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September 18, 1947Wilmettes 75th Anniversnry 1872-1947PROM THE HOFFMANN ALBUM Three views of the older days ofthe community, taken from the picture collection of the HoffmannFamily.Upper left: The days of the oldHillville Once ascracker barrel. The clerk is PhillipHoffmann, and John Felke and oneNoted as Wilmetteof the Sesterhenn girls are the cus-Hillville was as well known in thetomers. This was taken in the orig-1870s as Wilmette. This cluster of ainal Hoffmann grocery store at Wil-few homes situated in the locality ofmette avenue and Ridge road.Fifth street and Maple avenue re-Lower left: The Hoffmann store intained its identity as a distinct1899.neighborhood in the depth of theAbove: The Hoffmann buildingforest until long after it came withinerected in 1901 and destroyed by firethe corporate limits of the villagein December, 1909.in 1906. It was named for the fam-ily of one of the early (1837) pio-where in this issue, "Hillville" gaveneers of this region, Arunah Hill,way to "Llewellyn Park" when thewhose son, B. F. Hill [Benjamin Franklin Hill], afterward Milwaukee railroad built a spur upbought land end built the firsttoward Wilmette. Both names havehouses in "Hillville." As told else-now disappeared.Congratulations...To Wilmetteon its75th AnniversarySince 1920 we have been serving our NorthShore Patrons in Real Estate, we have seenthe market change as Wilmette has grownGarrett F. Johnstonand we are proud to have had a part in itsRobert M. Johnstondevelopment.For responsible and constructive advice on any Real Estateproblem we offer you years of experience on the NorthShore.R.M. JOHNSTON & CO.Realtors340 Linden AvenueWilmettePhone: Wilmette 444