BUSINESSES WHO HAVE BEEN HERE ‘FOREVER’

NORMAN  V.  KELLY

 

All you really have to do is go to the library and look in the 1915 City Directory and then cross check it with the 2015 directory and there they are.  I have written about a lot of these places over the years and my list goes a bit beyond businesses and I often include churches and ‘organizations.’   Hell, maybe it is accurate and maybe it isn’t.  Of course you can always do the research yourself…you think?

 

Ideal Troy  1856               A. Lucas and Ullman     1857

Hagerty Brothers      1860           Tresger’s Bakery   1861

Westervelt, Johnson, Nicoll and Keller   1865

Children’s  Home   1866               Illinois American Water Co.   1869

 

Rothan Millwork Co.    1873       Saint Francis  Hospital   1877

Illinois Cycle     1879              Proctor Hospital  ( Was Cottage)    1882

Kavanaugh,Scully,Sudow, White and Frederick     1883

P.A. Bergner     1899        Keystone Steel and Wire     1889

Wahfield’s      1891           Peoria Tent and Awning    1893

Dixon  Fisheries     1896             Peoria Park District   1896

Hohulin Fence Co.         1897         Country Club of Peoria 1897

Bob Kelch  Floors   1897              Methodist Hospital (deaconesses)  1900

Sam   Harris Uniforms     1902

                         Some of the following are not ‘Businesses’

                                    Some were out in the COUNTY

 

Illinois  Mutual Insurance   1910       Grace Presbyterian  Church   1862

The county of Peoria    1825                    The City of Peoria   1845

First Baptist Church    1836                     TP&W   RR       1837

Jubilee College  probably does not belong I mean it is not open now is it?    1840

Bourland Co.   1847                    Issac Walker  closed now?        1842

Bellwood Home open in 1848 but now names something else?

Peoria Medical Society founded by Dr. Rouse  1848

Ameren Cilco  changed name but here in 1863

Johnb Merkle and son   think that ahs changed names?    1854

Peoria-Journal Star both founded by Eugene Bourland  1855

Peoria District 150  well whatever it was started in  1855

Triebel Monument I name them because we have remnants  1856

Hagerty Brothers  didn’t they end up in Easst Peoria?     1860

Meyer Controls    still here?     1868            Callendar Co. 1861

Commerce bank   1863      Peoria Board of Trade  is that around?  1879

Springdale Cemetery    18??                       Lutheran Cemetery   1873

First Financial bank        1872                 Hebrew Cemetery   1873

George Rothham Company 1873            Aimens/Peoria Stamp    1876

Peoria  YMCA                      1879

Edward  Hine  1888                    Peoria Pekin Union  RR    1880

Szolds ( now Wash.)       1880                Champion  MFG.    1888

Wilton  ( now etc.  ect.)      1884             Nailon  Corp    1885

Peoria  Woman’s Club   1886             Salvation Army   18856