DO NOT ENTER - NO TRESPASSING Not sure what lies at the end of this bridge. Google Earth shows that is stretches across the Metra and Amtrack lines and the I&M Canal to a section of land south of Dellwood West and east of the Des Plaines River. I do know this, it is not... Continue Reading →
Years ago this gas station / car wash at the corner of Jackson and Scott was known as the Purple Martin. Today it is a Valero, still selling gas and still washing cars.
A rooftop apartment is a dream in the city. This one at the Plaza Hotel downtown Joliet has a southern exposure wall of windows, vintage antenna included.
Small business and corporate have no shortage of options for advertising and no comparison. No, no, not here in Joliet or any town for that matter.
Spring has sprung here in Joliet's City Center. This building built by the KSKJ (American Catholic Slovanian Union) now houses the Vilaseca Josephine Center which operates a day care center and convent.
Originally known as the Joliet Iron and Steel Works and most recently owned by United States Steel Works these buildings supported this community for a little over a century. Rich history which should be used to draw tourism to the city along Route 66.
Every spring there is a period of time before the seasonal planting where the fields are green with weeds, the sky has a soft pastel color and anticipation of what will come is abundant. This field in Lockport annually rotates its crops between corn and soybeans.
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