Elgin then & now — The Hubbard Block
Sunday, January 14th, 2007Filed under: downtown, history
While many of Elgin’s pioneers made their money through farming or the dairy industry, William G. Hubbard made his fortune through the dry goods business. Hubbard, a pioneer merchant, opened his building on the corner of Chicago and Douglas in 1851. It was there that he kept company with the best of the movers and […]
