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  • Collection: Photo File: Business

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.

Photo of the flowers girls for the Stengel Wedding

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Photograph of the Flower Girls for the Stengel Wedding; 6/24/1920, Elizabeth McGowan, Mary Ronan and Catherine Gollings.

Photo of the Front of Black and Co. Building and Business Card

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Photograph of Black & Co. Hardware Store located at 340 N. Main St., Decatur, IL. Photograph of Black and Co. business card.

Photo of the Garfield Tap Tavern

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Photograph of the Garfield Tap Tavern, Garfield Ave., Decatur, IL. "The long-time popular
Garfield Tap in August 1951. The tavern was located next to the ICGRR tracks south of the Garfield Overpass. The current address is 1937 N. Railroad Ave.…