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Illinois Central Railroad Station Plat Map- Greenwood Cemetery to Wood St. (1953)

This is a station plat map of the Illinois Central Railroad tracks from Greenwood Cemetery to Wood St.

Tags: . Water St., #8.003, 1953, A.O. Bolen's Resurvey, additions, Assessors sub of lot 8, Broadway St., businesses, Cantrell St., Christy Construction Co., Clement C. Walter's 3rd Addition, collection, Decatur IL, Decatur Soy Products Co., Decatur St., Deep Rock Oil Corp., E. Sherman St., E.D. Wood's Addition, E.E. Lily & Son, Frank Shull, Gates and Johnson Co., Gault St., Gault's 2nd Addition, Gault's Addition, Greenwood Cemetery, I.F. Pharo's sub lot, ICRR, Illinois Central Railroad, Industry Court, ISHRAB-2017-25-54, J.K. Warren's South Addition, J.N. Bill's 2nd Addition, J.N. Bill's Addition, Jackson St., Macon County Coal Company, Macon St., map, Maps, Moorehouse and Wells, Oglesby & Watt's Addition, Ornamental Iron Works, Railroad Map Collection, Riverview Park Addition, S. Franklin St., S. Water St., Sinclair Oil and Refining Co., station plat map, Streets, Tracks, US Manufacturing Co., US Mfg. Co., Wood St.

Illinois Central Railroad Tracks - North to State Route 48 & 121 (7/21/1953)

This map shows the Illinois Central Railroad tracks going north towards State Route 48 & 121. The map also shows the Illinois Terminal System tracks.

Illinois Central Railroad Tracks - Along State Route 48 (3/11/1953, revised 6/1/1964)

This map shows the Illinois Central Railroad tracks running along State Route 48. The map was originally created on 3/11/1953, and last revised on 6/1/1964.

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 Railroad Right of Way and Track Map - 27th St. Through Lake Decatur (7/1/1953)

This right of way and track map shows the Wabash Railway tracks going east from 27th St. over Lake Decatur.

Tags: #8.003, 1953, 24th St., 25th St., 26th St., 27th St., 29th St., 31st St., 32nd St., 33rd St., 34th St., 35th St., 7/1/1953, A.E. Staley Manufacturing Co., additions, businesses, Camp and Emrich Addition of outlots, Camp and Emrich's 2nd Addition of outlots, collection, Decatur IL, Donovan Heights Addition, E. Division St., E. Grand Ave., E. Hickory St., E. Locust St., E. Logan St., E. Olive St., Faries Parkway, Fern Ct., Garden Place, Garfield Ave., Geddes Ave., Hillcrest Dr., Homewood Ave., ISHRAB-2017-25-93, James St., Lake Decatur, Lakewood Ave., map, Maps, Office of Chief Engineer, public road, Raceland Plat "C" in Plat "C", Raceland Plat "D" in Plat "A", Railroad Map Collection, right of way, right of way and track map, Samuels St., Spencer-Kellogg & Son Co., State Route 47, Streets, Track, track map, Tracks, Wabash Railroad, Wabash Railway, Wabash RR, Wabash yards, West Lake Addition outlots, Yards

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.

Photos Decatur Warehouse and Moving Co.

Photographs of Employees Working at the Decatur Warehouse and Moving Co.

Tags: 1953, BS1070, BS1071, BS1072, BS1073, BS1074, BS1075, BS1076, BS1077, BS1078, BS1079, BS1080, Business, Decatur IL., Decatur Warehouse & Moving Co., employees, Moving Co., Warehouse

Photos of the Decatur Bottling Company.

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Photographs of the Decatur Bottling Company located on the corner of Cantrell and Broadway (now MLK) streets. Photos of the building, bottling, manufacturing and packaged for distribution.

Tags: 1953, 1954, 1957, 1971, Bottling, BS1031, BS1032, BS1033, BS1034, BS1035, BS1036, BS1037, BS1038, BS1039, BS1040, BS703, building, Business, Corner Cantrell & Broadway, Decatur Bottling Co., employees, Manufacturing

Photo Curve Inn

Photograph of the Curve Inn Located on Route 48 near MacArthur High School, opened in 1953. "From Yesteryear - The Curve Inn, located on Route 48 near MacArthur High School opened in 1953--four years before MacArthur opened its doors for its first…

Tags: 1953, Al Dreschel, BS1023, Business, Clyde Shaw, Irene Shaw Huff, Keith Huff, Route 48, Tavern, The Curve Inn

Photograph of Hickory Point School, 1953.

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Photograph of Hickory Point School taken 4/27/1953.

Tags: 1953, building, Hickory Point School, Macon County Schools, Rural Schools, Schools

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