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The Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad (CB&Q) was opened in 1862 and added a station in modern-day Hinsdale, Illinois two years later. Before the station was built, real estate developer William Robbins purchased 700 acres (2.8 km 2), the first land in Hinsdale, including a lot for his own home.
Clineff's Home Restaurant Building (1928–30) - Classical & Renaissance Revival style commercial block designed by Francis A. Flaks; 32-34 E. Hinsdale Ave. (1912) - Commercial Style commercial block; 36 E. Hinsdale Ave. (1924) - Commercial block; 8 W. Hinsdale Ave. (c. 1927) - Colonial Revival commercial block
Hinsdale is a village in DuPage County, Illinois, United States, with a small portion in Cook County. It is one of the wealthiest communities of Illinois. [2] [3] [4] Hinsdale is a western suburb of Chicago with the population of 17,395 at the 2020 census.
A typical blue-plate special board, from the Red Arrow Diner in Manchester, New Hampshire. A blue-plate special is a discount-priced meal that changes daily. The practice was common from the 1920s in American and Canadian restaurants through the 1950s, especially in diners and greasy spoons.
Hinsdale Township High School District 86 has more than 4000 students in grades 9 through 12. The student-to-teacher ratio is currently 14:1, whereas the national average is 17:1. [2] The first class to graduate from Hinsdale High School was in 1883. District 86 was formed when the elementary school and high school were split into separate ...
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Following the ratification of the Washington Naval Treaty in 1922, the Imperial Japanese Navy General Staff issued requirements for a destroyer with a maximum speed of 39 knots (72 km/h; 45 mph), range of 4,000 nautical miles (7,400 km; 4,600 mi) at 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph), and armed with large numbers of torpedoes.
Patrick Joseph Quinn (born December 16, 1948) is an American politician who served as the 41st governor of Illinois from 2009 to 2015. A Democrat, Quinn began his career as an activist by founding the Coalition for Political Honesty, which used citizen-initiated referendum questions to advocate for political reforms, [1] and later served as a commissioner on the Cook County Board of (Property ...