Galesburg, IL : The Bondi Building on Main St. in Galesburg, IL
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Galesburg, IL: Classic Maid-Rite restaurant sign -- since 1926!
When the Orpheum Theatre opened on August 22, 1916, it was called a veritable house of enchantment. Designed by Rapp & Rapp in the Second Empire style of 19th century France, George Rapp called it a shrine to democracy, where the wealthy rub elbows with the poor. The theater's interior was designed in the French Renaissance style, complete with gold leaf and ornate plasterwork. The exterior was a pastiche of neo-classical and French Second Empire styles. The Orpheum has hosted such performers as The Marx Brothers, Harry Houdini, George Burns and Gracie Allen, and most recently, Mickey Rooney (Aug 2001). By the 1930s, the Orpheum was showing movies and did so until showing its last film in 1982. In 1988, after a $2 million restoration project, the Orpheum was brought back to its former splendor and returned to live performances once again. The Orpheum is now host to the Prairie Players Community Theater, the Knox-Galesburg Symphony Orchestra, and many touring performers. Tours are available and visitors are welcome. It is conveniently located just off of Interstate 74. Related Websites The Orpheum Theatre (Official) Contributed by Bryan Krefft, Amy Langan cinematreasures.org/theater/471/ Galesburg Historic District NRHP # 76000715
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ca. 1909 Message on back reads: May 24-09 I am having a dandy time Came to Galesburg Sat and going back to day, I saw you over in the park and you looked lonesome. Will let you know when I get home. Joe H.
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This faded ad for Bernstein's Bargain Store shows extremely well on Main Street in Galesburg, IL. It advertises clothing, dry goods, and shoes. A separate ad for the American Loan Company is represented below it.
When the Orpheum Theatre opened on August 22, 1916, it was called a veritable house of enchantment. Designed by Rapp & Rapp in the Secon...
Transferred digitally from 8mm silent film. Notice our beautiful downtown with diagonal parking. Kresge's, Grant's, and Lombard & Churchill bands!
Bay windows above a Chinese restaurant in Galesburg, Illinois.
Galesburg, IL: Old Main at Knox College--this is the only existing site of the 1858 Lincoln/Douglas Senate debates. The style of the building is Collegiate Gothic and it opened in 1857. It is a National Historic Landmark. Info: www.knox.edu/oldmain.xml
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Stitched iPhone photo. Better ones found in comments below. "In the early 1900s Galesburg was the home to more than a dozen cigar manufacturers and at the peak there were nearly two dozen downtown businesses pedaling cigars and smoking materials." - Galesburg Register Mail The building has some secrets that it jealously protected until the Frame Works building was gone. A multi-colored painted advertisement for George Durham 5-cent cigars may not survive the changes to the building. "I don’t know,” Brown said doubtfully of the ad’s value. She suggested, with a laugh, if someone has some money they want to donate, the sign may remain. Otherwise, she said take a good look, because it may be gone soon." - Galesburg Register-Mail Blatant promotional link to Thorn's Pet Store, who now occupies the building.
To learn what happened before us, we have to retrace our steps, look back on what was done in order to understand the future, in the ca...
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