The story
Charles Vehe, apprenticed as a saddler in Chicago at 19, opened his harness shop near the corner of Brockway and Slade in 1876 with a full line of saddlery and harness goods. He and his wife Caroline lived on Slade Street west of Brockway. End year approximate.
Everything that was here
- 1876–1900
Vehe Harness & SaddleryHarness Shop
Charles Vehe, apprenticed as a saddler in Chicago at 19, opened his harness shop near the corner of Brockway and Slade in 1876 with a full line of saddlery and harness goods. He and his wife Caroline lived on Slade…
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Schierding & Matthei General StoreGeneral Store
Henry Schierding and brother-in-law Henry Matthei went into business together here in 1869; Matthei later bought out his partner and moved to a new store at Bothwell and Railroad Avenue. Schierding was mayor 1878–1885;…
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