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The '''Des Plaines Oasis''' was a rest area built over Interstate 90.  It opened in 1959 and featured a Fred Harvey restaurant and Standard Oil gas station.  The restaurant was replaced by [[Howard Johnson's]] and later McDonalds.
The '''Des Plaines Oasis''' was a rest area built over Interstate 90.  It opened in 1959 and featured a Fred Harvey restaurant and Standard Oil gas station.  The restaurant was replaced by [[Howard Johnson's]] and later McDonalds.  Its rarely-used address was {{LinkToMap|1960 Mt. Prospect Road}}.


The oasis was demolished in 2018 in order to widen the tollway.  The ramp to Interstate 490 is on the former site.
The oasis was demolished in 2018 in order to widen the tollway.  The ramp to Interstate 490 is on the former site.
[[Category:Businesses]]
[[Category:Businesses]]
[[Category:Mount Prospect Road]]

Latest revision as of 10:21, 23 July 2026

The Des Plaines Oasis was a rest area built over Interstate 90. It opened in 1959 and featured a Fred Harvey restaurant and Standard Oil gas station. The restaurant was replaced by Howard Johnson's and later McDonalds. Its rarely-used address was 1960 Mt. Prospect Road.

The oasis was demolished in 2018 in order to widen the tollway. The ramp to Interstate 490 is on the former site.