Get ready to take a walk down memory lane.
The Downtown Downers Grove Historic Photo Tour returns Monday and runs through Aug. 28. Starting Monday afternoon, residents and visitors to Downers Grove can walk through the streets of downtown Downers Grove and view over 50 historic photos. People will be able to catch a glimpse of Downers Grove as it changed over the years
In addition to photographs, information on the history of Downers Grove will be included, such as who owned the first car in Downers, or which building in town was the first to have electricity.
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The kick-off begins at 3:30 p.m. at the Tivoli Theatre with a photographic retrospective “Images of the Past.” Following the presentation, a walking tour of downtown Downers Grove will begin at 4 p.m.
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Other events include:
- Tivoli Theatre Tours: Aug. 13 between 10a.m. and noon. Take a tour of the historic Tivoli Theatre. The Tivoli Theatre, 5021 Highland Ave., was the second theatre in the United States to be designed and built for talking pictures. When the Tivoli Theatre opened at 1:30 p.m. Christmas day, 1928, there were more than 4,000 people in the line waiting to see a “talking movie.”
- “We Were There” panel discussion will be held at the Downers Grove Library on Aug. 14 at 2p.m. Listen to long-time resident and business people including Duane Baker, Montrew Dunham, Willis Johnson and John Mochel. Please contact the library prior to the event to sign-up.
- Trolley Tours of Sears and other historic homes on Aug. 20 at 9:30a.m. and 11:30a.m. Individuals who want to participate should meet at the museum for a ride on an open air trolley through the neighborhoods of Downers Grove. Participants can learn about the many Sears homes andvother historic sites built during the 1920s and 1930s.
- Junior History Detective will take place Aug. 8-28. Identify the mystery element in some of the historic photos and win a great prize. Entry forms are available online. At www.downtowndg.org
- A podcast, containing in depth details of 20 photos, will be available for downloading to your own personal mp3 player at www.downtowndg.org and www.visitdownersgrove.com.
For more information regarding the Downtown Downers Grove Historic Photo Tour please visit www.downtowndg.org and download your own map.
