"Picture Decatur" (Decatur IL)

I came across something interesting as I was doing some research on-line and wanted to share it here. Here are 5 "snippits" of the Decatur metro area from on-line mapping tools.  Very interesting to compare & contrast them next to each other.  I tried to take my "snippit" of each from the same view, so that the level of detail was as close as possible to identical. BING:    * lists WYCKLES CORNERS, instead of WYCKLES * only 1 of 2 that does not list LARKDALE (near intersection of Mound Road and 48) * only 1 of 2 that lists the NS-DECATUR railyard GOOGLE: * only one that lists FANS FIELD as a point of interest * only one that lists NELSON PARK and ROCK SPRINGS CENTER  * FARIES PARK is shown in green, but is not labeled * only one that does not list the DECATUR AIRPORT (not even a little plane symbol) * only one that lists MACON COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS * only one that does not show SANGAMON (upper right corner) or BEARSDALE (upper l

For this week's featured Decatur link, we present the FARM PROGRESS SHOW , which is the nation's oldest & largest outdoor farm show.... featuring 500 exhibitors and more than 300 acres of field demonstrations. Scheduled every other year in Decatur (since 2005), the show is held at "Progress City USA", located directly to the north of Richland Community College. This year, the Farm Progress Show will be held August 27-29. For all sorts of information about the event, check out their site at:  http://www.farmprogressshow.com

Decatur Celebration starts Friday evening.  Last night, the Miller Carnival rolled into town, and the team was hard at work today setting everything up in the Decatur Civic Center parking lot:

Here's another collection of miscellaneous Decatur photos from years past. Be sure to scroll see SET 1 and SET 2 as well. speedboat races on Lake Decatur Landmark Mall dolphins (downtown) bears in Fairview Park Decatur Commodores (c. 1940) Fan's Field Joyland Staley Pump House  (still located on north side of Route 36 bridge across Lake Decatur) ( these photos have been collected from a variety of sources, both on the internet and from personal collections. )

Photos from the Decatur Municipal Band's performance in the North Water Street Plaza June 22, 2013: 6:55 PM: 8:25 PM: crowd shots: Thanks for 156 great years, Decatur Municipal Band !!