31 North Broadway

31 North Broadway began as a residence and was identified in an early photograph as the home of E.D. Huntoon, an early settler who came from Maine in 1837. Remnants of that original building, including rough-hewn timber walls with visible axe marks, were found during rehabilitation in the late 1990s. By 1868, as Broadway was becoming an important commercial strip, the building had been converted to a butcher shop operated by Charles Weinang, whose family also lived there. Over time, many businesses occupied the address, including May & Jungels Shoes in 1895, Bowman's Delicatessen in 1929, and the Mural Lounge in 1955. The building was renovated in 1999 to resemble its 1912 appearance.

Aurora, Illinois · United States