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Images: An Hour in Glen Ellyn

We spent one hour — no more, no less — roaming around town photographing things that caught our eye. The obvious and the obscure, big stuff and small. But all identifiable to Glen Ellyn.

Downtown Glen Ellyn looks like a scene from a movie, with the setting Anytown, U.S.A.

There are the train tracks splitting downtown, with the local movie theater across the street from the train station and fine restaurants and shopping all around. Just east of downtown is Glenbard West High School, with its classic hilltop setting overlooking Lake Ellyn.

Between Lake Ellyn and Glenbard West is Duchon Field, one of the most beautiful settings for a football game on a Saturday afternoon in the state.

On the southern edge of Glen Ellyn is the most modern of the Glenbard schools, Glenbard South, as well as College of DuPage.

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And tell us what photos are your favorites. Which ones stir a memory for you? Where do you love to go in town?

So here's “An Hour in Glen Ellyn.”

  The sign says it all. Orrin Schwarz/oschwarz@dailyherald.com
  The village's events calendar is on a sign near the intersection of Main Street and Crescent Boulevard. Orrin Schwarz/oschwarz@dailyherald.com
  This planter in the middle of the intersection of Main Street and Crescent Boulevard honors the village's sesquicentennial. Orrin Schwarz/oschwarz@dailyherald.com
  The train station in downtown Glen Ellyn links the village to Geneva and Chicago. Orrin Schwarz/oschwarz@dailyherald.com
  The Glen Ellyn Civic Center hosts village offices and the police department. Orrin Schwarz/oschwarz@dailyherald.com
  The Glen Ellyn Public Library, built in 1995, is on Duane Street. Orrin Schwarz/oschwarz@dailyherald.com
  Taylor Street goes down to a single lane under the train tracks. The Prairie Path is in the foreground. Orrin Schwarz/oschwarz@dailyherald.com
  Sunset Park hosts a popular swimming pool. Orrin Schwarz/oschwarz@dailyherald.com
  The Main Street Rec Center hosts many park district activities. Orrin Schwarz/oschwarz@dailyherald.com
  The Glen Ellyn Park District is building a turf field in Newton Park. A skate park lies beyond the turf field, with softball fields beyond that. Orrin Schwarz/oschwarz@dailyherald.com
  Glenbard West High School in Glen Ellyn. Orrin Schwarz/oschwarz@dailyherald.com
  Sitting between Lake Ellyn and Glenbard West High School, background, Duchon Field is one of the most picturesque places to watch a high school football game on a Saturday afternoon. Orrin Schwarz/oschwarz@dailyherald.com
  Lake Ellyn is near downtown Glen Ellyn and host of the Fourth of July fireworks and the Cardboard Regatta. Orrin Schwarz/oschwarz@dailyherald.com
  A sign in Lake Ellyn Park. Orrin Schwarz/oschwarz@dailyherald.com
  Glenbard South High School is located at Butterfield Road and Park Boulevard in unincorporated Glen Ellyn. Orrin Schwarz/oschwarz@dailyherald.com
  The Ackerman Sports and Fitness Center is in Ackerman Park, home of many of the most-used softball and soccer fields in Glen Ellyn. Orrin Schwarz/oschwarz@dailyherald.com
  The College of DuPage is based in Glen Ellyn. Orrin Schwarz/oschwarz@dailyherald.com
  Stacy's Tavern Museum, a stagecoach inn from the 1840s, is located at Five Corners, the intersection of Main Street, Geneva Road and St. Charles Road. Orrin Schwarz/oschwarz@dailyherald.com
  It's many baseball fields make Village Green park a popular meeting place. Orrin Schwarz/oschwarz@dailyherald.com
  The Village Links golf course is owned by the Village of Glen Ellyn. Orrin Schwarz/oschwarz@dailyherald.com
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