Former home of Carl and Helen Baker, and daughter Carla. Built c1945.
Continue reading “3329 Fairbanks Avenue”3329 Fairbanks Avenue
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3137 Fairbanks Ave.
Was the home of Johanna Heinold in 1946 through 1960. Other names associated with this property are Wynn (c1960), Payment (c1970), Koeniger (c1986), and McCormick (c1991). Home was demolished to make way for Taylor Cadillac.
Continue reading “3137 Fairbanks Ave.”1661 Western Avenue
Built in 1902. Located on the south side of Western Avenue, just east of Airport Hwy (formerly, Wayne St). Property backs up to Swan Creek, and Highland Park beyond that. This home became a duplex later with upper and lower units. A door to the upstairs unit was added to the front of the home. It appears a more recent stairway to the second floor unit was added to the back. In the winter months of the early 1970’s a huge snowman was built on the front lawn. It made the papers.
Continue reading “1661 Western Avenue”The Hall House
3244 Fairbanks Ave. (formerly 6121 W. Central)
The house at 3244 Fairbanks (southeast corner of Fairbanks and Goodhue) used to sit on the south side of Central Avenue in the mid-70s, between Fairbanks and Piero, before the “Central Avenue Strip.” The Harold Hall family lived in the house at 6121 W. Central and owned a couple of businesses on the adjacent property until c1976.
The Hall house, along with a second home (Roy Maple house), was moved from the property on the south side of Central and driven down Fairbanks and placed on prebuilt foundations. The Roy Maple house is now at 3243 Marsrow (southwest corner of Marsrow and Goodhue).
