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Boarding House

BS964-N Maryland at Front Street 1915-118.jpg

Photograph of Boarding House located at 517 N. Maryland at Front St., levee area. Used as a place of business by Fred Wittke.

Tags: 9/5/1915, Boarding House, BS964, Business, Decatur IL. 517 N. Maryland, Fred Wittke, Front St., Levee District

Illinois Central Railroad Station Map - Northern Cross (9/1939)

This map shows the Illinois Central Railroad crossing the Wabash Railroad at the Northern Cross in September 1939. It also shows the Wabash RR yards, businesses, and streets around the Northern Cross.

Tags: #8.003, 1939, 9/1939, B&O RR Depot, Broadway St., businesses, Calhoun St., Cerro Gordo St., Clinton St., collection, Decatur Coffin Co., Decatur Grocer Co., Decatur IL, Decatur Novelty Works, Eldorado Oil Co., Eldorado St., Esplanade St., Front St., Gronne Concrete Products Co., Hammon Bros. Transfer Co., Hilton St., Home Manufacturing Co., ICRR, ICRR freight house, ICRR passenger depot, Illinois Central Railroad, ISHRAB-2017-25-66, Kraft Hotel, Leisey Brewery, map, Maps, Marietta St., Maryland St., Morgan St., North St., Northern Cross, Orchard St., Pearl St., Prairie Ave, Railroad Ave., Railroad Map Collection, Rath Packing Co., Sangamon St., Shellabarger Elevator Co., Short St., Streets, Swift & Co., The Grigolet Company, Track, Tracks, Union Iron Works, Wabash, Wabash Ave., Wabash freight house, Wabash machine shop, Wabash passenger depot, Wabash Railroad, Wabash Railway, Wabash Roundhouse, Wabash RR, Wabash yards, Wabash YMCA, Walrus Manufacturing Co., Wide's Oil Co., William St., Yards

Illinois Central Railroad Station Plat Map - Decatur St. to Cerro Gordo St. (9/11/195?, revised 11/30/1955)

This map shows the Illinois Central Railroad tracks from Decatur St. to Cerro Gordo St. The map shows the industries, additions, and streets between Decatur St. and Cerro Gordo St.

Tags: #8.003, 11/30/1955, 195?, 1955, 9/11/195?, additions, Allen McReynolds & Co. Addition, Assessors subdivision of lot 8, B.H. Cassell's Addition, Broadway St., businesses, Cerro Gordo St., collection, Decatur Elevator Co., Decatur Grocer Co., Decatur IL, Decatur St., Deep Rock Oil Corp., E. Main St., E.E. Lily & Son, Eldorado St., Frank Shull, Front St., Gates & Johnson Co., Gault St., Gault's 1st Addition, Gault's 2nd Addition, Hammon Bros. Co., Hilton St., ICRR, ICRR freight house, Illinois Candy Co., Illinois Central Railroad, Illinois Power Co., Indiana Oxygen Co., Industry Court, ISHRAB, ISHRAB-2017-25-33, J.K. Warren's South Addition, J.N. Bill's 2nd Addition, Jackson St., Kraft Hotel, Macon St., map, Maps, Maryland St., Moorehouse and Wells Co., Morgan St., North St., Office of Assistant to Division Engineer, Ornamental Iron Works, Phillips Coal Co., Prairie Ave., Railroad Map Collection, Rath Packing Co., revised, S. Franklin St., Short St., Sinclair Oil and Refining Co., station plat map, Streets, The Grigolet Company, Union Iron Works, US Manufacturing Co., W.L. Oakes Machinery Company, Wabash, Wabash Railroad, Wabash Railway, Wabash RR, Washington St., Water St., Wides Oil Co., William St.

Illinois Central Railroad Station Plat Map - Decatur St. to Cerro Gordo St. (9/11/1951)

This is a station plat map for Illinois Central Railroad showing the tracks from Decatur St. to Cerro Gordo St. It also includes the streets and businesses between those two streets, and the Wabash RR tracks.

Tags: #8.003, 1951, 9/11/1951, additions, Assessors sub of lot 8, B.H. Cassell's Addition, Broadway St., businesses, Cerro Gordo St., collection, Decatur Grocer Co., Decatur IL, Decatur Novelty Works, Decatur Soya Products Co., Decatur St., Deep Rock Oil Corp., E.E. Lily & Son, Eldorado St., Frank Shull, Front St., Gates & Johnson Co., Gault St., Gault's 1st Addition, Gault's 2nd Addition, Hamman Brothers Transfer Co., Hilton St., ICRR, ICRR freight house, ICRR yards, Illinois Candy Co., Illinois Central Railroad, Industry Court, ISHRAB-2017-25-60, J.K. Warren's South Addition, J.N. Bills 2nd Addition, Jackson St., Kraft Hotel, Macon St., Main St., map, Maps, Maryland St., Moorehouse and Wells Co., Morgan St., North St., Office of Assistant to the Division Engineer, Ornamental Iron Works, Prairie Ave., Railroad Map Collection, Rath Packing Co., S. Franklin St., Short St., Sinclair Oil and Refining Co., Streets, The Grigolet Company, Tracks, Union Iron Works, US Manufacturing Co., Wabash Railroad, Wabash RR., Washington St., Water St., William St., Wood St., Yards

Illinois Central Railroad Station Plat Map - Eldorado St. to Hickory St. (12/26/1951)

This is a station plat map for Illinois Central Railroad showing the tracks from Eldorado St. to Hickory St. The map includes the Wabash RR and Pennsylvania RR tracks, streets, and additions.

Illinois Central Railroad Station Plat Map - Eldorado St. to Hickory St. (8/12/1953)

This is a station plat map for Illinois Central Railroad showing the tracks from Eldorado St. to Hickory St. The map includes the Wabash RR and Pennsylvania RR tracks, streets, and additions.

Tags: #8.003, 1953, 8/12/1953, A.W. Cash Valve Co., Calhoun St., Carvers' Addition, Center St., Cerro Gordo St., Clayton St., Clinton St., collection, Condit St., Decatur Housing Authority, Decatur IL, Eldorado St., Esplanade St., Front St., Grand Ave., Hickory St., ICRR, ICRR freight house, ICRR yards, Illinois Central Railroad, ISHRAB-2017-25-57, Leafland Ave., Locust St., map, Maps, Marietta St., Maryland St., Maurer Distributing Co., McClelland Grocery Co., Moorehouse and Wells Warehouse, Morgan St., Orchard St., Pearl St., Pennsylvania RR, Prather's Addition, Railroad Ave., Railroad Map Collection, Rath Packing Co., Sangamon St., Short St., Sol Tick Warehouse, Stapps Subdivision, station plat map, Swift & Company, Tastyee Bread Bakery, Tracks, Wabash, Wabash Ave., Wabash freight house, Wabash machine shop, Wabash RR, Wabash yards, Walrus Manufacturing Co.

Photo of first house on the "levee" known as the Wittke House.

Photograph of "old frame house stood at 517 N. Maryland street at Front street. It was first used as a Boarding House and was said to be the first house on the 'levee'. It was last used as a place of business by Fred Wittke. Photo ran Herald Sept. 5,…

Tags: 517 N. Maryland, BD20, Boarding House, BS1472, Business, Decatur IL, Front St., Levee