Joliet, IL

Joliet on When It Was is 5 addresses and the 8 businesses that have occupied them, the oldest from 1858. 3 are still open today; 5 are gone. 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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Rialto Square Theatre

102 N Chicago St · 1926–present

Dairy Queen Original Store

501 North Chicago Street · 1940–1970 · 4 businesses here

Joliet Correctional Center

1125 Collins St, Joliet, IL 60432 · 1980–present

Old Joliet Prison

1125 Collins St · 1858–2002

Lambert 1957

1529 N. Broadway Street · 1957–present

Joliet, decade by decade

• 1850s
  1 opened — Old Joliet PrisonSee the map in 1855 →
• 1920s
  1 opened — Rialto Square TheatreSee the map in 1925 →
• 1940s
  4 opened — Dairy Queen Original Store, Dairy Queen, Dairy Queen (Original Location), Dairy Queen #1See the map in 1945 →
• 1950s
  1 opened — Lambert 1957See the map in 1955 →
• 1980s
  1 opened — Joliet Correctional CenterSee the map in 1985 →

Still here, and gone

By kind of place

Restaurant (4)

Dairy Queen Original Store · Dairy Queen · Dairy Queen (Original Location) · Dairy Queen #1

Prison / Historic Site (1)

Old Joliet Prison

Theater / Entertainment (1)

Rialto Square Theatre

Gas Station (1)

Lambert 1957

Filming Location (1)

Joliet Correctional Center

Collections that cover Joliet

Every place in Joliet (5)

• Dairy Queen Original Store 501 North Chicago Street · 1940–1970 · 4 businesses
• Joliet Correctional Center 1125 Collins St, Joliet, IL 60432 · 1980–present
• Lambert 1957 1529 N. Broadway Street · 1957–present
• Old Joliet Prison 1125 Collins St · 1858–2002
• Rialto Square Theatre 102 N Chicago St · 1926–present