"Picture Decatur" (Decatur IL)

Taking a small break from posting pictures......... Here's a reminder about the wide variety of charitable foundations that would appreciate hearing from you if you're looking for a way to invest in the future of Decatur. From parks to schools to hospitals to pets, you can make a difference tomorrow by taking action today. #DecaturCityLimitless Community Foundation of Macon County http://www.endowdecatur.org/ Decatur Public Schools Foundation http://www.dps61.org/foundation Decatur Parks Foundation http://decatur-parks.org/decatur-park-district-decatur-il/decatur-parks-foundation/ HSHS St. Mary's Foundation https://www.stmarysdecatur.com/Foundation/default.aspx Decatur Memorial Foundation http://www.dmhcares.org/services/foundation/ St. Teresa Educational Foundation http://www.st-teresahs.org/donors/foundation/ Decatur and Macon County Animal Shelter Foundation http://dmcasf.org/ Richland Community College Foundation http://www.richland.edu/fo

Here's a new collection (the 13th) of photos celebrating and memorializing the history of Decatur Illinois.  TAGS: boat license, bottle, Cadet, jazz band, Lincoln Theater, MacArthur High School, Melvin David, memory lane, MHS, Millikin Building, millikin university, MU, Pythian, Wabash Railroad,

From a collection of old Decatur postcards and photographs, here's an assortment of street scenes from our great Illinois city's past:

Some photos - past and present - of locomotives, trains, and railroads in and around Decatur Illinois........ Gallery 2: for more on Decatur Railyard Explosion of 1974, link to: http://picturedecatur.blogspot.com/2013/10/n-explosion-1974.html

Some photos - past and present - of trains in and around Decatur. Gallery 1: (Midwest Inland Port)

Here's collection #12 of various Decatur-related "old stuff" that may generate a recollection of memories for some.......   (special thanks to eBay seller ROCKABI101 for providing this Walter Ahlheim image) TAGS: Burks, Chaps, Decatur Pump, Herman Post, Hi-Flier, Hickey Brothers, Hotel Orlando, Lincoln Theater, memory lane, roller skate, Wabash Railroad, Walter Ahlheim, Wilsonian, Wittig, WJBL, Woodrow Wilson Junior High,