Joliet - Thriving and Surviving Throughout the Years.


The picture above is a street scene taken in 1903 on the corner of Jefferson and Ottawa.  The photo shows the Boston Store fire that occurred on April 26th 1903.  The Boston Store was a prominent business in downtown Joliet.
-photo courtesy A. Howk and The Joliet Area Historical Society








                                         

The far left photo is of A. W. Flexer. Flexer was a revered druggist at the turn of the 20th century.  In our work at the Historical Society we discovered that not only was Flexer a prominent druggist but also a historically minded preservationist with a flare for photography.  Above you can see a photo from the Flexer collection taken on Bluff St.  Throughout his collection most photos were identified and a detailed description was given on the back.His eye for detail really helped!
-Photos Courtesy of Flexer Family and Joliet Area HIstorical Society
 
 
 

The series of photos below are of various Joliet businesses pictured in the early 20th century.
 
 

The photo below is of the A&E Dinet and company at 309-311 Jefferson Street established in 1900.


 The photo to the right is of the John Paige Bottling House on North Bluff Street in Merchant's Row established in 1837.
 
 
 
The Spot Cash Grocery Store was on the corner of Jefferson and Ottawa Street established in 1909.
-Photos shown above taken from Joliet Regional poster courtesy of the Joliet Area Historical Society
 
 

This is a postcard image of the Old Woodruff Inn.
 
 

The Sehring Castle located on 510 Bridge Street was built in the 1890's and was home of the Sehring family.  This was the same family that owned the Sehring Brewery established in 1883.
-Photo courtesy of the Sehring family and the Joliet Area Historical Society
 
 
 
 
 

* This is only a small portion of what Joliet's photo history encompasses. The actual history of Joliet is too great for just one web site.  So get out there and discover some of it for yourself!


-Photo courtesy of Flexer family and Joliet Area Historical Society