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A historic walk along Bluff Street, Joliet's first street. In the 1960's HUD (Housing Urban Development) at the invitation of the City, cleared all of the buildings for five blocks along the west side of the waterway. As in many early river towns many of them needed to be demolished but some of them should have been saved for their historic value. If this would have happened today we are sure that officials would have the wisdom to protect them. In the 1980's though all of the buildings were gone the Will-Joliet Bicentennial Corporation decided to try to revive and preserve their memory by placing large boulders at certain sites. Bronze plaques were then mounted to the boulders telling of historic events where our early merchants and artisans established their homes and businesses. The boulders are beautified by park volunteers who "adopt" an individual boulder, landscape it and maintain it during the growing season. Placed throughout the Park they form a Historic Walk On Bluff Street. Plaques representing the following can be found.
Caterpillar Corporation has continuously funded the maintenance and beautification of this historic project.
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