Kate's Brief History
Tidbits of history, briefly.
Wednesday, February 19, 2020
Naperville 1920 Flashback: Horses to Cars
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In just a few short years, the automobile displaced the horse and wagon, even in still-rural Naperville. These two images from Sanborn Map...
Wednesday, January 15, 2020
Naperville 1920 / 2020 - Setting the Stage
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According to contemporary reports, a wild winter storm greeted the new year as 1920 dawned in Illinois. The President was Woodrow Wilson. ...
Wednesday, December 18, 2019
Naperville Art: The Grinch
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Since it’s December, it seems appropriate to wrap up the past year of learning about the artwork sponsored by Century Walk with a holiday-a...
Wednesday, November 20, 2019
Naperville Art: Faith, Hope and Charity
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The trouble with murals is that when the wall goes, so does the mural. Planning ahead, the 40th piece in the Century Walk art collection w...
Wednesday, October 16, 2019
Naperville Art: Naperville’s Own
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The Century Walk initiative started in 1996 with three works of art: “River Reveries,” “The Printed Word” and “Naperville’s Own.” “Rive...
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