Friday, August 14, 2020

Mokena's Oldest Sidewalk?

   Pictured below is what is likely Mokena’s oldest length of sidewalk, built on Union Street around 1910 by Julius Gustav Oswald. A lifelong native of the village, Oswald was a manufacturer of all things concrete and was responsible for the installation of the majority of hard sidewalks in town in the early part of the 20th century. 


J.G. Oswald's maker stamp in what is likely Mokena's oldest length of sidewalk on Union Street. 



Located on the east side of Union Street headed north from Second Street, this is likely Mokena's oldest sidewalk. 




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