Givens Company made a road trip convenience.

Back before McDonald's and all the other roadside fast food stops, where could you stop if the kids had to pee. Besides fast food, these restaurants promised clean rest rooms. Can you remember the bathrooms at the gas stations that you stopped at on road trips before McDonald's, can you ever forget!?
Downers Grove based Givens Company made a product that saved parents the anxiety of stopping at filthy gas station rest rooms.

I don't know how many times I've seen this item on eBay being sold as a juice container.

                                            I'm pretty sure that I now have the complete set.

Main Street Card

I tried to get one of these cards for many years. There are many of them out there but there are also many people who collect "Main Street" postcards.  All those collectors must have been looking the other way a couple weeks ago when I was the only bidder on eBay. I got it for a song. I've seen these go for around 20 dollars.

This is the back of the card. I guess before there were Hunger Games, there were Pupil Games. I hope none were lost!

Another Tuesday, another snow storm.

     Main and Curtiss and snow and slush.

In 1907 a little girl sent this postcard to a friend. She told a dumb joke in her communication. It still makes me chuckle every time I read it.

As long as I'm doing this snow thing I might as well include this card too. It says Downers Grove is pictured here. Can anyone tell me where this photo was taken?