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Photograph of the Walrus Mfg. Co. located on the corner of Broadway and Wabash Ave. Walrus Mfg. Co. originally was the Decatur Refrigeration and Mfg. Co.; changed in 1903. The business was phased out after 72 years of operation. In 1972 the business…

Photograph of Robert Faries (d. 11/17/1919). Faries was a manufacturer, inventor, and president of the Faries Manufacturing Co. He bought Wilson Park, and renamed it Faries Park in 1910. He founded the Faries Manufacturing Co. in 1881, which…