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St. Paul of the Cross Catholic Church 34 Park Ridge | 2011 | Community Guide 320 S. Washington St. Park Ridge, Illinois (847) 825-7605 www.spc-church.org Reverend Britto Berchmans, Pastor MASS SCHEDULE Sunday: 7:30 AM, 9:00 AM (Up & Down), 10:30 AM (Up & Down), 12:00 PM Monday–Friday: 6:25 AM, 8:30 AM Saturday: 8:00 AM, 4:30 PM (Up), 4:30 PM (Down) September – June Arts& Entertainment Concerts in the Park – Hodges Park JUNE Friday, June 24 Park Ridge Favorites A sampler of music by Dvorak, Wagner, Strauss, Verdi, and more, all beloved in Park Ridge. JULY Friday, July 1 American Salute Traditional American medleys and patriotic tributes, celebrating our country and its people. Friday, July 8 Sixties Splash Musical medleys from a pivotal decade: rock n’ roll, soul music, folk songs, and more. Friday, July 15 Beethoven, Brahms, and Bernstein 3 B’s, with a twist: the Egmont Overture, Brahms Fourth, and Candide. Friday, July 22 With a Gypsy Flair Hungarian rhapsodies, gypsy dances, and a czardas or two: the flavors of Eastern Europe. Friday, July 29 Broadway Special From Rodgers and Hammerstein to Andrew Lloyd Webber, memorable melodies abound. AUGUST Friday, August 5 Big Band Hits The Brian Patti Big Band caps the season with a lively concert celebrating Artie Shaw. Historic tours of Park Ridge available, May through October. Pictured Left: Barbara Schubert conducts the Park Ridge Fine Arts Society Symphony Orchestra during evenings concert in Park Ridge. Brian O’Mahoney for Sun-Times Media 312-659-9567 Rita L. Lewandowski, P.C. Attorney at Law Real Estate Practice and Real Estate Closings 6687 N. Northwest Highway, Chicago Fax 773.774.1343 lewandowskirita@comcast.net
Captain Daniel Wright who built a cabin in 1832 on land now owned by Lutheran General Hospital is believed to be the first settler of the area known at that time as Smith’s Ridge. When George Penny came to the area in 1853 looking for clay that could be used in brick making, Smith’s Ridge became Pennyville. By the time the first train pulled into the village in 1856, the village had been renamed Brickton because George Penny was too modest to have the town named after him. Penny, along with his business partner Robert Meacham ran the successful brickyard that supplied many of the bricks used in the rebuilding of Chicago after the Great Fire of 1871. Brickton bricks may have helped rebuild Chicago, but the Chicago returned the favor because many people burned out in that fire relocated in Brickton and became our first commuters. In 1873, Brickton became Park Ridge when the 403 citizens voted to change the name and adopt a village form of government. The name Park Ridge reflected not only the location on one of the highest points of land in the area, Historical Society The Park Ridge Historical Society 721 N. Prospect Ave. | 847-696-1973 www.pennyville.org Founded in 1971, the mission of the Park Ridge Historical Society is to collect, preserve and display artifacts of our colorful history, to promote pride in the accomplishments and heritage of the people of Park Ridge, and to celebrate the unique places and events in Park Ridge history that make our town a special place to live. Opening in 1973, the museum was first housed in a home at 140 Euclid Avenue built in 1905 by Fred I. Gillick, whose first Real Estate Office was located in a carriage house at the rear. The museum later moved to a Queen Anne Victorian home at 41 South Prairie Avenue. Display rooms were devoted to depicting a way of life that has long since left Park Ridge, with other display cases changed on a regular basis to appeal to Park Ridge history buffs. The Society moved in October, 2009 from the Prairie Avenue address but also the park-like settings for its homes. As the local clay supply dwindled, the brickyard gradually went out of business and toward the end of the 19th century a greenhouse industry developed supplying fruits, vegetables, poultry and flowers to Chicago. Before the turn of the century, the beauty of the area also attracted many artists who located in the area of Clinton and Grant Place. The Kalo Arts and Crafts and embarked on its History on the Move project with plans to relocate to the Hannah Solomon Cottage on Prospect Avenue. The Cottage, on the property of the Park Ridge Youth Campus, has the extraordinary distinction of being one of only two Park Ridge buildings on the National Register of Historic Places. Renovation of the structure will provide not only a place for display of historic artifacts in a historically significant building, but also a contemporary space with movable partitions to accommodate special displays, lectures, scout and student visits, receptions and on-going programs. In addition to the History on the Move project, the Society will be working with other community groups to provide special celebrations throughout 2010, the 100th anniversary of the town’s incorporation as the City of Park Ridge. History of Park Ridge A parade through Park Ridge, moving south along Prospect Avenue. Photo courtesy of the Park Ridge Historical Society. Community House, established by Clara Barck Welles, helped train hundreds of aspiring artisans. Today, 20 of the best known companies in the world of Arts & Crafts silver trace their roots back to the Kalo House. Among many other artists of note who called Park Ridge home were Alfonso Iannelli, an Italian-American sculptor, artist and designer who helped design the Pickwick Theater and was an instrumental force in bringing about the modernist design movement in Chicago, Albert Krehbiel, who was named the Illinois State Historical Artist for the murals that he painted on the walls of the Illinois Supreme Court Building, Grant Wood, best known for his painting “American Gothic,” and Eugene Romeo, who was also a prominent Italian-American sculptor. Since its incorporation as a city in 1910, Park Ridge has continued to grow and prosper. To find out more about our town, call the Park Ridge Chamber of Commerce to book a Historic Tour of Park Ridge. Find out about some of her most famous citizens including Hillary Rodham Clinton and visit some of her most famous sites such as Pickwick Theatre, a nationally recognized Art Deco movie palace. From the asteroid strike 15,000 years ago through pioneering days to Captain Kangaroo’s Mr. Greenjeans, the Blues Brothers and Harrison Ford, learn how Park Ridge came to be and how the town has evolved through the years as you discover fascinating people, places and events have left their legacy on this informative and entertaining ride through history. Kobow’s Grocery Store, 138 Park Ave., circa 1916. Photo courtesy of the Park Ridge Historical Society. 847-825-3121 | www.parkridgechamber.org 35
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