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FIRE HOUSE on the north side of Dundee Rd. just west of Milwaukee Ave. was built with funds raised by the Volunteer Fire Department and the Chamber of Commerce at Wheeling Days and other events. A second floor was added later on and the building served the village hall and police station, as well as quarters for community services from time to time.
CHARLES D. BALLING was an early Wheeling flier, shown in his three-seat Lincoln Paige plane. He flew passengers out of a field at Deerfield Rd. and Milwaukee Ave., and worked for a time at Pal-Waukee Aiprort.
PAL-WAUKEE from the air in March, 1929. The four airplanes in a row face cars drawn up along Palatine Rd. It was customary to stop and watch the fliers on Sunday. A gas station occupies the corner of the field. Across from it, at far left, is the Strong School which was named for Wheeling's first settler who homesteaded the land. Beyond Palatine Rd. is Allison's Farm, with barn and silo and a corner building that served different purposes at different times.
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This photo gallery compliments of Gary Belniak at Marcus, Inc.
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