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Photos of Comet Automobile

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Photographs of Comet Automobile Assembly Line, Building located on Garfield Ave., and Family Out For A Drive in Their Comet, Decatur, IL.

Photographs of the Racetrack

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The first photo was taken August 23rd, 1898 at the George A. Keller racetrack located just north of Garfield Ave. and between the I.T.S. tracks and the Illinois Central R.R. tracks. The track was closed in 1908 when local option hit Decatur and…

Photographs of the Illinois Traction System Shops Building Exterior

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Photographs of the exterior of the Illinois Traction System shops in Decatur IL taken in 1909 and 1910. The shops were located at 1800 E. Garfield Ave. and were purchased by Parke Properties, Inc. in January of 1956 to be used as a warehouse.

Comet Building

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Photograph of the Comet Building located on Garfield Ave. at the Illinois Central Illinois Railroad.