#Evanston, downtown, 1923. Looking south. The old City Hall building is visible on the right. #evanstonillinois #localhistory

#Evanston. Join us Thurs. Feb. 1 at 12pm for "Black Health Professionals in Evanston, 1890-1930," a presentation by historian Rhonda K. Craven. The event is free and open to all! RSVP here: evanstonhistorycenter.org/ev… #evanstonillinois #BlackHistoryMonth #healthcarehistory

#Evanston: Check out our most recent piece on the Evanston RoundTable: "A Brief History of Northwestern's Athletic Fields."Thanks to ERT for publishing the series. Photo: Northwestern Athletic Field, 1908. Northwestern University Syllabus Yearbook. evanstonroundtable.com/2024/…

In 1962, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. spoke at the Unitarian Church of #Evanston. 1,500 people attended. The 33-year old King told the crowd: “We confront a crisis in race relations in the United States.#martinlutherkingday #MLKDay Photo: Evanston Review, 11/8/62.

#Evanston, 1895. "Hello Central!" Shopping for Sunday Dinner. #beforeinstacart #evanstonillinois #localbusiness

#Evanston: Here's wishing everyone a happy start to 2024! (And in the future, may all your sidewalks be as nicely shoveled as this one.) Pictured: after a snowstorm, Davis St., 1918. Outside the Hoyburn Building, 615 Davis Street, between Chicago and Orrington.

#Evanston: These houses, at 1614 and 1616 Maple Ave., were just 2 of the many properties purchased and torn down by the city to make way for parking lots. The houses, located across the street from the Davis St. station, were razed in 1956. #evanstonillinois #cityparking

#Evanston! We are happy to announce that beginning in January 2024, all events in EHC's public lecture series will be free to all! See the line up of programs & RSVP here: evanstonhistorycenter.org/se… Pictured: Pamela Bannos discusses her research on photographer Vivian Maier at EHC.

#Evanston. View of Davis St. looking west, 1940s. Photograph by Richard Tasker Lowndes III (1897-1964). Lowndes took this and other photographs from his apartment in the North Shore Hotel on #Chicago Ave. #HappyHolidays, everyone!

#Evanston, photographer Charles E. Smith operated a studio in Evanston from 1888 until his death in 1920. Advertisement, Evanston News-Index, December 1901. #evanstonillinois #holidays #photographer #photographyhistory #clarabarton #americanredcross

Sherman at Church St. after a snowstorm, 1955. Pictured is Kresge’s 5 & 10. In 1924, Kresge’s 1st “notion store” opened at 826 Davis St. A larger store, at 1630 Sherman (now Northwestern Medicine), opened later. In 1977, Kresge’s #Evanston store closed. #evanstonillinois

Happy December, everyone! Make this holiday historic by giving a gift that is always the right size: an annual membership to the #Evanston History Center! Learn more about the benefits of membership and purchase a gift membership here: bit.ly/EHCgift

#Evanston Township High School, cafeteria, 1925. Each school day, 1500 students were served lunch in the “well lighted and well ventilated” cafeteria. The most popular menu item was potatoes in all forms from mashed potatoes and potato chips to potato salad. @ETHSWildkits

Have a seat in the parlor of #Evanston's Avenue House hotel while you await your meal! Oyster soup, queen fritters with maple syrup, & figs for dessert! These were a few menu items on the Avenue House hotel's Thanksgiving menu in 1875. Happy #Thanksgiving everyone!

First Lady Rosalynn Carter pictured here (second from right) as she talks with staff at the Orrington Hotel during a visit to #Evanston in June 1993 to attend the graduation of her grandson, Jason Carter, an #ETHS student. RIP First Lady Carter. #RosalynnCarter #firstlady

#Evanston, 1930s. Main Street, portion of the 700 Block. C.M. Kroger, Fur Storage, was open at 710 Main & Klassen’s Market at 714 Main had recently opened in 1931. (This section of Main Street is now home to Evanston Eye Wellness, Masterpiece Framing, and Reprise Coffee.)

Join us Nov. 30, 4 to 7pm, for a holiday tasting of wine, spirits and beer from around the world! We're partnering with Binny’s of #Evanston to host this special event at the the Dawes House. More info & tickets: evanstonhistorycenter.org/ev… #evanstonillinois #evanstonhistorycenter

#Evanston. Thanks to everyone who came out to the 125th Anniversary Open House yesterday! It was a fun and festive event. Thank you all for your support and friendship. Here's to the next 125! And see you at the house again soon! Pictured: the Dawes House today, Nov. 13, 2023.

📷 #Evanston: Tomorrow! Join us Thurs, Nov. 9 at 7pm for a talk by Kris Hartzell who will provide a behind-the-scenes look at the preservation of the Dawes House. More info & tickets: bit.ly/EHCPoeminBrick #evanstonhistorycenter #historicpreservation #localhistory

In observance of Veterans Day, Fri. Nov. 10, the #Evanston History Center will offer free docent-led tours of the Dawes House to all veterans & their families. Come by and see the former home of U.S. Vice President and WWI veteran, Charles Gates Dawes! #VeteransDay2023