Countryside’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold just one old photo of Countryside. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗The land where Countryside sits was originally inhabited by the Potawatomi Indians and later by early American pioneers in the beginning of the 19th century. Settler Joseph Vial and his family were among the first non-native people to settle in the Countryside area in 1833.
The area remained large expanses of rural farmland until the Great Chicago Fire of 1871, when the fire sent thousands of city dwellers into what is now west suburban Chicago. Land sold for only $2 an acre, which made areas such as Countryside a welcome respite from the congestion and industry in Chicago.
Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Countryside’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Countryside’s history is told.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewKerry's Restaurant and Lounge (NB…, 1962: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Countryside, decade by decade
1990s
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Kerry's Restaurant and Lounge (NBY 428702) (1962) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (5). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.