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Photos of Comet Automobile
Photographs of Comet Automobile Assembly Line, Building located on Garfield Ave., and Family Out For A Drive in Their Comet, Decatur, IL.
Tags: Assembly Line, automobile, BS1, BS117, BS314, BS935, building, Business, Comet, Decatur IL., Garfield Ave., Manufacturing
Photographs of the Racetrack
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…
Tags: 1898, Biflex Co., Comet Automobile Co., Decatur IL, French, Garfield Ave., George A. Keller, George Keller, horses, Houdaille-Hershey Corp., I.T.S., Illinois Central R.R., J.K. Stafford, Jack French, Keller, L.P. Halladay Co., Oakes Products Co., Photo File: Recreation, race, Racetrack, racing, Recreation, Stafford
Photographs of the Illinois Traction System Shops Building Exterior
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
Photograph of the Comet Building located on Garfield Ave. at the Illinois Central Illinois Railroad.