The building on the west side of Jersey & Leavitt was until recently home to Pattie's Home Plate Cafe. It was originally constructed as a Ford Agency (dealership) in 1924. Later it was to become a drug store, who's second owner Glenn Davis, installed a Orange Julius stand. Because of that initial acceptance Glenn put in a fountain lunch. The lunch counter remained a popular destination over the years.
The origins of this particular prime real estate go back at least as far as 1890, when a wooden structure known by various names but initially as the St. Johns Hotel was built.
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McCamey Motor Company has new building constructed for them by W.R. Evans, co-owner of the St. Johns Hardware. The building located at 116 and 114 S. Jersey is on land vacated by the Raymond House November 1923. Learn more about McCamey Motors.
Lee Witty's St. Johns Drugs in 1950. Lee Witty was operating from this location by 1931. Learn more about pharmacies in St. Johns.
St. Johns Rexall Drugs - late 1960's. Robin Smith photo.
The Mans Shop and Pattie's Home Plate Cafe 8501 - 8511 N. Lombard
(Both businesses closed in 2019)