Roads, businesses, and neighborhoods expanded out from that point. In fact, downtown Des Plaines is still oriented according to the railroad tracks rather than compass directions. In the second half of the nineteenth century, waves of transplants from back east and immigrants from Germany grew the population. Des Plaines incorporated as a town in and reincorporated as a village in and a city in , adding the Fire Department in and the Police Department in The citizens decided by referendum to establish the Des Plaines Park District in Since World War II, the farms gave way to suburban neighborhoods and modern commerce.
Des Plaines has become a large community, diverse in its population, commerce, industry, and public services. Great food, craft beers, craft cocktails, live music and large outdoor patio. Come have fun! A neighborhood coffee shop where you can enjoy a great cup of coffee, tea, or light snack in a warm, conversation-filled environment.
The cafe also showcases art by different artists and offers art classes for different levels of artists, from beginners looking for an introduction to sketching, to advanced artists looking to brush up on skills or simply have a venue to relax and work. Their exquisite pastries complement well with their selection of Intelligentsia coffee, or espresso. After a fiery antislavery address in Wheeling in for which he was harshly denounced--his conviction remained so strong that he rode to Chicago the next day to have his speech printed for distribution.
He died in after ministering on the battlefield to soldiers from both sides, including his own son. Johnson finds two other pioneer families just as fascinating: the Kennicotts, who settled in in The Grove, now part of Glenview; and the Jeffersons, who farmed and began a number of enterprises along the river. Of similar import is the Jefferson clan, who arrived from Vermont in By his father, Joseph, and brother Hiram operated a major dairy and farming enterprise, which included a blacksmith shop, slaughterhouse, farm implement shop, sawmill and a large icehouse.
Later, father and son designed and piloted a steamboat. With fares at 10 cents, the venture prospered until Joseph experimented with a noisy gasoline engine that scared customers away.
In addition to the sturdy, hard-working prairie settlers, two external forces played a major role in shaping the burgeoning farm town. Among the early entrepreneurs and firms were tailor Henry Senne and blacksmith Enos Stockweir, who arrived in ; the two-story Meyer House hotel, which opened in ; and the Whitcomb Brick and Tile Manufacturing Co. It closed in the late s. Des Plaines was incorporated as a village of residents in and welcomed such firms as the Schaefer Grocery in , Haverley Livery Stable in , Lagerhausen Lumber Co.
The second growth factor is often overlooked. By , with the railroad assuring dependable transportation to a peaceful rural setting, leading Methodist clergy rented a large wooded parcel from Socrates Rand for what was hoped would be a major revival. Their prayers were answered forthwith.
An estimated 10, of the faithful flocked to one of the early gatherings, a certain anointing of camp meetings to come.
In , a permanent acre site for a campground was purchased on the east bank, south of what is now the North Western Park Forest Preserve, and thousands of families were attracted from all over the Midwest to these summer meetings. The average household size was 2. In the city the population was spread out with The median age was 40 years. For every females there were For every women age 18 and over, there were About 3.
A notable amount of population resides outside the city limits in unincorporated areas which use a Des Plaines mailing address. These areas are often considered part of the city, giving the impression that it is much larger.
In the census [12] the population of these areas was 25, people bringing the incorporated and unincorporated population of Des Plaines to 84, people. The largest employers in the city area: [14]. China Airlines maintains their Chicago office in Des Plaines.
Shawn Green. Mayor Matthew Bogusz. Des Plaines is featured in the Left Behind series of novels as well as a recently released American Girl book. Des Plaines, during the s and 50s, was home to many huge greenhouse complexes and was the world's largest producer of hothouse roses.
The city's vehicle stickers sported a large " American Beauty " rose, and the city's logo was "City of Roses" replaced in the s by "City of Destiny". Des Plaines is featured in an episode called "L. The main characters on the show think the killer is a Des Plaines cop, which is eventually found out to be not true. His house was in unincorporated Norwood Township, near Chicago. Additionally, a Maine West class ring engraved with the initials "JAS" was found in the crawl space of Gacy's home.
The ring belonged to missing year-old Maine West alumnus John Szyc. Des Plaines city detectives tracked down Gacy, as the 32 previous known victims were investigated by Chicago and other detectives that mainly wrote off the disappearances as "runaways" and closed the files.
The band Venetian Snares released a track called "Des Plaines" on their album Meathole , which erroneously links the city to Gacy's activities. Des Plaines is the home of the first franchised McDonald's opened by Ray Kroc , which is preserved as a "museum" on Lee Street, north of downtown.
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