Downers Grove in DuPage County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Historic Brick Street Area

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, May 2, 2025

1. Historic Brick Street Area Marker

Inscription. First constructed 1909
Restored 1982
Our sesquicentennial year

Erected 1982.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Roads & Vehicles. A significant historical year for this entry is 1909.

Location. 41° 47.906′ N, 88° 0.948′ W. Marker is in Downers Grove, Illinois, in DuPage County. It is at the intersection of Franklin Street and Linscott Avenue, on the right when traveling west on Franklin Street. The marker is on the north side of the street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Downers Grove IL 60515, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Chicago.

It is also in the American Midwest

and on the Great Lakes.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Downers Grove Historic Brick Streets (a few steps from this marker); Prince Pond (within shouting distance

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of this marker); Original Site of Grant E. Dicke Firehouse (approx. 0.2 miles away); Grant E. Dicke Fire Station (approx. 0.2 miles away); Mochels' Hardware Building (approx. 0.4 miles away); The Downer Burial Place (approx. 0.4 miles away); Bicentennial Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); Pierce and Lucy Downer Burial Ground (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Downers Grove.

Regarding Historic Brick Street Area. The brick streets were renovated again in 2007; a historical marker erected after that restoration effort can be found across the street. All told, about a dozen blocks in Downers Grove make up this brick-streets district.

Also see . . . Downers Grove Historical Society: Historic Brick Streets.

Excerpt: "In the 1980’s a renewed interest resulted in a Save the Brick Streets March in 1984. Local citizen interest eventually resulted in the creation a special service area by the Village where the owners shared in some of the costs of maintaining these streets."

(Submitted on May 3, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.)

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, May 2, 2025

2. Historic Brick Street Area Marker

Another historical marker about the brick streets, erected in 2007, is visible across the street from this one.

Credits. This page was last revised on May 4, 2025. It was originally submitted on May 3, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. This page has been viewed 136 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 3, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.