The story
Bob and Roger Czerniak's bakery, founded 1979, moved into the renovated Meeske's space after 1984 and is one of the largest bakeries in the northwest suburbs.
Everything that was here
- 1984–present · still open
Central Continental BakeryBakery
Bob and Roger Czerniak's bakery, founded 1979, moved into the renovated Meeske's space after 1984 and is one of the largest bakeries in the northwest suburbs.
See the map in 1985 → - 1925–1984
Meeske's MarketGrocery
Downtown Mount Prospect grocery leased from William Busse from 1925, expanded into 101 S. Main in 1950; sold by the Meeske family in 1973 and closed in 1984.
See the map in 1926 → - 1894–1925
William Busse ResidenceResidence
First home of Cook County Commissioner William Busse, built 1894 with sunken formal gardens; replaced by his commercial building in 1925.
See the map in 1895 →
Nearby history
Prospect Theater
118 S Main St · 34 m away
Mount Prospect's first real movie house, 450 seats beside the truck traffic of Route 83.
Station 34
34 S Main St · 53 m away
Mount Prospect Public House
18 W Busse Ave · 82 m away
The Ye Olde Town Inn space came back to life in 2024 as a 5,000-square-foot gastropub and event venue.
Moehling General Store
3 E Northwest Hwy · 98 m away
General store, post office and railroad office rolled into one.
Mount Prospect Public Library
10 S Emerson St · 141 m away
Three library buildings on one Emerson Street block since 1950.
Mount Prospect Station (Metra Union Pacific Northwest Line)
13 E Northwest Hwy · 148 m away
The 1930 depot that made Mount Prospect a commuter town.
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