Site History

Glenwood Station is constructed at the former site of the historical McChesney & Miller Grocery Store, which was the oldest retail store in DuPage County until it closed in 2014 after 152 years in business. As a homage to the site's previous historic past, we would like to share a brief history of the McChesney & Miller Grocery store:

Joseph R. McChesney opens grocery & dry goods store:  McChesney Grocery (West side of Main St. between Crescent Blvd. & Pennsylvania Ave.)

Moved to east side of Main St. (475 Main St.)

Oscar Miller opens meat market next door; meat now offered year round.

McChesney & Miller join forces:  McChesney & Miller, Inc.

M & M helped neighbors whenever possible. During the Great Depression, the store often stayed open and allowed customers to start a tab. Several of the tabs were forgiven years later.

M & M offered delivery services to elders who may not have been able to get to the store otherwise.

Relocates to larger building with a private parking lot (486 Pennsylvania)

Moved to current Glenwood Station site (460 Crescent Blvd.)

Illinois State Historical Society honored McChesney & Miller Grocery & Market as DuPage County's oldest grocery store.

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