"Picture Decatur" (Decatur IL)

Enjoy this collection (#16) of random Decatur Illinois memories....... TAGS: Baldwin, Bens Barn, Bill Madlock, Caterpillar, Chaps, Chicago Cubs, Greiders, Groves, Jazz Festival, joyland, Lloyd Disher, Masons, memory lane, millikin university, MU, Potawatomi, roller skate, Scotts Cafe,

Another set of random photos taken around the city of Decatur IL in Fall 2014: <<click on photo to enlarge & read>> at Millikin (Kirkland Fine Arts Center) and a couple shots of the Potawatomi Rock: (find out more at this previous PICTURE DECATUR post )

Mueller Park The "Frontier Building" in Decatur's Mueller Park was built in 1938 and features very distinctive architecture, including a circular staircase.  It was used by the Decatur Club of Frontiers International, Inc. as a community center into the 1980's.  Sadly, it fell into disrepair, but renovation/remodeling work has recently been performed by the Decatur Area Technical Academy. Mueller Park Trivia.... Approximately 800 Potawatomi Indians from Indiana were marched thru the Decatur area on September 26, 1838.  There is a marker recognizing the Potawatomi Trail of Death located in Mueller Park.