Peoria Historical Society

cherishing memories and preserving history
 

 
Street Scenes of Yesteryear:


Adams St. looking north - 1908


Adams St. (view from Hamilton Blvd.)


Adams St. - Trolley -1910

Corner of Main & Adams Streets


Fulton Street


Hamilton Boulevard

Hamilton Boulevard - 1911
Jefferson St. (view from Harrison St.)
Main Street - 1910


Main Street (view from Adams St.)

    
Buildings and Businesses:

Alliance Life Building
Peoria Life Building - 1920
Hotel Pere Marquette


Block & Kuhl Department Store


Block & Kuhl Department Store


Boland Mortuary - Perry St.


Buehler Home


Caterpillar Tractor Company


Coliseum on Adams Street


Creve Coeur Club


CRI-PD Depot - 1910


Hiram Walker Distillery

Knights of Columbus Hall
National Hotel on Jefferson St.
Northern Regional Research Lab

Peoria Public Library
Post Office
Proctor Home - 1912

Shrine Mosque
Y.M.C.A.
Y.W.C.A.
Churches, Hospitals, Schools:

First Federated Church
First Methodist Episcopal Church
Scottish Rite Cathedral

Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Cathedral of St. Mary of the
Immaculate Conception		  

Deaconess Hospital
Methodist Hospital
Proctor Hospital

St. Francis Hospital		    

Bradley Univ. - Bradley Hall
Bradley Univ. - Horology Bldg.
Bradley University Fieldhouse

Douglas School - 1914
Lincoln School
Manual High School

Peoria High School
Spalding Institute
Washington School
Parks and Recreational Settings:


Al Fresco Park - 1914


Al Fresco Park - Ferris Wheel

 
 
Bradley Park
Bradley Park
Bradley Park - Pompeian Gardens

Detweiller Park
Glen Oak - Bridge to Rose Island
Glen Oak Park Bridge

Glen Oak Park Conservatory
Glen Oak - Lake
Glen Oak Park  - Pergola

Glen Oak Park - Palm House
Glen Oak Park Squirrel House
Glen Oak Park - Sunken Gardens

IVY Club
Madison Park Bridge
Proctor Recreation Center - 1915

South Park
South Park Pavilion		  

Peoria Historical Society
611 SW Washington Street, Peoria, Illinois 61602
Phone:  309-674-1921   Fax: 309-674-1882

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