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  • Collection: Photo File: Business

Photo of the Coffee Pot Restaurant Building

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Photograph of the Coffee Pot Restaurant with the owners standing in front. It was located on U. S. 36 E. near Casner.

Photo of the Coliseum Restaurant

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Photograph of the Coliseum Restaurant built in 1923, burned in 1925, rebuilt, and burned again in 1933. Shown in the photo is a view of the Coliseum, formerly the property of the Macon County Fair Association but more recently a beer tavern and danceā€¦

Photo of the Colonial Motel and Restaurant

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Photograph of the Colonial Motel and Restaurant located on the corner of Rt. 48 and W. Grand Ave., Decatur, IL.

Photo of the Corner Tavern

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Photograph of the Corner Tavern located at 1162 N. Water Street, Decatur, IL.

Photo of the Cudahay Ice Plant

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Photograph of the interior of the storage area of the Cudahay Ice Plant which the 1906 City Directory listed at the southeast corner of 7th and the Wabash R. R. Photo ran in the Review, 2/25/1906. (Men are moving blocks of ice around the building.)

Photo of the Dan Higgins Theater

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Photograph of the Higgins Theater, 1234 E. Eldorado St., Decatur, IL.

Photo of the Decatur Drive-In Theatre on Jasper St.

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Photograph Aerial view of the Drive-in Theater, opened July 11, 1950. Includes photos of the field before construction (1948). Photographs of the front of the Drive-In Building.

Photo of the Decatur Ice Cream Co.

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Photograph of the Decatur Ice Cream Co., 716 N. Edward St., building was erected in 1904 and torn down in 1937.

Photo of the demolition of the Howard Johnson Restaurant.

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Photograph of the demolition of the Howard Johnson Restaurant located at 273 Pershing Road, Decatur, IL.