His name was Philip Garrison Maxwell, born April 3 1799 in Guilford Vermont. He became a physician for the United States Army and was assigned to Fort Dearborn, Chicago, Illinois as an Assistant Surgeon. From 1844 to 1847, he ran a doctor’s office at the corner of Lake and Clark Streets. But more about him later. The famous Chicago Maxwell Street, was named after him.
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Month: January 2019
Celebrating the Corner Drug Store
Seems like there was a drugstore in every neighborhood and one or two within easy walking distance of home.
Let me introduce you to Edwin John Sanders, one of those kindly people that everyone should have had the privilege to know. Edwin was born March 14, 1882 in Hastings, Adams County, Nebraska, USA, the son of Adeline Tessier and Herman Sanders. In 1901 he graduated from the Iowa Pharmacy School, Highland Park College inDes Moines, then the Chicago College of Pharmacy at the University of Illinois at Chicago in 1904. Continue reading “Celebrating the Corner Drug Store”
Fond Memories-Walter’s Waterfall
Walter Eugene Olson was born February 18 1884. If you are a real Chicagoan, and a bit old, you might well remember the gift he gave to all of us. It was the 22 acre Olson Park and Waterfall which opened September 27, 1935 on the northwest corner of Diversey and Pulaski (back then Crawford Avenue). in Chicago. 
He wanted to “transplant some of the Wisconsin out of doors spirit to the then somewhat drab factory grounds.”
Next to his massive carpet factory there was this landmark park made of 800 tons of stone, 800 yards of soil, 3,500 perennials, junipers, spruces, and pines. There were paths with birch railings and foot bridges that allowed visitors to walk across the waterfall, a birch bark canoe, a teepee, a statue of a Native American, and more. There was a rock garden, picnic area, bird sanctuary, a duck pond, ravines and caves. In 1942 there were peacocks, golden pheasants, and even Corriedale sheep! Continue reading “Fond Memories-Walter’s Waterfall”
Rosehill Cemetery Railroad Station
Thank you all for so much interest and response to my earlier post “New Years 1885 at 12:30PM”, the story about the daily funeral trains to Rosehill and Calvary Cemeteries on the Northside of Chicago.
If you did not see it, you can hop back to that January 1, 2019 post with this link:
https://chicagoandcookcountycemeteries.com/2018/12/30/new-years-1885-at-1230pm/
But wait!! There’s more! There is more to share about Rosehill Station Continue reading “Rosehill Cemetery Railroad Station”
Chicago and Cook County Cemeteries 