West Lake Forest / Susan L. Kelsey, Arthur H. Miller, and Shirley M. Paddock.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kelsey, Susan L., Author.

Miller, Arthur H., Author.

Paddock, Shirley M., Author.

Series:

Images of America.

Images of America

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Historic buildings--Illinois--Lake Forest--Pictorial works.

Historic buildings.

Pioneers--Illinois--Lake Forest--Biography--Pictorial works.

Pioneers.

Lake Forest (Ill.)--Biography--Pictorial works.

Lake Forest (Ill.).

Lake Forest (Ill.)--Buildings, structures, etc--Pictorial works.

Lake Forest (Ill.)--History--Pictorial works.

Lake Forest (Ill.)--Social life and customs--Pictorial works.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (127 pages) : chiefly illustrations, maps.

Place of Publication:

Charleston, SC : Arcadia Pub., [2012]

Summary:

West Lake Forest has had a shifting boundary since the 1850s. By 1926, Lake Forest had grown to encompass the farm community of Everett, five miles southwest of the lakeside commuter suburb. Since then, Lake Forest has annexed most of the former farm and estate land west to the Tri-State Tollway (I-94). Now, West Lake Forest denotes an expansive, low-density suburban area of mostly newer housing and businesses. Its eastern limit is cited variously as the Skokie River, Route 41, and Waukegan Road. Within this area of pioneer farms, fox-hunt territory, estate district, and series of suburban neighborhoods are stories of new arrivals living the "American Dream." This book attempts to share the stories of these pioneering men and women.

Contents:

Early pioneers and Everett-area homesteaders

Churches, schools, children, and townspeople

Gentlemen's farms and dairy farms

Magnificent estates

Businesses and the Green Bay Trail

Estate-era legacy to 21st century West Lake Forest.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 127) and index.

OCLC:

885210209