Joliet From Above

04/25/2023

Joliet tonight, but from ground level.

04/17/2023

It might not be Joliet from Above, but if you were a little kid in the 1980s-90s at the McDonald's on Broadway & Theodore, you felt like you were high up when you played inside Cheif Big Mac.

11/15/2022

10/13/2022

Beautiful fall morning in Joliet.

08/20/2022

The Joliet Area Historical Museum put on quite the event at the Old for the first ever . The
Chicago Tribune sent our director and Joliet native Vincent David Johnson there last night to photograph it. Check out this photo gallery!
Dan Aykroyd, The Blues Brothers

Iconic 1980 Chicago film “The Blues Brothers” finally gets its own at Old Joliet Prison Aug. 19-20 with the Inaugural Blues Brothers Con.

03/22/2022

St. Mary's Carmelite Church, downtown Joliet.

11/03/2021

Good morning Joliet. Looking like a beautiful clean brisk sunny fall day.

08/04/2021

Joliet's tallest buildings; The Walker Hotel
While very few people may know Joliet's third tallest building started out as the Walker Hotel, many know the name West Pines. Located on the corner of Western Ave & Center St., along the Lincoln Highway, this 140 foot tall structure was originally a posh location to live at as it had a residential side as well as hotel rooms. The hotel was the spot for lodging too when big acts played at the Rialto Square Theater. The Three Stooges stayed here while in town.

Now an apartment building, the story behind its original owners may be more interesting than the fact it was Joliet's tallest building until late in the Twentieth Century. Mary Walker was a pioneering woman in terms of having a voice in a time when women were just being allowed to vote. She inherited a lumber business from her father before retiring in 1921. Building and running the hotel put her in a prominent roll as a business leader in the city. So much so she had what could only be termed as a successful campaign for mayor of Joliet in 1927, when she finished 3rd in a 5 person race.

07/22/2021

St. Mary's Nativity
What time is it? There's a lot of great church steeples in Joliet, but this might be the only one with a clock too.
On the corner of Broadway St & Ruby St.

07/04/2021

Happy 4th of July Joliet!

07/03/2021

Rolled up document found in home of late Billie Limacher, promises new look into the past