Village History

The Paul Laws and Bart Halleman Franklin Park Postcard Collection

Courtesy of Paul Laws and Bart Halleman, local historians

The Paul Laws and Bart Halleman Franklin Park Postcard Collection

Courtesy of Paul Laws and Bart Halleman, local historians

The Franklin Park Public Library Historic Photograph Collection

Courtesy of the Franklin Park Public Library

Grand Avenue looking west from Rose Street

Rupp's Buffet located at 9660 Franklin Avenue in the early 1900s

Franklin Avenue and Edgington Street were the first paved streets in Franklin Park

Franklin Avenue looking west from Pearl Street

The Franklin Park Hotel, built by Lesser Franklin in the 1890s, on the southwest corner of Rose Street and Minneapolis Street

Rose and Minneapolis Streets with the Franklin Park hotel on the southwest corner

The Franklin Park bank located at 9700 Franklin Avenue