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From the Archives: 1940s Blesch and Welter Baseball Team
Take a glimpse into Lemont's past, courtesy of the Lemont Area Historical Society.
The Lemont Area Historical Society has generously offered to share photos and accompanying information with Patch readers each week, depicting people, places and things from the village's storied past.
This week's featured photo is of a 1940s Blesch and Welter baseball team.
Blesch and Welter, Inc. was a lumber company founded in 1932 by Arther E. Blesch and Andrew E. Welter. The first location was at Stephens Street and River Road, but the company later expanded to the building at 106 Stephen St. in downtown Lemont. There, they opened their roomy "Builders Department Store" in 1946.
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The business was very sports-minded, having sponsored a 12-member bowling league, a basketball team and a semi-pro baseball team.
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Discover more about Lemont history at the historical society museum in the Old Stone Church at 306 Lemont St. The museum is open to the public and welcomes visitors. For more information, visit the LAHS web site at http://www.lemonthistorical.org/ or contact lemontahs@sbcglobal.net.
The Lemont Area Historical Society also invites readers to share their photos of Lemont’s past, to be added to the LAHS archives.
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