Lamplighter Inn Tavern & Grille

The story

In 1974 the Bellanca family proposed the purchase of the building. After almost a year-long negotiation the village voted to surrender the license owned by Zwirblis and issue a new license to Bellanca, Inc. with the understanding that the clientele would be upgraded and not be so prominent in the local police blotter. The business was renamed Lamplighter Inn. With all the paperwork behind them, the Bellanca family opened up the new tavern in November of 1975 and have enjoyed serving its patrons.

Everything that was here

• 1975–present · still open

  Lamplighter Inn Tavern & GrilleBar/Tavern

  In 1974 the Bellanca family proposed the purchase of the building. After almost a year-long negotiation the village voted to surrender the license owned by Zwirblis and issue a new license to Bellanca, Inc. with the…

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• 1956–1975

  Mac And Al's BarBar/Tavern

  From approximately 1956-1975 the building was owned by Al Zwirblis and was known as Mac and Al's Bar.

  See the map in 1957 →
• 1931–1949

  Dick's TavernBar/Tavern

  Dick’s Tavern was opened in the early 1930s after Dick Sanford purchased the building. Around 1934, an unknown gunman entered the bar and shot Sanford’s daughter Alice, a piano player named Ed Batterman, and then…

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• 1904–1920

  Rappolt BakeryBakery

  Charles Rappolt bought the building from the Masons in 1904 and ran a bakery on the second floor. End year approximate.

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• 1890–1905

  George Kuebler Barber ShopBarber Shop

  George Kuebler's barber shop occupied the rear of the building with its own outside entrance; the Kuebler family lived at 49 N. Plum Grove Road in the 1890s. Dates approximate.

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• 1859–1904

  Masonic Hall, Lodge No. 314Fraternal Hall

  Palatine's Masonic Lodge No. 314 was organized in 1859 in the large hall on the top floor of this late-1850s building. The Masons bought the top floor in 1885 and the whole building a few years later, then moved to…

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