ALLISON'S BRIDGE crossed the Des Plaines River at a point just below where Palatine Rd. is now. It was built by the Allisons to provide easy passage from their house and barns on the east side of the river to the fields and pasture land on the west. Later it became a public thoroughfare.

HUGE WOODEN FORMS shaped the concrete bridge that is still in place where Dundee Road crosses the Des Plaines River. Meanwhile, a low, temporary structure (right) had to serve.

ICE ON THE RIVER was like glass. From left are Lillian Grandt Kreft, Esther Grandt Koeppen, Violet Koeppen Schuett, Ida Mantey, June Grandt Orlowski and Betty Grandt Gorski.

SPRAWLING BREWERY BUILDINGS are reflected in this view from across the river. They were demolished after the business shut down in 1910. This picture is from the album of George Periolat, grandson of the founder and amateur photographer.