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Photos of Decatur Fountain Co. and L. H. Alvord

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Photograph of the Decatur Fountain Co. taken in 1910. Located at the north end of Lowber St. in what was known as the Chamber of Commerce addition. Photo ran Nov. 27, 1910 in the Decatur newspaper. Photograph of L. H. Alvord, President of Decatur…

Tags: 1910, Bement IL., biography, BS149, BS150, Buildings, Business, Chamber of Commerce Addition, Decatur Fountain Co., Decatur IL., grocery business, Herald and Review, L. H. Alvord, Lowber St., Photo File: Business

Photo of the Combination Fountain Co. Building

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Photograph of The Combination Fountain Co. Building located at 702 E. Division St., Decatur, IL.

Tags: 11/27/1910, 702 E. Division St., BS89, building, Business, Decatur IL., Herald and Review, L. H. Alvord, Lowber St., Manufacturing, Soda Fountains, The Combination Fountain Co.

Illinois Central Railroad Station Plat Map (9/30/1952, last revised 1/5/1962)

This map shows the Illinois Central Railroad station at Woodford St. and Lowber St.

Illinois Central Railroad Track from Garfield Ave. to the Illinois Malleable Iron Co. (7/26/1929)

This map shows the Illinois Central Railroad track from Garfield Ave. to the Illinois Malleable Iron Co., including the streets and businesses in between. The map also includes the ICRR crossing the ITS tracks.

Wabash Railway - Pipe and Sewer Lines (5/25/1920)

This map shows the pipe and sewer lines in the Wabash RR yards.

Tags: #8.003, 1920, 5/25/1920, blacksmith shop & boiler room, Chambers Bering & Quinlan Company, Charles St., coach paint shop, coach repair shop, collection, Decatur IL, Depot, dry kilning, ICRR depot, ISHRAB-2017-25-89, Jasper St., light repair shop, locomotive shop, Lowber St., Lumber Shed, machine & blacksmith shop, machine shop, map, Maps, new shop, Office of Chief Engineer, oil house, paint shop, pipe and sewer lines map, pipes, Planing Mill, Power House, railroad, Railroad Map Collection, reclamation plant, Roundhouse, Sangamon St., sewer lines, stock pens, storage shed, store house, Streets, tin & cabinet shop, transfer table, Wabash, Wabash Depot, Wabash Railroad, Wabash Railway, Wabash Roundhouse, Wabash RR, Wabash yards, Wabash YMCA, wash building, wash house, Woodford St., yard office, Yards

Illinois Central Railroad Station Plat Map - Tait Ave. - Division St. (9/15/1952)

This Illinois Central Railroad station plat map shows the yards, tracks, streets, and businesses between Tait Ave. and Division St. in 1952.

Tags: #8.003, 1952, 9/15/1952, Alexander Lumber Company, businesses, Calhoun St., Charles St., coal yard, collection, Collins-Bruley Construction Company, Curtis Ave., Decatur IL, diesel shop, Division St., Elmhurst Ave., Garfield Ave., George S. Walker Inc., Harrison Ave., ICRR, ICRR yards, Illinois Ave., Illinois Bell Telephone Co., Illinois Central Railroad, Illinois St., ISHRAB-2017-25-97, ISHRAB-2017-25-98, J.L. Johnson and Sons., Jasper St., laudromat, Leader Ave., Leader Iron Works, Logan St., Lowber St., map, Maps, Miss Mary Schnepp, Mr. A.H. Schnepp, Mueller Ave., Mueller Company, Office of Assistant to Division Engineer, Olive St., Perfect Potato Chip Company, Railroad Map Collection, Sawyer Biscuit Company, station plat map, Streets, Sunshine Biscuit Company, Superior Welding Co., Tait Ave., Tracks, Woare Builders Supply Company, Woodford St., Yards

Wabash Railway Station Map: Lands - Calhoun St. to 22nd St. (6/30/1919)

This station map shows the land around the Wabash RR tracks from Calhoun St. to 22nd St. in 1919. This includes streets and additions in that area.

Tags: #8.003, 1919, 22nd St., 2nd St., 3rd St., 4th St., 5th St., 6/30/1919, 6th St., additions, Allen St., Allen's Subdivision, Arch St., Calhoun St., Carver's Addition, Cassell's 2nd Addition, Chamber of Commerce subdivision, Chambers Bering & Quinlan Co. Resurvey Block 9, Charles St., Clayton St., collection, Condit St., D. Cameron Resurvey, Decatur IL, Dodson's Addition, E. Thomas Subdivision, East Decatur Heights, East End Industrial Subdivision, East St., Eichinger Heights, Ennis Addition, Gatling's Addition, Great Western Ave., H.W. Hill's subdivision, Illinois St., ISHRAB-2017-25-108, Jasper St., lands, Lowber St., map, Maps, Marietta St., N. Folk St., N. Jordan St., Orchard St., Pearl St., Peddecord & Burrow's Addition, Power's 1st Addition, railroad, Railroad Map Collection, Rolling Mill Addition, S. Powers subdivision, S.S. Jack's Addition, Sangamon St., Stapp's subdivision, station map, Stock St., Stone St., Streets, Tracks, Wabash, Wabash Ave., Wabash Railroad, Wabash Railway, Wabash RR, Witt St., Woodford St.

Wabash Railroad Station Map: Tracks and Structures - Calhoun St. to 22nd St. (9/15/1952)

This station map shows the Wabash tracks and yards between Calhoun St. and 22nd St. in 1952.

