Echoes of Elgin: Timeless Tales from the Elgin History Museum

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Echoes of Elgin: Timeless Tales from the Elgin History Museum

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Echoes of Elgin: Timeless Tales from the Elgin History Museum

Early 1900s Elgin was "up" on concrete blocks

Elgin is well-known for its historic architecture. We even have some old homes made of an unexpected material...concrete block. Tune into this echo from December 21, 1981 to learn the how and where.

1 day ago

4 minutes

Echoes of Elgin: Timeless Tales from the Elgin History Museum

Purple Grackle the place to go to have a good time in 1923

Would you have frequented the Purple Grackle, back in the day? Wait...which version? The Purple Grackle in 1923, or the Purple Grackle in 1951? There is quite a difference, and one you may not want to admit to. Pour yourself a drink and learn more in this echo from December 15, 1996.

4 days ago

4 minutes

Echoes of Elgin: Timeless Tales from the Elgin History Museum

Old houses have stories to tell

Tune into this echo from July 26, 1998 to hear about a few houses on South, Brook and Morgan Sts., as well as Bluff City and McLean Blvds.

1 week ago

5 minutes

Echoes of Elgin: Timeless Tales from the Elgin History Museum

Elgin's Chicago clock is still ticking

Have you seen the ornate clock in downtown Chicago? Not the Marshall Field's clock...the better one! The Elgin National Watch Company clock on East Wacker Drive, of course. Tune into this echo from July 25, 1999 and you'll learn enough to educate some Chicagoans on their own clock.

1 week ago

4 minutes

Echoes of Elgin: Timeless Tales from the Elgin History Museum

Elgin's architectural heritage: Tents to Trailers to Octagons

We can never hear too many stories about Elgin's unique homes. This echo from September 22, 2007 covers a few classes of architecture rarely mentioned.

2 weeks ago

5 minutes

Echoes of Elgin: Timeless Tales from the Elgin History Museum

Patent medicines "cured" anything

Do you have freckles, premature old age or diptheria? Better get yourself a bottle of patent medicine. I would go with the one made in Elgin. Let Mike Alft prescribe you a remedy in this echo from April 19, 1982.

2 weeks ago

4 minutes

Echoes of Elgin: Timeless Tales from the Elgin History Museum

Demise of once-bustling downtown due to rise of enclosed malls

Spiess and Ackemann's, two Elgin shopping icons, are no more. Tune in to this echo from July 23, 2001 to hear how these stores rose and fell.

3 weeks ago

5 minutes

Echoes of Elgin: Timeless Tales from the Elgin History Museum

Letters home to Elgin told of constant barrage at the siege of Iwo Jima

Elgin lost 6 servicemen at the battle for Iwo Jima in 1945. Historian Mike Alft recounts the tale in this echo from March 26, 1995.

3 weeks ago

4 minutes

Echoes of Elgin: Timeless Tales from the Elgin History Museum

Dollars swayed daylight savings vote

Don't forget to change your clock on Sunday when Daylight Savings Time ends. If you are tired of the hassle, you really should have voted "No" in the referendum on the topic. Learn more in this echo from October 25, 1992.

4 weeks ago

4 minutes

Echoes of Elgin: Timeless Tales from the Elgin History Museum

Cannery was Elgin's second biggest employer

You have heard about Elgin's largest employer, the watch factory, but who was #2? The Elgin Packing Company was! Let's hear it for the west side in this echo from December 20, 1982.

1 month ago

4 minutes

Echoes of Elgin: Timeless Tales from the Elgin History Museum

Under the big top, where bigger was better

Circuses have often entertained Elgin. Learn more about some of the visiting acts in this echo from August 30, 2004.

1 month ago

5 minutes

Echoes of Elgin: Timeless Tales from the Elgin History Museum

October sheds leaves and light on Elgin's past

Join Mike Alft to hear the news from October 1881, 1931, 1956 and 1971. This echo direct from October 5, 1981.

1 month ago

4 minutes

Echoes of Elgin: Timeless Tales from the Elgin History Museum

Century-old police statistics spotlight Elgin changes

The Elgin Police Department's annual report in 1896 gives interesting info on staffing, crime rates and department focus. Join Mike Alft in this echo from September 8, 1996 to hear the details.

1 month ago

4 minutes

Echoes of Elgin: Timeless Tales from the Elgin History Museum

Elgin street sweepers

Elgin has an unlikely ambassador that brings our name into cities, towns and villages all around the world...the Elgin Street Sweeper. Where is the farthest flung place you have seen an Elgin Street Sweeper at work? Our echo from October 17, 1999 tells us about this hometown product.

1 month ago

4 minutes

Echoes of Elgin: Timeless Tales from the Elgin History Museum

Highland Ave mansion was home to family prominent in community affairs

The home at 620 Highland Ave dates to 1891, learn more about its original residents in this echo from March 25, 1984.

1 month ago

5 minutes

Echoes of Elgin: Timeless Tales from the Elgin History Museum

What was new in the 1970s?

In with branch banks! Out with burn barrels! These and many more "new" developments came to Elgin in the 1970s. This echo from October 24, 1999 gives the highlights.

1 month ago

3 minutes

Echoes of Elgin: Timeless Tales from the Elgin History Museum

Before the Centre

Although beautiful, the Centre of Elgin building is surely not original to the Elgin riverfront. So, what was there before the Centre? Tune in to this echo from November 22, 2002 to find out.

1 month ago

5 minutes

Echoes of Elgin: Timeless Tales from the Elgin History Museum

Elgin's water woes

Where does Elgin get its municipal water supply? The answer has varied throughout our history. Tune in to this echo from May 17, 2009 to get the details.

2 months ago

3 minutes

Echoes of Elgin: Timeless Tales from the Elgin History Museum

Elgin's marrying parson scandalized his flock- as well as his four wives

Are you going to the Elgin History Museum's Bluff City Cemetery Walk this weekend? If so, maybe you will want to visit James Darnell (1888-1939) while you are there. Perhaps he would appreciate the visit; I'm guessing none of his four wives keeps in touch.

2 months ago

5 minutes

Echoes of Elgin: Timeless Tales from the Elgin History Museum

Think you're confused about Elgin streets today?

In the good old days, there was no Google Maps or GPS. There was also no guarantee that the city wouldn't change the name of the street without telling you. Drive on thru to May 19, 2003 for a lesson on street names.

2 months ago

6 minutes