A history of Glenview,
since 1899
Postcards, papers and photographs of Glenview from public archives, woven together by decade. Neighbors fill in the gaps.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗The entire Northfield Township originally was known as the town of Northfield. There were different names for various areas within the community. The Post Office demanded that an official name be selected, whereupon a special meeting of the villagers was called. Various names were suggested such as Rugenville, Glenvarr, Glendale, Glengrove, Glen Hollow, Oak View, and Glenview. The name Glenview won the majority vote on May 7, 1895. The village was incorporated in 1899. Much of the Glenview area remained farmland but after World War II, developers such as Tom Sullivan began to give the township its current suburban appearance.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowFinish Glenview’s story
Most archives stop around 1920. The photos from after that are in family albums, not libraries.
2 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewMcready crashes at air races, 1910: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Glenview, decade by decade
1990s
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Mcready crashes at air races (1910) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom the Library of Congress (6). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.