When the "campaign" was on to market Westchester as the dream suburb of the future the pre-depression press was often supportive.  We have previously posted to our site portions of the Westchester Tribune issue which was very optimistic to the plans of William Zelosky, Samuel Insull and the other entrepreneurs of Westchester..  (See Westchester Tribune Sept 28 1926 banner.) 

The Greater Chicago Magazine, June 1929 issue, also got into the optimistic spirit.

Here we display some of the pages from that issue with key text.

• Open the cover to page 2 and can see "Westchester and Its Importance to Greater Chicago"
• Flip to the facing page (page 3) see the ad for the Westchester Rapid Transit Service
• Pages 6 through 9 are an ad and another Westchester article Greater Chicago Magazine-June1929 pages 6 to 9
• Read about the early Builders of Westchester, pages 10 and 11.
• Pages 12 and 13 contained articles about Westchester's "ultra-modern lighting" and "home owning made easy.
• Pages 14 and 15 contain articles on:
  • Edward J. Hennessy, Village Attorney in 1929
  • "Westchester -- the Garden City" by Arthur W. Consoer
  • "Bishop Lumber Company Serves Builders of Westchester"
  • "Nixon Producers Club Visits Detroit by  Airplane"
  • $1,500,000 Building Program for Westchester"
• Page 16 and 17 contain articles on:
  • Promotion of Concrete Pipe in Westchester
  • Real Estate Investments in Westchester
  • Forty Miles of Sidewalks Laid in Westchester
  • The Modern Sewer System
  • Proviso State Bank

Last Modified:  10/03/2002