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The Joliet East Side Historic District is a set of 290 buildings in Joliet, Illinois. Of these 290 buildings, 281 contribute to the historical integrity of the area. Joliet was founded in 1831, deemed an ideal place for a settlement to reap the local natural resources. Most importantly, large beds of limestone provided a strong economic ...
May 5, 2006. (#06000381) Illinois Route 53 between Wilmington and Joliet. 41°24′16″N 88°06′27″W / 41.404444°N 88.1075°W / 41.404444; -88.1075 (Alternate Route 66, Wilmington to Joliet) Joliet and Wilmington. This is the section of former U.S. Route 66 that traveled from Wilmington to Joliet. The road mostly traverses ...
204 N Ottawa Street. Joliet, Illinois. Coordinates. 41°31′41″N 88°04′58″W / 41.5280°N 88.0827°W / 41.5280; -88.0827. Type. Local history. Website. Official website. The Joliet Area Historical Museum is a historical museum located in Joliet, Illinois.
www.joliet.gov. [3] Joliet (/ ˈdʒoʊliɛt, ˌdʒoʊliˈɛt / JOH-lee-et, -ET) is a city in Will and Kendall counties in the U.S. state of Illinois, 35 miles (56 km) southwest of Chicago. It is the county seat of Will County. It had a population of 150,362 at the 2020 census, making it the third-most populous city in Illinois. [4][5]
78001199 [1] Added to NRHP. July 24, 1978. The Rialto Square Theatre is a theater in Joliet, Illinois (U.S.). Opening in 1926, it was originally designed and operated as a vaudeville movie palace, but it now houses mainly musicals, plays, concerts, and standup comedy. It is also available for public and private functions.
Joliet Union Station is an inactive Beaux-Arts train station in downtown Joliet, Illinois, built in 1912. Union Station was constructed as part of a large improvement project for the six railroads serving Joliet, which converged on the city as an important rail transportation hub just outside Chicago. At its peak, Union Station served over 100 ...
41°31′45″N 88°5′47″W / 41.52917°N 88.09639°W / 41.52917; -88.09639. Architectural style. Italianate, Classical Revival, Queen Anne. NRHP reference No. 91000687. Added to NRHP. June 5, 1991. The Upper Bluff Historic District is a set of 616 buildings in Joliet, Illinois. Of these 616 buildings, 517 contribute to the ...
Joliet Iron & Steel Works in the 1870s Ruins of the gas engine house at the old ironworks. Joliet Prison is visible in the background. Ruins of gas washers at the Joliet Iron Works Historic Site. The Joliet Iron and Steel Works was once the second largest steel mill in the United States. [2] Joliet Iron Works was initially run from 1869 to 1936.