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Then and Now

The Village of Mount Prospect has changed a great deal over the past century. Buildings have  been moved, torn down and restored; businesses have come and gone; and waves of people have ebbed and flowed. Take a look below to see what life in Mount Prospect was like then and what it is like now. Click each picture to see the location and date! For more historical information, click here.

Looking north at Emerson Street from Busse Avenue

1 Emerson, 1909
1 Emerson Now

2 West Northwest Highway

Moeling Standard Service Station, 1935 (built in 1927)
Submarine Express

8 East Northwest Highway

John C. Moeling General Store, C. 1890s
LePeep Cafe and Pub

10 East Northwest Highway

Home of John C. Moeling, circa 1890s
LePeep Cafe and Pub

101 South Main Street

Home of William Busse, 1899
Central Continental Bakery

101 South Maple Street

Home of Dietrich and Lena Friedrichs, 1913
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101 to 113 South Main Street

Home of William Busse and the William Busse Jr. Dry Goods Store, circa early 1900s
Vacant Lot

Busse Avenue Looking East

Busse Avenue Looking East 1938
Now

Busse Avenue Looking West

Busse Avenue Looking West Then
Busse Avenue Looking West Now

The Northwest corner of Main Street and Central Road

Homeyer Greenhouse, 1940s
Central Plaza, 2016 (now vacant lot)

Looking East on Central Road

East Central, 1947
East Central, Now

Looking West on Central Road

West on Central Then
West on Central Now

Looking West on Elm Street

West Elm Street Then
West Elm Street Now

Looking North at Elm Street from Busse Avenue

North Elm Then
North Elm Now

Looking East on Northwest Highway

East NW Highway Then
East NW Highway Now

Corner of Elm Street and Busse Avenue

Then
Now

The Corner of Main Street and Busse Ave

Library Then
Library Now

The Corner of Northwest Highway and Emerson Street

NW Highway and Emerson Then
NW High and Emerson Now

Corner of Main Street and Central Road

Central School
Library Now

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Mount Prospect Historical Society
101 South Maple Street
Mount Prospect, IL 60056
847.392.9006
info@mtphistory.org

The Mount Prospect Historical Society is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that is committed to preserving the history of Mount Prospect, IL, through artifacts, photographs and both oral and written memories of current and former residents and businesspeople.  On its campus in the heart of the Village, the Society maintains the 1906 Dietrich Friedrichs house museum, the ADA-accessible Dolores Haugh Education Center and the 1896 one-room Central School, which was moved to the museum campus in 2008, renovated and opened to the public in 2017, the 100-year anniversary of the Village.

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