1960
Famous pianist David Rubinoff performed in Washington.
August 1960 saw the grand opening of the Neptune Swim Club in Devonshire subdivision.
In 1960, W.G. Best and Carl Symmonds purchased a combined 180 acres from the Andrew Smith estate which would develop into the Rolling Meadows subdivision.
WCHS held its first Junior-Senior Prom, with the first royal couple being Frank Patterson and Mary Jo Ward.
It is reported by Ira Banks, Washingtonian and also an employee of the U.S Fish & Wildlife Service, that Washington had a "tremendous" problem with European Starlings and their numbers in Washington. Starlings, like most bird species today, existed in far greater numbers many decades ago.
With the town expanding rapidly the old water system was beyond taxed and water pressure was becoming an issue. In 1960 voters and the city council approved a half-million dollar improvements to the city's water system. This would lead to "Waterworks Park" and a new water tower behind what is now the police station on Jefferson Street.
Ray's Skelly service station was constructed at the corner of Peoria and Bondurant Streets, the current location of LaFleur.
The 1960 U.S. Census figures place Washington at 5,919 residents.
A Mac-Hy supermarket was constructed and opened on the far west edge of Sunnyland.
