Browse Items · Decatur Public Library Local History Photo Collection

Photo - Aerial View of Firestone Plant and Buildings

Photograph --Aerial View of the Firestone Plant located on 22nd Street, Decatur, IL. Photograph of the Firestone Buildings.

Tags: BS1111, BS1112, BS342, Buildings, Business, Decatur IL., Factories, Firestone Rubber Plant, Herald and Review, Manufacturing, Noel C. Dicks, Office Building, Photo File: Business

Photos of Faries Manufacturing Co. Building and Water Tower.

Photograph of Faries Mfg. Co. Photo ran 12/31/1909. Factory was located at 1036 E. Grand. Photograph of Faries Manufacturing Co. 1036 E. Grand. Photograph of the Water Tank Faries Mfg. Co. Photo ran Review 1/8/1911, factory located 1036 E. Grand.

Tags: 1036 E. Grand, 1909, 1911, BS1109, BS114, BS115, BS116, Buildings, Business, Decatur IL., Factories, Faries Manufacturing Co., Herald and Review, Manufacturing, Noel C. Dicks, Photo File: Business

Photos of Esker's Tavern Customers and Employees

Photographs of Employees and Customers inside Esker's Tavern 1703 Clay St., Decatur, IL.

Tags: 1703 E. Clay, BS109, BS110, BS111, BS112, Business, Customers, Decatur IL., employees, Esker's Tavern, Herald and Review, Photo File: Business, Restaurants, Taverns

Photo of Ticket Booth Empress Theatre

Photograph of Wayne Mott at the ticket booth of the Empress Theatre, taken in 1960. Photos of taking down the marquee 4/21/1961 and photo of the interior.

Tags: 419 N. Water St., Buildings, Business, Decatur IL., Empress Theatre, Herald and Review, Photo File: Business, Theatres, Ticket Booth, Wayne Mott

Photo of Dewsy's Dine-A-Mite Restaurant

Photograph of Dewsy's Dine-A-Mite Restaurant located at 365 E. Wood St., Decatur, IL.

Tags: 1950's, 365 E. Wood St., BS333, Buildings, Business, Decatur IL., Dewsy's Dine-A-Mite, Herald and Review, Noel C. Dicks, Photo File: Business, Restaurants

Photo of Decatur Traction and Electric Co. Power House

Photograph of Decatur Traction and Electric Co. Power House, 405-409 Wabash Avenue. Built in 1899 and abandoned as power house five years later. It was used by several different firms as a warehouse and was torn down in June 1937.

Tags: BS147, Buildings, Business, Decatur IL., Decatur Traction and Electric Co., Herald and Review, Photo File: Business, Power Co., Power House, Wabash Ave., Warehouse

Photos Decatur Railway and Light Co.

Photograph BS142: Decatur Railway & Light Co. Employees in Office Dec. 1910; Decatur Business 977.358A, pg. 98. Photo BS143: Decatur Railway & Light Co. Power Plant--1909; Decatur Business 977.358A, pg. 99. Photo ran Review 4/18/1909. Photo was made…

Tags: 1909. Decatur Business 977.358A pg 98, BS142, BS143, BS144, BS2528, Buildings, Business, Decatur IL., Decatur Railway & Light Co., Herald and Review, N. Edwards & Cerro Gordo Sts., Noel C. Dicks, Photo File: Business, Power Co., Railway

Photo of the Decatur Drive-In Theatre on Jasper St.

Photograph Aerial view of the Drive-in Theater, opened July 11, 1950. Includes photos of the field before construction (1948). Photographs of the front of the Drive-In Building.

Tags: 1/2/1948, 7/11/1950, Aerial View, BS1054, BS1055, BS554, BS555, BS556, Business, Construction, Drive-In Theatres, Herald and Review, Photo File: Business, Theatres

Photos of Decatur Lumber Co.

Photograph of the Decatur Lumber Co. --Lumber Shed. Photo ran in the Review Dec 31, 1909. Lumber Co. located at 666 N. Water at Wabash Street. Photo of Decatur Lumber and Manufacturing co. --Machine Room. This factory, located at 666 N. Water, is the…

Tags: 1909, 1955, 666 N. Water St., American Farmers Mutual Insurance Co., Buildings, Business, Decatur IL., Decatur Lumber & Mfg. Co., Decatur Lumber Co., Herald and Review, Photo File: Business

Photos of Decatur Fountain Co. and L. H. Alvord

Photograph of the Decatur Fountain Co. taken in 1910. Located at the north end of Lowber St. in what was known as the Chamber of Commerce addition. Photo ran Nov. 27, 1910 in the Decatur newspaper. Photograph of L. H. Alvord, President of Decatur…

Tags: 1910, Bement IL., biography, BS149, BS150, Buildings, Business, Chamber of Commerce Addition, Decatur Fountain Co., Decatur IL., grocery business, Herald and Review, L. H. Alvord, Lowber St., Photo File: Business

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