Sunday, April 21, 2013

Even an average writer should be able to make something of this!

             This could almost be a clue in a Maigret mystery. Ah, but this is a mystery from the Downers Grove past.
This is from 1906 so it is not likely we'll get an explanation about "Picture No.4". So in my head maybe I'll have to make up my own story.


Sunday, April 14, 2013

Yellow Milk in Downers Grove

This is one of my favorite eBay finds. It describes a slice of Downers Grove life a century ago. The child didn't want to drink her Downers Grove yellow milk. Yellow milk!? I spoke with an old fellow that once lived on a Kansas farm. He said that when cows ate dandelions their milk would be yellow instead of the white that we are accustomed to.

Friday, April 5, 2013

A Beautiful Downers Grove Driveway but where is it? A Century Ago?

Somebody thought this Downers Grove driveway was nice enough to make a post card of it. Where is this driveway? I can't find a year on this card but I know it is old.
"Having a swell time here in Downers Grove" Somethings just never change. Was this where Etta was staying? What ever became of Etta?  Post cards like this become a mysterious slice of life.