Cicero, IL

Cicero on When It Was is 6 addresses and the 8 businesses that have occupied them, the oldest from 1920. 2 are still open today; 6 are gone, and 3 of the buildings themselves have been demolished. Every entry below opens a page with the full history of that address, and the map lets you slide the year and watch the city change.

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Cicero, decade by decade

• 1920s
  6 opened — Hawthorne Inn, Pony Inn, Hawthorne Inn (Al Capone's Cicero Headquarters), Hawthorne Inn (Hotel), and 2 moreSee the map in 1925 →
• 1950s
  1 opened — Henry's Drive-InSee the map in 1955 →
• 1960s
  1 opened — Cindy Lyn MotelSee the map in 1965 →

Still here, and gone

By kind of place

Hotel (2)

Hawthorne Inn (Al Capone's Cicero Headquarters) · Hawthorne Inn (Hotel)

headquarters, hotel (1)

Hawthorne Inn

saloon, crime-scene (1)

Pony Inn

gambling (1)

Western Hotel / Hawthorne Smoke Shop

Restaurant / Drive-In (1)

Henry's Drive-In

Bohemian / Czech (1)

Klas Restaurant

Motel (1)

Cindy Lyn Motel

Collections that cover Cicero

Every place in Cicero (6)

• Cindy Lyn Motel 5029 W Ogden Avenue · 1960–present
• Hawthorne Inn 4833 W. 22nd Street · 1924–1928
• Hawthorne Inn (Al Capone's Cicero Headquarters) 4837 West 22nd Street · 1924–1970 · 3 businesses
• Henry's Drive-In 6031 Ogden Ave · 1950–present
• Klas Restaurant 5734 W. Cermak Rd. · 1922–2016
• Pony Inn 5613 W. Roosevelt Road · 1920–2025