Niles, IL

Niles on When It Was is 6 addresses and the 6 businesses that have occupied them, the oldest from 1929. 3 are still open today; 3 are gone, and 1 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.

Start here

Niles, decade by decade

• 1920s
  1 opened — Fluky'sSee the map in 1925 →
• 1940s
  2 opened — White Eagle Events & Convention Center, White Eagle Banquet HallSee the map in 1945 →
• 1950s
  1 opened — Riggio'sSee the map in 1955 →
• 1960s
  1 opened — Barnaby'sSee the map in 1965 →
• 2010s
  1 opened — U Gazdy Polish RestaurantSee the map in 2015 →

Still here, and gone

By kind of place

Polish (2)

U Gazdy Polish Restaurant · White Eagle Events & Convention Center

Hot Dogs (1)

Fluky's

Italian / Pizza (1)

Riggio's

Polish / Banquet Hall (1)

White Eagle Banquet Hall

Pizzeria (1)

Barnaby's

Every place in Niles (6)

• Barnaby's 7950 N Waukegan Rd · 1969–present
• Fluky's 5630 W. Touhy Ave. · 1929–present
• Riggio's 7530 W. Oakton St. · 1957–2017
• U Gazdy Polish Restaurant 8532 W Golf Rd · 2016–present
• White Eagle Banquet Hall 6839 N. Milwaukee Ave. · 1947–2025
• White Eagle Events & Convention Center 6839 N Milwaukee Ave · 1947–2025