Village of Addison
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Addison IL 60101-2786

Village of Addison eNewsletter

June 2011

The Biggest Big Top in North America will go up behind Indian Trail Junior High, at 222 N. Kennedy Drive.  Parking will be available on Friendship Plaza near Village Hall, as well as at Green Meadow Shopping Center.

“Last year’s performances by Carson & Barnes were very, very entertaining, and I think anyone who came felt they got their money’s worth,” said Mayor Larry Hartwig.  “We are very glad they are coming back to Addison this summer.”

Super Saver Tickets are now available for $25, admitting 2 adults and 3 children (age 2-11) to any show.  Individual tickets are also available for $10.

At the gate, tickets will be available for $22 for adults and $10 per child, so be sure to purchase your tickets right away!  Several service organizations and churches will have tickets available.  They are also for sale during normal business hours at Village Hall.

Those who wish to purchase tickets with a credit card can do so online here through PayPal. 

Shows will be held on Friday at 4:30 and 7:30 p.m.; Saturday at 1:30, 4:30 and 7:30 p.m.; and Sunday at 1:30 and 4:30 p.m.

“The famous old tavern, known as the “Buckhorn,” was opened in the year 1837, by Charles H. Hoit.   It stood on the old Chicago and Galena stage road, two miles east of Salt Creek, on the farm now owned by Louis Luessenhof (near the present-day intersection of Grand Avenue and York Road).  A few years later two more taverns were opened on the same road one just west of Salt Creek, where the village of Addison now is located.  It was know as the Salt Creek House.  The other one, a mile east of the Salt Creek House on the Boroman place, on the hill on the south side of the road, was on the farm now owned by George A. Fischer.  These taverns were well patronized in the early days, until the completion of the Chicago & Galena Union Railroad in 1848.  Before that time all traffic between Chicago and Galena was over the stage road.  The lead from the mines at Galena, the farm products and merchandise had to be hauled by teams, generally drawn by oxen.

“It was about this time that the creek running through the town received its name.  It is said that a teamster, named John Reid, whose business was hauling of lead from Galena to Chicago, on one of his return trips, was conveying a load of salt, and in crossing the stream, got stuck in the mud.  The water was so high that it flooded the load, and the salt melted before he could get help to pull it out.  After that the stream was called Salt Creek.”

From the Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois and History of DuPage County, 1913. 

Visit the Addison Historical Museum, 135 Army Trail Road, in Addison.  Open Saturdays from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.  Also open on Wednesdays, from noon – 3 p.m., June through August only.  This summer the museum will also be open during the Cruise Nights held every Thursday during June and July from 6 to 9 p.m.  Phone:  (630) 628-1433.  E-mail:  museum@addison-il.org.

In his spare time Mike enjoys bike rides, family events, reading and attending live theatre. 

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