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  • Collection: Photo File: Business

Photos of Decatur Subways and Wabash Steam Engine.

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Photograph of N. Main St. Subway. Photographs of unidentified subways. Photograph of S. Main St. Subway looking north. Photograph of W. Main St. Subway & Oakland Park North. Photograph of W. Main St. Subway & Oakland under construction. Photograph of…

Photo of Pierce & Caldwell Bakery

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Photograph of the building that housed Pierce & Caldwell Bakery in 1910. "1954 site of Morehouse & Wells. Photo ran Review Nov. 27, 1910."

Photo of The Pines Shopping Center Sign.

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Photograph of The Pines Shopping Center Sign. Tolly's Market as one of the stores at this location, called 5 points. Five points was the intersection of 22nd Street, Route 36 and Williams Street.

Photo of Young Boy Standing Holding his Hat.

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Photograph of young boy holding his hat by Piper Photography.

Photo of the Pom Pom Cafe.

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Photograph of the Pom Pom Cafe located on the corner of Wood and Oakland Streets, Decatur, IL. The Pom Pom Cafe opened in the 1920's and was in business until 1955 when it became Jay's Buffeteria.

Photo of the Ponderosa Steak House Building

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Photograph of the Ponderosa Steak House Building located at 2981 N. Main St., Decatur, IL.

Photo o Powell Manufacturing Company Building

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Photograph of Powell Manufacturing Company Building. "1953: Powell Mfg. Co. was built in 1947. Part of it was destroyed by fire in 1949. It was expanded to its current size in 1950." "Powell Manufacturing Co. was built by Dr. V. W. Powell who needed…

Decatur Traction and Electric Co. Power House

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Photograph of Decatur traction and electric power plant building with old automobiles. "Decatur Traction and Electric Co. --Power House--Wabash Ave., 405-409, built in 1899 and abandoned as power house five years later. It was used by several…

Photos of Powers Grand Opera House

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Photograph of the exterior of the Powers Grand Opera House taken in 1896. Photograph of the Opera House Block, "Water, N. 200 Block. This was the Smith's Opera House which was built in 1870 and used until the Powers Grand Opera House was erected in…

Photos of the Fire at the Powers Grand Opera in 1914.

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Photographs of the fire damage done to the Powers Grand Opera House in 1914.