Smith Village exhibit celebrates century since opening in Beverly as Oakhaven Old People’s Home
Smith Village residents, from left, Ann Ward, Dorothy Pawelski, Sandra Morrison and Phyllis Tucker view an exhibit at the retirement community in Beverly marking its 100th anniversary. A century after opening as Oakhaven Old People’s Home in 1924, the nonprofit Smith Village in Chicago’s Beverly community along with its offshoot, Smith Crossing in Orland Park, is celebrating its centennial with an exhibit illustrating how care for older residents has changed over the decades.
Titled “20/20: One Hundred Years in Focus—Smith Communities in a Changing World,” the exhibit, open for viewing until June 29, traces the retirement community’s roots to 1924 when it started out as Oakhaven. The name was changed to Washington and Jane Smith’s Home in 1929 as a way to honor benefactor Emilie Smith, and later was renamed Smith Village.
“You just saw how time passed and everything was changing,” Tucker said. “It shows you the radio age — I remember sitting on the floor listening to the radio with my family.” “Smith is like a community, everyone knows one another and we’re all so close, which seniors need,” said Morrison, who is in her early 80s and worked as a teacher, social worker and several other jobs before retiring.“One of the things that really impressed me is how Smith had to make adjustments according to the population of the world, even with communication,” said Morrison, who participates in computer classes there. “When I first came here, they stuck things on the elevator.
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