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Click from the links below for more information:
A Brief History of Greendale
Who and Why?
May 1, 1938
1938 Greendale Timeline
No Basements?
The Model Home
The Greendale Village Seal
Greenbelt Communities
Vintage Greendale Through the Lens of John Vachon
Greendale Municipal Court
Alonzo Hauser Flagpole Sculpture
Downtown Greendale
Police Station
Hose Tower
2009
2008
2007
  • 1938
  • 5503 Acorn Court
  • A Brief History of Greendale
  • Alonzo Hauser
  • Anthony Machi
  • Basements
  • Broad Street
  • Coal Bins
  • Crawl Spaces
  • Douglas McClure
  • Ed Bengs
  • Eleanor Roosevelt
  • F.D.R.
  • Fabian Strong
  • February 7, 1937
  • Flagpole sculpture
  • Garden City Model
  • Great Depression
  • Greenbelt
  • Greendale
  • Greendale Municipal Court
  • Greenhills
  • John R. Ambruster
  • John Spindler
  • John Vachon
  • Mark Kapocius
  • Marshall Bartos
  • May 1, 1938
  • Model Home
  • Mr. and Mrs. Allen Koschin
  • Norbert Dobner
  • Rexford Tugwell
  • Thomas Duggan
  • Timeline
  • Village Seal
A Brief History of Greendale
Downtown Greendale
Greendale Historical Society: History

What Did Downtown Greendale Look Like in 1939?

What did the Broad Street businesses look like when the Village opened in 1939? Below is a picture of the Village shops and locations in 1939. Click thumbnail to enlarge or click here to download as PDF. It is interesting to note that originally parking was allowed on Broad Street. When the Village opened, the parking lot we use today was paved for pedestrian traffic and cars parked on Broad Street.

Village Shops 1939_Layout 1

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