"Picture Decatur" (Decatur IL)

James Millikin Homestead 125 North Pine Street Decatur Thanks to Mike Isenberg for sharing his collection of B&W's from the 70's (shown below) (before the Stephen Decatur statue was relocated downtown)

Here is a collection of photos of the Decatur Municipal Band dating back to the 1960's. PHOTOGRAPHS COURTESY OF MIKE ISENBERG Directed by Robert Kruzan: (band director in the Decatur Public School District, including at MacArthur High School) ---------------------------------------------------------- Recent photos of the Decatur Municipal Band are HERE (Summer 2013 Concert) Robert Kruzan obituary: Robert I. Kruzan, of Decatur, Illinois, died May 17, 1997 at his residence. Mr. Kruzan was born in Warrensburg, Illinois, the son of John A. and Minnie B. (Berman) Kruzan. He was the brother of Josephine Major, of Ten Mile Lake. Mr. Kruzan began working for the Decatur Public Schools in 1947 as Elementary and Junior High Band Director, and later served as Band Director at Johns Hill Junior High, MacArthur High School, and Harris Elementary School. He was a member and the Director of the Decatur Municipal Band, and the leader of the ...

Here are some really great "recently surfaced" photos of the Staley manufacturing complex dating back to the 1960's. PHOTOGRAPHER:  Mike Isenberg Additional Staley photo albums from years-gone-by can be viewed HERE and HERE and HERE . Also, here's a collection of photos of the Staley Club House (pump house) on Lake Decatur. And, some photos of a cool Staley Football mural over in Arcola, Illinois.