcards used as advertisements by the H. Roy Berry Realty Company in the mid-1920s. Berry, a Chicago realtor, had an office in Mount Prospect at this time. His aggressive marketing helped to increase the flow of people to Mount Prospect and...
    • Mount Prospect History
    • John Meyn Blacksmith Shop, c. 1905 - Exterior

    • John Meyn Blacksmith Shop, c. 1905 - Exterior

    • Blacksmith shops; Buildings; Business enterprises; Mount Prospect (Ill.) -- History;

    • Photograph of (left to right) William, Herman, and John Meyn in front of the Meyn Blacksmith Shop, ca. 1905. John opened the shop in the 1880s. It was located at what is now the northwest corner of Main Street and Northwest Highway. On the far left...
    • Mount Prospect History
    • Kellen Brothers Florist, 1950

    • Kellen Brothers Florist, 1950

    • Buildings; Business enterprises; History, 1950-1959; Mount Prospect (Ill.) -- History;

    • Aerial view of the Kellen Brothers Florist greenhouses as they appeared in 1950. The florist was then located just off of Golf Road. Its present location is on Elmhurst Road just south of Golf Road.
    • Mount Prospect History
    • Kruse Tavern, 1933 - Interior

    • Kruse Tavern, 1933 - Interior

    • Buildings; Business enterprises; History, 1930-1939; Hotels, taverns, etc.; Mount Prospect (Ill.) -- History;

    • Photograph showing (left to right) Henry Kruse, Sophie Kruse Mulso, and Alvira Kruse by the bar inside Kruse Tavern in June 1933. These people are the children of the original owner of this tavern, William Kruse.
    • Mount Prospect History
    • Kruse Tavern, 1949 - Interior

    • Kruse Tavern, 1949 - Interior

    • Buildings; Business enterprises; History, 1940-1949; Hotels, taverns, etc.; Mount Prospect (Ill.) -- History;

    • Photograph of the inside of Kruse Tavern in 1949 with William Kruse, original owner, behind the bar. The other individuals are unidentified.
    • Mount Prospect History
    • Busse Avenue Business, looking east, c 1917

    • Busse Avenue Business, looking east, c 1917

    • Banks and banking; Buildings; Business enterprises; History, 1910-1919; Mount Prospect (Ill.) -- History;

    • Postcard showing a view of Busse Avenue around 1917, looking east. The structures in this location were (left to right) Busse Buick Repair Shop/Garage; the Albert Busse home; Busse Buick Show Room; and the Mount Prospect Bank (across Main Street)
    • Mount Prospect History
    • Kruse Tavern, c. 1951 - Interior

    • Kruse Tavern, c. 1951 - Interior

    • Buildings; Business enterprises; History, 1950-1959; Hotels, taverns, etc.; Mount Prospect (Ill.) -- History;

    • Photograph of the interior of Kruse Tavern, ca. 1951 with Henry Kruse, owner, behind the bar. The other individuals in the picture are unidentified.
    • Mount Prospect History
    • Mount Prospect Bank, c. 1911

    • Mount Prospect Bank, c. 1911

    • Banks and banking; Buildings; Business enterprises; History, 1910-1919; Mount Prospect (Ill.) -- History;

    • Color print of a painting showing the first Mount Prospect National Bank as it appeared in 1911 when it was founded by William Busse. The artist was V. Bittner.
    • Mount Prospect History
    • Mount Prospect Creamery, 1921

    • Mount Prospect Creamery, 1921

    • Buildings; Business enterprises; History, 1920-1929; Mount Prospect (Ill.) -- History;

    • Postcard showing the Mount Prospect Creamery Company building and the surrounding land as it looked in 1921. The company, located on the corner of Northwest Highway and Elm Street, was founded by Edward Busse in 1910.
    • Mount Prospect History
    • Mount Prospect Development Company, 1923

    • Mount Prospect Development Company, 1923

    • Buildings; Business enterprises; History, 1920-1929; Mount Prospect (Ill.) -- History;

    • First office of the real estate business started by George Busse in 1923. It was located at the corner of Emerson and Northwest Highway. Originally called the Mount Prospect Development Company, this business was later Busse Realty Co., then George...
    • Mount Prospect History
    • Onion Shed, 1930

    • Onion Shed, 1930

    • Buildings; Business enterprises; History, 1930-1939; Mount Prospect (Ill.) -- History;

    • Photograph showing a 1916 onion drying shed as it looked in 1930. This structure was located on Pine Street near Central Road. From the 1870s through the turn of the century, onions were one of Mount Prospect's primary crops. Many similar sheds...
    • Mount Prospect History

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