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Wabash and ITS Tracks from Fairview Park to Fairview Ave.

This map shows the Wabash Railroad and Illinois Terminal System tracks between Fairview Park and Fairview Ave. It also shows the plats south of the tracks.

Fairview Park - Summer Scene 1912

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This is the photo of a Summer gathering at Fairview Park in 1912.

Tags: 1912, crowd, Decatur IL, Decatur Park District, Fairview Park, gathering, Summer, Summer scene

Fairview Park Bridge

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This is a glass negative of a bridge in Fairview Park. The photo was taken by the Pfile's Camera Shop for the Decatur Herald & Review in Decatur, IL around 1930.

Tags: Bridge, c. 1930, Charles Wasson Photo Collection, Decatur Herald & Review, Decatur IL, Decatur Park District, Fairview Park, park, Pfile's Camera Shop

Wabash Railway Right of Way and Track Map - From Wyckles Land in Harristown Township to N. Mercer St. (6/30/1919)

This right of way and track map shows the Wabash Railway tracks from the Wyckles plat of land to N. Mercer St. The map also shows the nearby Illinois Traction System tracks.

Tags: #8.003, 1919, 6/30/1919, Ashland Ave., Cobb Ave., collection, Decatur IL, Decatur Township, Dennis Ave., Dunham St., E-Z Opener Bag Co., Fair Lawn Ave., Fairlawn Cemetery, Fairview Park, Harristown Township, Home Ave., Ice Plant, Illinois Terminal System, Illinois Traction System, ISHRAB, ISHRAB-2017-25-82, ITS, map, Maps, McClelland Ave., N. Fairview Ave., N. Mercer St., N. Oakland Ave., N. Pine St., Oakdale Bl., Office of Chief Engineer, Park Place, Prairie Ave., Railroad Map Collection, right of way, right of way and track map, roadway, Summit Ave., Taylor Ave., Track, University Ave., Van Dyke St., Victoria Ave., W. Cerro Gordo St., W. Eldorado St., W. Green St., W. King St., W. Marietta St., W. North St., W. Packard St., W. William St., Wabash, Wabash Railroad, Wabash Railway, Wabash RR, Westlawn Ave., Woodlawn Ave., Wyckles, Wyckles land, Wyckles plat

Wabash Railway Station Map: Lands, Tracks, and Structures - Fairview Park to N. Monroe St. (6/30/1919)

This station map shows the Wabash Railway's lands, tracks, and structures between Fairview Park and N. Monroe St. in 1919.

Tags: #8.003, 1919, 6/30/1919, Bellevue Place, Cerro Gordo St., collection, Decatur IL, Dunham St., Dunham's Addition, E.B. Durfee's 1st Addition, E.B. Durfee's 2nd Addition, E.B. Durfee's 3rd Addition, Fairview Addition, Fairview Ave., Fairview Park, Fairview Place, H. Robinson's Addition, H.A. Wood's West Park Addition of out lots, Hill's Addition of out lots, ICRR, Illinois Central Railroad, ISHRAB-2017-25-114, ISHRAB-2017-25-115, ISHRAB-2017-25-116, ISHRAB-2017-25-119, lands, map, Maps, McClelland Ave., Miller & Packard Addition, Mueller Manufacturing Co., N. Mercer St., N. Monroe St., N. Pine St., Oakland Ave., Office of Chief Engineer, Pleasant View, Polar Ice Co., Quinlan's 1st Addition, Quinlan's 2nd Addition, Quinlan's 3rd Addition, railroad, Railroad Ave., Railroad Map Collection, S.K. Thompson Addition, S.K. Thompson's 2nd Addition, Solana Place, station map, structures, Tracks, University Ave., University Heights, Van Dyke St., W. Eldorado St., W. Green St., W. King St., W. North St., Wabash, Wabash Railroad, Wabash Railway, Wabash RR, Western Addition

Illinois Traction Inc. Station Map - Stevens Creek to McClelland Ave. (12/31/1928, last revised 2/29/1936)

This Illinois Traction, Inc. station map shows the ITS tracks from Stevens Creek to McClelland Ave., just north of Fairview Park.

Fairview Park - Ice Skating

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These are photographs of people skating on Dreamland Lake at Dreamland Park, which later became part of Fairview Park. The photos were taken by J.K. Stafford on February 2, 1908.

Tags: Decatur IL, Decatur Park District, Dreamland Lake, Dreamland Park, Fairview Park, February 2 1908, ice skating, J.K. Stafford, J.K. Stafford Collection, people, Photograph, various people

Fairview Park - Winter Scene 1909

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Winter scenes of Fairview Park that were taken by J.K. Stafford on January 31, 1909.

Tags: Decatur IL, Decatur Park District, Fairview Park, J.K. Stafford, J.K. Stafford Collection, January 31 1909, Photograph, Winter, Winter scene

Fairview Park - Old Settlers' Reunion

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These are the photographs of the Old Settlers' Reunion on August 18, 1898. The reunion was held at the pavilion in Fairview Park. The photos were taken by J.K. Stafford.

Tags: August 18 1898, Decatur IL, Decatur Park District, Fairview Park, J.K. Stafford, J.K. Stafford Collection, Old Settlers, Old Settlers' Reunion, pavilion, Settlers, various people

Fairview Park - Couple on a Bridge

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This is a photograph of a man and woman standing on a bridge in Fairview Park. The photograph was taken by J.K. Stafford in November 1908.

Tags: Bridge, couple, Decatur IL, Decatur Park District, Fairview Park, J.K. Stafford, J.K. Stafford Collection, man, November 1908, woman

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