History of South Side Washington Street

East Washington Street
The businesses - listed for Washington will read from East to Main Street. One could not see the lake unless atop a building as the railroad embankment was at lest 10 to 12 feet high from the Washington Street area down past the co-op; during the late 1970's and early 1980's this area was all leveled off - there also was a cinder street or alley that connected E. Washington and E. Jefferson Streets and ran along the base of this embankment. On the other side of the embankment was an overgrown easement road between the lake and the railroad embankment goign south from the viaduct at E. Washington Street.

This is just a rough beginning of this listings. With no addresses in the early years just the street name it is hard to place them correct - if you remember won't you help?
Below will be cropped sections of this area for the convinence larger versions are at above links.

411 E. Washignton Street

Dwelling 1906-1937
Harbour Point Condominums 1982/3 - 2009

E. Washington

Empty Lot 1906,
Room & Boarding 1914
Dwelling - 1914-1937

E. Washington

Empty Lot - 1906
Dwelling - 1914-1937

E. Washington

Empty Lot 1906-1937

E. Washington

Empty Lot - 1906
Dwelling - 1914-1937

323 E. Washington corner of Lake St.

Culver Citizen 4 Oct. 1933 - Dr. E. J. Engle, Chicago University graduate, will open a chiropratic clinic here.

211 E. Washington

Dwelling 1906-1937
Little Gallery - Lois Curtis Jan 1968- ?198_

1968 - The Little Gallery, 211 E. Washington St., opened for business Jan. 29…

Private House

E. Washington

Empty Lot - 1906-1937

E. Washington

Vacant lot 1906
dwelling 1914, 1924

E Washington

private - 1906
1) Electrical Supplies 2) Photo Gallery - 1914
dwelling 1924
Empty Lot -1937

E Washington

Dwelling - 1906-1937

Plymouth Street

E. Wshington

Dwelling - 1906-1937
Apartments 1970's- present

E. Washington

Dwelling - 1906-1937
Touch of Class - Jean Rackich 1970's
Private House - 1980's-200_

103 E. Washington

Ideal Cleaners - Clyde Hickman was on Main St. till 1953-1954 when moved to this location.
Ideal Cleaners - Oct. 1957 Frank Henderson nbsp;

105 E. Washington

Sm Building 1906
2 Sm Building/Bake Shop 1914
Sm Building 1924 'S' Soven
Sm Building 1937 vacant
Bakery ?
Engine Repair Shop - Mike Fitterling
Ideal Cleaners - 1970's-200_ Sue & Bernard Busart

116 Main - The Menser Building.

Main St.

109 n. Main St. Old Methodist Church - t.
residence -1906

Bank & library parking lot This or other house on Jefferson St. of bank parking lot was move to corner of Mill & Ohio St. for Bryce Bigley was the Nancy Guess residence in the 1950'; according to George Franzs

Culver Public School - 1906

Ohio Street in 1906 Ohio St. did not exist only from Jefferson south to possibly Mill Street, as in the 1920's or 1930's

residental

...THANKS for the memories...