Olson Rug Park Chicago

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Olson rug park chicago. Just a stone s throw from kosciuszko park and st hyacinth basilica in avondale mr. We are closed on july 3rd 4th 2020. Olson flooring highland park 3300 skokie valley rd. History of olson rug.

The manufacturing mill was located in chicago at diversey ave. Today olson rug flooring is a chicago area 8 store chain who s main business is retail residential floor covering. Olson rug park and waterfall chicago il 1935 1978 olson rug company was established in 1874. Olson flooring chicago 919 w irving park rd.

Olson built a 22 acre park full of greenery right next to his rug manufacturing mill at diversey and pulaski then named crawford. Top brands of flooring coretec flooring shaw flooring mohawk carpet karastan masland and many more. It was just a vague memory. During the war era when raw material was scarce people would send in their old wool rugs rags clothing etc.

Olson park and waterfall was a heavily visited park and waterfall complex that was located in the avondale community area of chicago it was built by walter e. The olson rug flooring sells a wide variety of carpet custom rugs. Olson flooring downers grove 1630 75th street. Ask the flooring experts.

Those growing up in the jefferson park area like so many chicagoans who grew up on the northwest side have fond memories of the olson rug park and waterfall. In the 1970 s the waterfall was turned off and the park dismantled to make room for a parking lot. Our installers are vetted insured and are professionally trained and all of our work is guaranteed. One of my earliest childhood memories was going somewhere in the north side of chicago to this way cool waterfall and rock garden.

Downers grove il 60516 630 985 1200. Chicago il 60613 773 883 4410. Walter olson symbolically granted the park around the waterfall back to them. The native american theme was inspired in part because olson waterfall opened nearly 100 years after all native americans had been driven out of the chicago area.