EDISON COURT HISTORICAL MARKER - Waukegan Sept 17, 2000
News Sun article Sept 18, 2000
My thanks to everyone invloved. From the marker donors to the 60+ people attending the ceremony on a beautiful day!
The pictures are taken on the west side of Washington at Edison Court fall of 1999.
Top left picture- ROW heading south on the North Shore Line. East in the picture (or to the left) is a restaurant parking lot and west in the picture is a grade school parking lot.
Top right picture- shows where the marker will be placed- across from where the Edison Court passenger Station was.
Bottom picture- view of where the Station stood- open parking lot area.
Above is the letter granting permission from the Lake County Department of Transportation to place the marker on the ROW at Edison Court.
Please make checks out to:
Friends of the North Shore Line
And mail to:
4487 W. Swallowtail Dr
Waukegan, IL 60085-8602
DATE DEP |
NAME OF DONOR |
AMOUNT |
01/31/00 |
City of Waukegan |
$500.00 |
02/14/00 |
David Hjortnaes |
$50.00 |
02/14/00 |
Iris King (my Mom!) |
$25.00 |
02/25/00 |
Dick Myers |
$25.00 |
03/13/00 |
Floyd Hawkins |
$100.00 |
03/17/00 |
Nick Jenkins |
$50.00 |
03/20/00 |
Betty&Ed Oleson (NSL employees) |
$100.00 |
03/29/00 |
Barb Lanphier |
$50.00 |
04/03/00 |
Erich Knautz (NSL employee) |
$50.00 |
04/03/00 |
B. Opyt |
$2.00 |
04/03/00 |
Anonymous |
$5.00 |
04/13/00 |
Doug White |
$100.00 |
04/17/00 |
Larry Steinberg |
$20.00 |
04/17/00 |
NSL Dinner/Silent Auction Funds |
$758.38 |
04/17/00 |
Ed Stayanovich |
$20.00 |
04/20/00 |
Diane Peterson (my godmother) |
$25.00 |
04/20/00 |
David Ibata |
$25.00 |
04/23/00 |
David Hjortnaes (his second donation!) |
$52.00 |
04/23/00 |
Ed Tobin- in memory of Edmund Driscoll |
$25.00 |
04/23/00 |
Bill Robertson (Dinner slide presenter) |
$25.00 |
05/11/00 |
Waukegan Historical Society |
$500.00 |
05/11/00 |
Steve Lake |
$25.00 |
05/18/00 |
Bluff City Modular Engineers |
$50.00 |
05/18/00 |
IL Great Northern Model RR Club |
$50.00 |
05/18/00 |
Lake Villa Library (donation for NSL talk) | $50.00 |
06/03/00 |
Martin Touhy |
$20.00 |
06/03/00 |
Michael Smole |
$20.00 |
06/08/00 |
Merril (Pete) Miller (NSL motorman) |
$50.00 |
06/19/00 |
Mr Favelo |
$25.00 |
06/20/00 |
Martha Sherer |
$20.00 |
07/02/00 |
Bess McClure |
$10.00 |
07/02/00 |
Eleanor McDowell |
$10.00 |
07/12/00 |
Charles Willms |
$25.00 |
08/01/00 |
Mr & Mrs E. Daniel Grady |
$100.00 |
08/01/00 |
MTS Imports (Joel Lovich) |
$25.00 |
08/10/00 |
IL Historical Society ($4 for cashiers check incl) Marker Fee |
(-)$2097 |
08/16/00 |
Dave and Julie Myers |
$100.00 |
10/18/00 |
Boyd Mudra |
$25.00 |
10/18/00 |
IL Historical Society ($4 for cashiers check incl) Shipping $79.96 Crate $224.40 |
(-)$304.36 |
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Mr Tobin requested his donation be made in the memory of Mr Edmund V. Driscoll. Mr Driscoll was a Waukegan City motorman from 1919-1947.When the street cars were abandoned in Waukegan in 1947 he continued as a motor coach operator, primarily on the Edison Court to Winthrop Harbor route. Mr Driscoll was a fine gentleman and had the liking and respect of all whom associated with him. He was particularly helpful in assisting new city car motorman in any way he could.
Mr Grady requested his donation be made in the name of his Uncle- Mr Delbert Hangebrauck of Waukegan. Mr Hangebrauck was a motorman on the Shore Line, and later he worked at Edison Court. His family had many fond memories of Waukegan in the 1940's.
Mr and Mrs dave Myers requested their donation be made in the memory of their father Dave Myers who was the General Auditor with over 40 yeas of service with the North Shore Line.
NSL Dinner April 15, 2000
A total of 31 items or "lots" were auctioned to the highest bidder. Items included a builder's plate, a controller handle from a trolley car, a series 400 kit for HO scale car, a brass extinguisher from the CA&E, a North Shore Line Memories book, VCR tapes, paper lots, and many other items.
Top item donors included- Rick Mink ($224 for his items donated), Tim Moran ($97), myself ($63), Dick Myers ($60), John Lauber ($60), Mark and Lynn Langenfeld ($58).
Thanks to all who came and those that donated! We raised over $800 for the evening.
If you have any questions- please call Laura at 847-917-9336 or email me @ conductor@northshoreline.com
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