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Welcome to our feeble attempt to resurrect the PAC after all these years. Please feel free to contact us with comments, suggestions, questions, or just to say "HI". Send email to:  Deno@Placerdale.com

A short History of the origin of the Placerdale Subdivision

Mar. 6, 1837     The South ½ of Section 20, Township 37 North, Range 14 East containing 320 acres was sold to Walter L. Newberry, Land speculator and Millionaire, for $400. (benefactor of the Newberry Library)

 Nov. 9, 1860    Upon Walter's death, the ownership of the property passed to his widow Julia B. Newberry

 Sept 1, 1868    The entire parcel was sold to Thomas S. Dobbins for $2,400

 Jan. 18, 1869   Dobbins deeded a 100 ft. wide strip across the East 1/2 of the Southeast 1/2 of Section 20 to the Columbus, Chicago & Indiana Central Railroad. )This subsequently became the Pittsburgh, Cincinnati & St. Louis RR, then the Chicago, St. Louis & Pittsburgh RR, and finally a part of the Pennsylvania RR.)

Jul 11, 1871      A certificate of Subdivision Map, entitled “Placerdale” (Certified by C. McLennan, licensed surveyor) was filed in the office of the recorder of Cook County, laying out lots, blocks, streets and alleys.

Oct. 18, 1872   Thomas S. Dobbins sold the bulk of the subdivision (31 platted lots at that time) to Charles C. Abell

Jan. 27, 1882   Luther Laflin Mills, States Attorney of Cook County reaffirmed the filing information & restored the map of Placerdale on behalf of the people of the state of Illinois showing that all previous records had been destroyed in the “Great fire of Oct, 8^th & 9^th 1871.

                       In effect, what had been 172’ long lots with 20’ alleys became 125’ long by 25’ wide lots with 16’ alleys.

                    Following is a list of other recorded transfers of property within the subdivision in the late 1870's and early 1880's

   Jacob Landgrebe to Chace

Chace to  Jacob Landgrebe

Charles C. Abell to John S. Wilcox

Jacob Landgrebe to Charles M. Buttler

Charles C. Abell to Jacob Landgrebe

Herman E. Siegert to Walter L. Pease

Jacob Landgrebe to R.M. Hough

Jacob Landgrebe to Lemule Bauerne

John S. Wilcox to Charles C. Abell

Robert A. Childs to Herman E. Siegert

Charles C. Abell to Robert A. Childs

William C. Ritchie to Robert A. Childs

Thomas S. Dobbins to Robert A. Child

Jacob Landgrebe to Herman E. Siegert

Charles C. Abell to Jacob Landgrebe

Herman E. Siegert to Jacob Landgrebe

In early 1882 a multitude of suits, judgments, and bankruptcies resulted in the entire parcel being reassembled and sold, at auction, on Nov. 16, 1882 (on the steps of the County Court House on Clark street) for $2,680.00 (plus $2636.02 in Superior Court levies) to William C. Ritchie

Jan. 3 1883          After additional suits and counter suits all lots in the           subdivision were again placed under the control of Robert E. Jenkins. Subsequently individual lots were purchased and the bulk of the home  construction commenced.

Feb. 25,1895         West Roseland was annexed to the city of Chicago.

2005         Placerdale is currently known as "East Maple Park"

Thanks to Cherrie for the following:

Such a shame this happened. this just makes me sick as I was born and raised here as also so many others were

Cherrie(Lipinski)Rogers.............................................

11016-24 S. Michigan Ave. (State Theatre), orange, theater, Classical details, 1922 Situated just south of 110th Place, where Michigan Avenue takes a slight westward jog, this theater-office building was long a dominant structure in the Roseland neighborhood, praised for its unusual terra cotta ornament, including matching female figures.

11331 S. Michigan Ave., (Roseland Theater), orange, theater-commercial, Moderne, 1914 and 1930's addition, Henry Newhouse. The northern half of the theater was given a new Art Moderne fasade in the 1930's, with curved corners, protruding vertical strips and a neon Roseland sign. The theater's older southern half featured green terra cotta around the windows. 

11343 S. Michigan Ave. (American Legion Post 915), orange, commercial, Classical details, 1928, Halderin-Braun. The fasade of this fraternal hall was of white terra cotta and red brick. The building,  was distinctive due to its wealth of terra cotta colored panels. 

11444 S. Front Ave., orange, commercial-apartments, Queen Anne details, 1890s, Froman & Jebsen. Part of "Schlitz Row", a group of taverns & other structures that met the needs of workmen in the  company town of Pullman, this Queen Anne building was razed for a Metra parking lot. 

400-10 E. 115th St., orange, commercial-residential, Gothic (Victorian), 1880s, Fromman & Jebsen Also from "Schlitz Row", this Victorian Gothic building served as a Schlitz beer garden and marked it's corner site with towers and other fanciful details. City surveyors termed it an outstanding commercial/residential structure, significant for it's rarity and quality of design. Demolished in 1996

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