Historic Sites

COMPREHENSIVE LIST OF PARK RIDGE LANDMARKS, September 2010 – March 2022  Listed by year of application for recognition as a Park Ridge Landmark 1)  The Pickwick Building, 3-11 South Prospect Avenue, and 6-12 South Northwest Highway, 2010. 1928 movie theatre with stage for vaudeville performances.   Auditorium is surrounded by retail space at street level [...]

Our suburban Village of Park Ridge, so named in 1873, completed construction of its first municipal building at the 'six corners' intersection of Touhy Avenue, North Northwest Highway and Prospect Avenue in 1896.  This triangular-shaped Village Hall fit between Touhy Avenue and the Highway, with its entry door facing Prospect.  The land for our [...]