McChesney & Miller Grocery and Market - Glen Ellyn, IL
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N 41° 52.598 W 088° 04.138
16T E 411299 N 4636632
McChesney & Miller, a family-owned grocery store since 1862, is the oldest retail store in DuPage County, IL.
Waymark Code: WM6T9B
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 07/17/2009
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From their website:
"In 1862, Joseph R. McChesney recognized Glen Ellyn's need for a grocery and dry goods store so he followed through with his plans and opened McChesney Grocery. In 1913 Oscar Miller entered the grocery business at the age of 23 when he added a meat market next door to McChesney Grocery at 475 Main Street. Charlie McChesney and Oscar Miller joined forces in 1920 and formed McChesney and Miller, Inc. While still a student at Glenbard High School, Oscar's son Harry joined the business in 1932.
The McChesneys sold their share to the Millers in 1954. Oscar, his wife Eva, and his son Harry continued to build the business and serve their customers. They moved their growing business in 1959 to a larger building with a private parking lot at 486 Pennsylvania which is presently the location for Schmid's Pharmacy.
In 1975 the store moved to the current location on Crescent Boulevard which allowed for the addition of modern self-serve meats, additional freezer space and expansion of products.
In 1984 the Illinois State Historical Society honored McChesney and Miller Grocery and Market as DuPage county's oldest grocery store. The plaque pictured above which honors the store can be found on Main Street next to The Book Store."
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