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Joliet Stone City era revived by new uses of Joliet stone
A local history recounts Joliet once known as the Stone City and its stone industry. It notes quarries, builders, and landmarks, then describes a revival from 1925 led by William Grohne Co turning Joliet stone into trimmed walls for new houses on Whitney Terrace and surrounding streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sprague
Bluff Road
Penitentiary
Michigan City
Lockport Township
Michael Fitzpatrick
Joliet
Fitzpatrick
William Grohne
East Washington Street
Masonic Temple
Court House
Jefferson Street
Fred Weeks
Chicago
Weeks
Old National Hotel
Jefferson
Bluff Streets
Springfield
Will County
Tha T Tme
Lehman’s
Kirkpatrick
Hawk and Massey
E. Mainwood
J. O. Reilly
William Kronmeyer
Collins Street
George M. Campbell
Dan Hayes
George H. Munroe
Campbell
Bannon
North Broadway
Ruby Streets
Crescent Company
Richards Street
Pearl
Erickson
Isaac Nobes
Lockport
Adam Groth
Globe
Armory Hall
Joliet National Bank
John Lennon
Universalist Church
Munroe Hotel
Chicago Street
Joliet Theatre
Abijah Cagwin
Clinton Streets
William Kronemeyer
Old Spangler
Doolittle
Herkimer and Benton
Fl Cassidy
Jackson and Collins
East Cass Street
Western Stone Company
Joliet Stone and
Crescent
George Campbell
Swan-Media
William Grohne Company
Whitney Terrace
Raymond Lennon
George Wiswell
St. Patrick’s
Herbert Kramer
Frank Turk
Luella Brow
Western Avenue