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  • Collection: Photo File: Streets

Photos of W. Decatur Street during 1910 and 1911.

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Photograph of W. Decatur Street near Fairview Ave. "Very little mechanical equipment was in use in 1911 when West Decatur Street near Fairview Avenue was paved with brick. Decatur's first hard-surface street was laid in 1884 when brick with sand…

Photos of Home on West Prairie Street, Decatur, IL.

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Photograph of home at 215 West Prairie Street. Erected by A. T. Hill and torn down in 1925, taken March 1912. Photograph of home at 230 West Prairie Street. John R. Bradshaw home, known as the Bradshaw apartments. It was sold by H. Vincent Allen ,…

Photographs of West Prairie Ave.

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Photographs of West Prairie Ave. taken on unknown dates. One showing the 100 block of West Prairie Ave. and the other, a postcard, that reads "Prairie Ave, Sunlight that looks like snow."

Photo of Houses under construction Jasper Street Addition.

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Photograph of homes under construction, Jasper Street Addition, Decatur, IL.

Photos from the Oklahoma Addition, located close to the Sangamon River.

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Photographs of the Oklahoma Addition showing the living conditions before and after flooding. It was located between U.S. 51 and Jasper Street

Photos of Downtown Decatur taken from rooftops.

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Photographs of Downtown Decatur taken from rooftops, looking Northeast from Prairie and Main Streets.

Photo of 500 Block of East Eldorado looking East from Broadway (MLK), 1917.

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Photograph of the 500 Block of East Eldorado, looking East from Broadway (MLK). The building on the right is the Fred Kipp grocery store, photo taken 1/4/1917.