History · Hillside

Hillside’s history is
mostly unwritten

The public archives hold only 2 old photos of Hillside. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.

2old images & papers

10recent photos

Amtrak Black Hawk in Hillside, July 1975, 1975 · Wikimedia Commons

The story

from WikipediaRead it all ↗

German Lutheran immigrants planted farms and constructed Hillside's first school and church (Immanuel) near the intersection of Wolf and 22nd Street in the 1840s, which marked the start of the community's formal settlement. Although the majority of Hillside's later construction was located north of 12th Street, Immanuel Lutheran Church and School were incorporated inside village boundaries, giving Hillside its characteristic form.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Timeline

built from the dates on the items below

1970s2 items · Amtrak Black Hawk in Hillside, July 1…Commons

1980–1999Nothing yet. Family albums go here.

Be one of the first

Start Hillside’s collection

The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Hillside’s history is told.

1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewAmtrak Black Hawk in Hillside, Ju…, 1975: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10

Famous people from HillsideWriters, athletes, leaders and more who were born in Hillside.Meet them →

By decade

Hillside, decade by decade

1970s2 items

CommonsAmtrak Black Hawk in Hillside, July 19751975

CommonsAmtrak RDC 15 on the Black Hawk, July 19751975

1980s–
1990s

Nothing in the archives for these yearsWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

📷 Add from your album

Today10 photos