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This building at 221 South Milwaukee Avenue housed the Bruns Realty Co. and the E. J. Bruns Construction Company. Their business included residential developments as well as building to suit the owner's specifications on their own lot. Bruns also handled industrial and commercial building contracts. Their sign claims that they are the "Supermarket of Homes." Bruns was in business from 1951 through 1959.

Weil's and Schwandt Realty Company were located in the Proctor Building at 602 and 606 North Milwaukee Avenue, respectively. Weil's sold women's wear: dresses, coats, suits, etc. but was not in business for very long. William G. Schwandt and Lester B. Fitzpatrick were the real estate brokers at Schwandt Realty Company. Their company handled sales, rentals, real estate management and insurance. They were members of the National Association of Real Estate Boards.

The Berry Agency handled insurance as well as real estate sales and services. Owner Francis J. Berry, a Libertyville resident since he was two years old, established his business in 1937. He operated the agency in his home located at 204 N. Milwaukee Avenue until his death in 1983. Besides running his business, Mr. Berry served as Mayor of Libertyville for 12 years from 1953 to 1965. Previously he served as a village trustee from 1941 to 1943. During his tenure the village's character changed from a small rural community to a growing suburb. Berry was credited with foresight, intuition, innovation, and honesty in helping prepare for the growth, while at the same time, establishing a modern municipal government. His dedication launched him into state politics and he served as an Illinois State Representative from 1965 to 1967.

J. C. Reuse and Company was located at 322 N. Milwaukee Avenue on the northeast corner of Milwaukee Avenue and Broadway Street. The company handled real estate sales, insurance, and property management. It was established in 1935 by Joseph C. Reuse, with the help of his assistant Ila F. Haven. Mr. Reuse was a former close associate and advisor of Samuel Insull. He was in charge of development for the Insull Corporation in Lake County and served as president of the Libertyville Trust and Savings Bank in the Public Service Building (an Insull sponsored development). Mr. Reuse formed his owned business after the fall of the Insull regime in 1933. He died in 1946. By the 1950s the business was owned and operated by Ila F. Haven.

At the time this photograph was taken, Ray & Sons was located at 709 N. Milwaukee Avenue, just north of Lake Street. The old Town Hall can be seen on the right. In 1926 Lloyd C. Ray began selling insurance in addition to real estate at Diamond Lake. Lloyd's sons Russell and James joined their father in the business; Russell eventually chose a career in law but James stayed on in the family business. In 1968 Ray and Sons formed a partnership with George Boehm's Libertyville insurance agency to become Boehm & Ray (source, Independent Register 4/2,3/86). The Daly Studios, at 711 N. Milwaukee Avenue, offered classes in Tap, Ballet and Character, as well as instruction on all musical instruments by "university trained faculty."