plus the popular Bird Haven Greenhouse and the adjacent Woodruff Golf Course. During the Depression, he gave personal loans to the park district. Robert Pilcher, Ray’s son, supported the park ...

Located on Gouger Road just north of U.S. Hwy. 30 in Joliet, the city-owned greenhouse at Pilcher Park is an appealing profusion of sights, sounds and smells. Norfolk Island pines command center ...