The story
River Trails Park District bought Rob Roy in 1989 and runs it today with a clubhouse event venue.
Everything that was here
- 1989–present · still open
Rob Roy Golf Course (River Trails Park District)Golf Course
A public 9-hole, par-36 course on 51 acres since the park district's 1989 purchase.
See the map in 1990 → - 1925–present
Rob Roy Golf Club (private)Golf Course
A Roaring Twenties private club that could not survive the Depression as a members-only course.
See the map in 1926 → - until 1989
Rob Roy Golf Course (McDonald family)Golf Course
The family that gave Camp McDonald Road its name ran the course for decades.
See the map in 1989 →
Nearby history
Photo's Hot Dogs
1706 E Kensington Rd · 1.4 km away
300 customers an hour and an ambulance for deliveries.
Randhurst Village
999 N Elmhurst Rd · 1.6 km away
The open-air successor that rose where the dome fell.
Prospect Heights City Hall
8 N Elmhurst Road · 1.8 km away
Seat of a city born January 31, 1976 after four decades as an unincorporated homeowners' association.
The Red Barn Restaurant and Brewery
Mount Prospect · 1.8 km away
The Red Barn at 303 E Kensington has been a gathering place for Mount Prospect since the building's construction in 1966
Kid-E-Ranch
1 E Rand Rd · 2.1 km away
Ponies and kiddie rides on leased land at a busy highway corner.
Kathryn's Banquets
600 River Rd · 2.1 km away
The last tenant before the barn came down.
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