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Illinois Central Railroad Proposed Subway at S. Main St. - General Filing Plan (9/20/1930)

This is the general filing plan for the ICRR's proposed subway on S. Main St. This subway was approved and later constructed.

Illinois Central Railroad Map - Sangamon River to Washington St. (3/25/1924)

This map shows the Illinois Central Railroad track from the Sangamon River to Washington St. Originally published in 1910, this map was revised on 3/25/1924.

Illinois Central Railroad Station Plat Map - Ruth St. to Wood St. (4/10/1951)

This map shows the Illinois Central Railroad track from Ruth St. to Wood St., and includes all the streets, additions, and buinesses in between.

Tags: #8.003, 1951, 4/10/1951, Assessors sub of lot 8, Assessors subdivision of the SE1/4 of the NE1/4, Broadway St., Cantrell St., Christy Construction Co., City Waterworks, Clement C. Walter's 3rd Addition, Cleveland Ave., collection, Decatur IL, Decatur Soya Products Co., Decatur St., Deep Rock Oil Corp., E. Sherman St., E.D. Woods Addition, E.E. Lily & Son, Frank Shull, Gates and Johnson Co., Gault St., Gault's 1st Addition, Gault's 2nd Addition, Greenwood Ave., Greenwood Cemetery, I.F. Pharo's Sub Lot 7, ICRR, Illinois Central Railroad, ISHRAB-2017-25-52, J.K. Warren's South Addition, J.N. Bill's Addition, Jackson St., Lake Shore Drive, Limestone unloading pit, Macon County Coal Company, Macon St., Maps, Moorehouse and Wells Co., Oglesby & Watt's Addition, Oglesby Heights, Ornamental Iron Works, Railroad Map Collection, Riverview Park Addition, Ruth St., S. Franklin St., S. Main St., S. Water St., Sinclair Oil and Refining Co., station plat map, Streets, Track, US 51, US Manufacturing Co., Washington St., Wood St., Youngs Packing Co.

S. Main St. Subway

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This is the glass negative of the subway on S. Main St. The photo was taken by Pfile's Camera Shop for the Decatur Herald and Review in Decatur, IL in the early 1930s.

Tags: c. 1930, Charles Wasson Photo Collection, Decatur Herald & Review, Decatur IL, Glass Negative, negative, Pfile's Camera Shop, S. Main St., Subway

Photograph of Jesse E. Bendure (d. 3/11/1908), superintendent of Greenwood Cemetery for 29 years. Owned a grocery store on S. Main St. when he first came to Decatur, and also served as the Macon County Coroner for 4 terms. He was the father of Roy…

Tags: 1908, biography, Decatur Daily Review, Decatur IL, Greenwood Cemetery, grocery store, Jesse E. Bendure, Macon County Coroner, Photo File: Biography, Roy Bendure, S. Main St., superintendent, Vandeventer

Browse Items (5 total)

Illinois Central Railroad Proposed Subway at S. Main St. - General Filing Plan (9/20/1930)

Illinois Central Railroad Map - Sangamon River to Washington St. (3/25/1924)

Illinois Central Railroad Station Plat Map - Ruth St. to Wood St. (4/10/1951)

S. Main St. Subway

Jesse E. Bendure