Reidy's General Store on Front Street also served as Lisle's post office before it burned down in 1939, said Marilyn Cawiezel, a founding member of the Lisle Heritage Society.

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While images of nature on postcards from the Morton Arboretum may still look current, those with buildings and people hint at years gone by.

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The image of Morton Arboretum's grounds from 1966 still could serve as a memento from a modern-day outing.

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A postcard of Benedictine Hall, the first building on the St. Procopius College campus in Lisle, preserves a bit of history as the building has met the wrecking ball.

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This postcard gives an aerial view of the start of St. Procopius College, which has grown into Benedictine University in Lisle.

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The thriving Lisle Creamery shown on this 1908 postcard sent milk by train to Chicago and put Lisle on the map.

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Once the St. Joseph's Bohemian Orphanage, the stately building on this postcard now is the heart of the Benet Academy campus.

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Consumer photography products and services allowed people to turn everyday moments from their own lives — like sewing class at St. Joseph's Bohemian Orphanage — into postcards.

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The St. Joseph's Bohemian Orphanage baseball team of 1922, preserved on a postcard.

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Susan Brown Nicholson's personal postcard collection includes numerous images of her hometown, like this postcard of South Street, an early name for Main Street, looking south at the intersection with Front Street.

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Once available in stores and restaurants, postcards now are found most often at tourist destinations or used for marketing. Morton Arboretum has just released a new series of four cards highlighting the four seasons on the Lisle museum's grounds.

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Once available in stores and restaurants, postcards now are found most often at tourist destinations or used for marketing. Morton Arboretum has just released a new series of four cards highlighting the four seasons on the Lisle museum's grounds.

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Once available in stores and restaurants, postcards now are found most often at tourist destinations or used for marketing. Morton Arboretum has just released a new series of four cards highlighting the four seasons on the Lisle museum's grounds.

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Once available in stores and restaurants, postcards now are found most often at tourist destinations or used for marketing. Morton Arboretum has just released a new series of four cards highlighting the four seasons on the Lisle museum's grounds.

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A fifth new postcard released this summer beckons visitors to the Morton Arboretum's Children's Garden.

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Susan Brown Nicholson