The Dixie Highway in Illinois by James R. Wright

Author:James R. Wright
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Inc.
Published: 2011-10-10T00:00:00+00:00

Harry Wichmann is shown standing near the pumps at his Standard Oil service station located in Steger at the northwest corner of Thirty-fourth Place and Chicago Road. The station was built in 1929 and has had a number of owners and uses over the years. The building still stands and remarkably retains much of its original look. A hair salon and now a used car dealer have been recent occupants. (Courtesy Steger Historical Society.)

Alice Giebel operated this neighborhood store in Steger at Thirty-seventh Street and Chicago Road, the Dixie Highway, during the 1930s and early 1940s. Small stores like this, festooned with advertising for products like Coca-Cola, Pepsi-Cola, Salada tea, Mail Pouch tobacco, and Philip Morris cigarettes, were commonplace along the highway during this time frame. (Courtesy William and Miriam Giebel.)

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