Mohawk Lumber

[satellite beach]

The fire on West Chicago was the late 50's.My grandfather lived on Steel South of West Chicago and the lumber yard was a few blocks west. He bought the salvaged lumber after the fire.I remember the dump trucks hauling it to the back of the little farm on Merriman between Plymouth Rd and Schoolcraft he owned and we lived at. It was smoke and water damaged but after it ran through his plainer it made fine furniture, sleds for the grandkids, checker boards and clocks. I want to say it was Sibley Lumber when it burned and changed hands after the fire but that was a while back and I am not sure of the names anymore.Always had as blast at Hines Park with his homemade sleds you could not steer.

[9606 Prest]

I believe that you are correct about the date of the fire at Mohawk Lumber on W. Chicago & Hubbell being in the late 1950s. Does anyone have documentation such as a newspaper article to pinpoint the date?