Businesses… The Admiral Radio Factory 4 Feb 20253 Feb 2025 In the late 1940s, McHenry like much of the rest of the country was doing very well economically. Some of the prosperity was coming in the somewhat new field of…
Community Buildings… The Construction of McHenry High School 16 Nov 202415 Nov 2024 By the late 1910s, it was apparent that McHenry needed a separate high school building. At that time, high school students went to Landmark School which held the city’s grade…
Businesses… McHenry’s First Bank 1 Sep 20221 Sep 2022 Banks have always been an important part of a community. Besides safely holding people’s money and offering loans, they were usually headed by many of a town’s business leaders. This…
Accidents & Incidents… The Fire of The Colony Theatre and the Rise of The McHenry Theatre 21 Dec 202111 Jan 2022 At the end of World War II, the Colony Theater was one of the most popular places in McHenry. Originally built in 1911 as the Empire Theater, the building served…
Community Buildings… The 1959 McHenry Post Office 27 Apr 202115 Apr 2021 Following the Second World War, McHenry, like much of the country, grew quite a bit. With population and businesses expanding, the need for postal services grew as well. At 26 employees,…
Community Buildings… Gage’s Driving Park 30 Mar 202129 Mar 2021 During the late nineteenth century into the early twentieth century, people found a variety of ways to entertain themselves. In McHenry, one of the more popular forms of entertainment was…
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