Matteson, Illinois

Transportation has always played a vital role in the growth of Matteson, which sits at the crossroads of America's first transcontinental road, the Lincoln Highway, and the Illinois Central Railroad. The Mahler family was instrumental in bringing rail service to Matteson and later continued to advance commercial development in the village by opening an auto garage. The family business serviced and sold all types of cars to meet the needs of the increasingly mobile public. Essential to the family business was the recently invented tow truck, allowing Mahler's Service Station to be readily available to provide roadside assistance to distressed motorists stranded on the Lincoln Highway.

Matteson, Illinois · United States