Revisting 1978 Villa Park for Andy 1

So a quick trip to revisit where I lived in Villa Park and worked back in 1978 ,post University,with Andy in Addison , making “high performance window systems” for inland architectural products inc. - for a tower skyscraper on Dearborn and a VA hospital ! Weird! All that shim! Danger!
So we leave a rain soaked Bloomington and head back north and the sun comes out !

Villa park looks smarter, more prosperous and there is more of it ! We drive down S Illinois and there it is ! It looks the same but the trees feel different , probably bigger .
There are cars in the drive so it has to be done and I ring !
Eventually a man appears and I tell him my story ! He’s surprised but very friendly - he’s been here 20 years and there have been other owners since the Skipps ! I show him my two pictures from 78!
He tells us his story and the changes he’s made and invites us in !
It’s a real walk back in time : the kitchen , the tv den , the stairs to the loft bedroom where we endured the heat !
Next a trip to Addison and the old factory which now makes doors ! It’s a good five mile cycle ride and everything has been built up but the business park looks the same ! A guy who has been there a number of years allows us to see the factory floor , not much has changed !
The lunch bench outside has gone though ! Wow!Read more