Browse Items (141 total)

  • Collection: Photo File: Streets

Photos of 200 Block W. Main St.

Photographs of the 200 Block of W. Main St, 1912. Photographs of the 200 Block of W. Main looking east toward Lincoln Square, photo by Wasson Studios, c. 1910. Photograph of City paving W. Main from Church. "Riding the street cars was about the only…

Photos of 600 Block S. Franklin Street

Photographs 600 Block South Franklin Street south of the Illinois Central Illinois R. R. subway.

Photos of Businesses and Activities on S. Water St., Decatur, IL.

Photograph of S. Water St north from Court House. Photograph of "Decatur, city of--Streets--Water St., S. 100 Block--1910. This is the way the 100 block of South Water street looked on April 6, 1914, although this picture was taken in 1910. On April…

Photos of Businesses on N. Water St., Decatur, IL.

Photograph of businesses on the 200 block of N. Water Street, Decatur, IL. about 1910. Aerial photograph of the 300 block of N. Water Street, July 1930.

Photos of Condit St. Subway Opening in 1937.

Photographs of the Condit Street Subway opening 5/27/1937.

Photos of Downtown Decatur taken from rooftops.

Photographs of Downtown Decatur taken from rooftops, looking Northeast from Prairie and Main Streets.

Photos of E. Division St. Paving and Machinery

Photograph of City Paving E. Division St. "A new method of surfacing streets was shown in this early-day picture on East Division Street. Men with the mops are filling in crevices between the bricks with asphalt. Before this a sand filler had been…

Photos of E. Garfield Ave. Overpass.

Photographs of E. Garfield Ave. overpass at ground level and aerial views.

Photos of E. Grand Ave. Subway Construction and Opening

Photographs of the construction and opening of E. Grand Ave. subway in 1956 and 1957.