Tags: #8.003, 1952, 22nd St., 4th St., 5th St., 6th St., 9/15/1952, A.E. Staley Manufacturing Co., Arch St., Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Baltimore & Ohio RR, boiler room, Calhoun St., car inspector's office, Chambers Bering & Quinlan Company, Charles St., Clayton St., collection, colored lavatory and locker building, Condit St., Decatur Foundry Co., Decatur IL, East Ave., Illinois St., ISHRAB-2017-25-109, Jasper St., locker room, locomotive blacksmith shop, locomotive shop, locomotive store room, Lowber St., machine shop, map, Maps, Marietta St., Mississippi Valley Structural Steel Co., N. Folk St., N. Jordan St., Office of Chief Engineer, Orchard St., railroad, Railroad Map Collection, round house, Sangamon St., signal depot building, signal repair shop, station map, Stone St., Streets, structures, Tracks, Wabash, Wabash Ave., Wabash office, Wabash Railroad, Wabash Railway, Wabash round house, Wabash RR, Wabash yards, wash room, Witt St., Woodford St., Yards

Wabash Railroad Right of Way and Track Map - McClelland Ave. to Wabash Yards (6/18/1953)

This right of way and track map shows the Wabash track and yards in 1953. The map goes east from McClelland Ave. to the Wabash yards, and shows the streets and businesses in between. It also shows the Illinois Central Railroad track, the Illinois…

Tags: #8.003, 16th St., 1953, 22nd St., 23rd St., 24th St., 27th St., 29th St., 31st St., 32nd St., 33rd St., 34th St., 6/18/1953, A.E. Staley Manufacturing Co., addition, Arch St. Illinois St., B&O RR, Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Base Line Rd., Black & Co., Board of Education, Bradford St., Broadway St., Calhoun St., car shop, Central Ave., Cerro Gordo St., Chambers Bering & Quinlan Co., Charles St., Church St., Clayton St., Clement C. Walters 2nd Fairland Addition, Clement C. Walters Fairland Addition, coach painting shop, coach shop, collection, Condit St., Cottage Hill Ave., Decatur Fans Association, Decatur Foundry Co., Decatur IL, Division St., Dodson's 2nd Addition, Donovan Heights 1st, Dunham St., E. Eldorado St., E. Main St., E. North St., E. Prairie St., E. William St., E. Wood St., East Ave., Economy Homes Addition, Fairview Ave., Folk St., Franklin St., Geddes Ave., Grand Ave., Hickory St., ICRR, Illinois Central Railroad, Illinois State Highway Department, Illinois Traction System, ISHRAB-2017-25-120, ITS, Jackson St., Jasper St., Jordan St., Leafland Ave., Lewis Shaw, locomotive shop, Locust St., Logan St., Lowber St., machine shop, Mammon's Addition, map, Maps, Mason St., McClelland Ave., mill & tin shop, Mississippi Valley Structural Steel Co., Morgan St., N. Clinton St., N. College St., N. Edward St., N. Main St., N. Mercer St., N. Monroe St., N. Pine St., Northeast Land Improvement Company, Oakland Ave., Oakland Ct., Office of Chief Engineer, Olive St., Orchard St., Park Dr., Pearl St., Planing Mill, Powers 1st Addition, Powers 3rd Addition, Powers 4th Addition, Powers 5th Addition, Powers 7th Addition, Powers 8th Addition, Powers 9th Addition, Raceland Plat "D" in Plat "A", railroad, Railroad Map Collection, reclamation plant, right of way, right of way and track map, Sangamon River, Sangamon St., St. Johns Lutheran Evangelical Church, State St., Stone St., store house, Sunset Ave., Sycamore Ave., Track, University Ave., Van Dyke St., W. Decatur St., W. Eldorado St., W. Forest Ave., W. Green St., W. King St., W. Macon St., W. Main St., W. Marietta St., W. North St., W. Prairie Ave., W. William St., W. Wood St., Wabash, Wabash Hospital, Wabash Railroad, Wabash Railway, Wabash RR, Wabash yards, Waggoner St., Walnut St., Water St., Willow Ave., Witt St., Woodford St., Yards

Wabash Railway Station Map : Tracks and Structures - Wabash Yards (6/30/1919)

This station map shows the Wabash Railway yards from Calhoun St. to 22nd St. in 1919.

Tags: #8.003, 1919, 22nd St., 4th St., 5th St., 6/30/1919, 6th St., A.E. Staley Manufacturing Co., American Hominy Co., Arch St., boiler room, Calhoun St., car inspector's office, Chambers Bering & Quinlan Co., Charles St., CI&W RR, Cincinnati Indianapolis & Western RR, Clayton St., Condit St., Decatur Bridge Co., Decatur Foundry Co., Decatur IL, E. Sangamon St., East Ave., Ice Storage, Illinois St., ISHRAB-2017-25-132, Jasper St., Jordan St., lavatory & locker room for colored, locker & wash room, locomotive blacksmith shop, locomotive shop, locomotive store room, Lowber St., machine shop, Marietta St., master mechanic office, N. Folk St., oil house, Orchard St., Railroad Map Collection, Sangamon St., signal repair shop, station map, Stone St., structures, Tracks, Wabash, Wabash Ave., Wabash office, Wabash Railroad, Wabash Railway, Wabash round house, Wabash RR, Wabash yards, wash & locker room, Witt St., Woodford St., Yards

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