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10 Main St.

6 Main

Amoco Station

Bank of Sugar Grove (No information)

This was the gas station owned by Wally Theis on Galena Boulevard and Route 47 in the late 1940s.

Rex [Wolf?] worked here from 1956 - 1958.

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Friendly Corner, John Gordan, Dolly Gossage Ch.....

1st Plane in Sugar Grove Field. Curious members of S.G.

Bill Cornell's old filling station, first built.
N. E. corner 47 and Galena Blvd.

Cropped from "The Ember 1921", Yearbook of Sugar Grove Township High School.

Available under the "School Yearbooks" Collection.

The building of the Sugar Grove Supply Company located at 221 Main Street was built in 1893. It later burned down around 1918 and became the site of Keck's Store. The new Keck's IGA Store was rebuilt in brick. For a time, the Post Office was housed…

Clare Groff Frantz: Wheels of Fortune Motorcycle Club, 1971 Beacon News
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BEACON NEWS, AURORA, ILLINOIS
Tuesday August 17, 1971

CLASSIC CYCLE

This 1941 Indian "4," owned by Wheels of Fortune Motorcycle Club…

Will A. Johnson & Sons Company
Sugar Grove, Illinois

Breeders and Dealers in Registered Hampshire Swine.
Most Popular Blood Lines.
Breeding Stock any age for sale at all times.

Photo shows Johnson House on west side of Main Street before it was relocated. Photo also shows former restaurant "The Point Restaurant and Lounge" and "Chicago West / The Retreat 1111" on the east side of Main Street before it was demolished. From…

Keck's Store located at 221 Main St., Sugar Grove, Illinois.

The building of the Sugar Grove Supply Company located at 221 Main Street was built in 1893. It later burned down around 1918 and became the site of Keck's Store. Keck's store was built…

Keck's Store located at 221 Main St., Sugar Grove, Illinois.

In 1893, Will E. Keck and a few others formed the Sugar Grove Supply Company at 221 Main Street. Eventually, Will bought the others owners out and became the sole owner. The building…

Cooper-Needham Blacksmith Shop, Built by Geo. Wolf; late 1800s, Pictures courtesy of: Vivian Needham

Drawing dated on back: 3-27-1996

Cooper / Needham / Knudson Hall and Blacksmith Shop, Built by Geo. Wolf; late 1800s,

Advertisement reads:…

The letter from Marian and Ed Saloga describe how they built the House of Plenty in 1961 and later sold it to Mr. and Mrs. George Ratos.

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March 1984

The Illini Motel is located on the west side of Route 47 just north of Cross…