Walgreens at 925 Green Bay, 2022.

In 1927, the architectural firm Puckey & Jenkins designed the Packard Building at 925 Green Bay Rd. They were notable architects in the Chicago area, designing several historic buildings in the city. In Winnetka, they designed several single-family homes, including 585 Arbor Vitae, 3 Golf Lane, 649 and 659 Locust, and the mixed-use building at 1056 Gage, to name a few.

Packard, an automotive maker founded in 1899, remained in the building from 1927 until 1954. In fact, you can still see Packard carved into the stone at the top of the building, as well as the letter ‘P’ at the top of each column.

Chiefton Pontiac at 925 Green Bay, 1990.

After Packard moved out in 1954 due to declining business, Chiefton Pontiac moved into the building and remained there until 1992. Then, the building turned away from the automotive industry when the Gap opened on the first floor in 1993, and the second floor was converted into apartments now called the Packard Loft Apartments.

In 2018, the first floor of the building became a Walgreens, but still holds the remnants of its automotive past in its large windows and Packard label.