Village History
The Paul Laws and Bart Halleman Franklin Park Postcard Collection
Courtesy of Paul Laws and Bart Halleman, local historians
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The Paul Laws and Bart Halleman Franklin Park Postcard Collection
Courtesy of Paul Laws and Bart Halleman, local historians
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The Franklin Park Public Library Historic Photograph Collection
Courtesy of the Franklin Park Public Library
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Grand Avenue looking west from Rose Street
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Rupp's Buffet located at 9660 Franklin Avenue in the early 1900s
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Franklin Avenue and Edgington Street were the first paved streets in Franklin Park
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Franklin Avenue looking west from Pearl Street
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The Franklin Park Hotel, built by Lesser Franklin in the 1890s, on the southwest corner of Rose Street and Minneapolis Street
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Rose and Minneapolis Streets with the Franklin Park hotel on the southwest corner
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The Franklin Park bank located at 9700 Franklin Avenue