This weekend's big event: the Union Pacific Big Boy rolling through Illinois from South Holland to St. Louis on the the Lincoln service rails.
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Hotdog menu. Ace Hardware, Springfield, Illinois. Circa 2005. Thanks, Springfield Rewind.
1959 Eldorado Biarritz convertible with the top down. In the wild. Very rare. Spotted in the JCPenney parking lot.
Nineteen years ago today, two Springfield boys in line at the AT&T store to get the first iPhone. It looks like AT&T was prepared for long lines with that chain rope, however, they were the only ones in line at 7:30 in the morning. ☎️
Goodyear Blimp over Coles County, Illinois, this afternoon. Not shown: funnel clouds in the vicinity at the same time. 📸 Christina Dodd Via Jacob Dickey, Meteorologist
Engine 6 made a water rescue tonight at Third and Capitol, in Springfield. Please be careful driving tonight and avoid large puddles as they may be deeper than you anticipated. Photos via: Springfield Firefighters Local 37.
Abraham Lincoln's receiving vault and monument at Oak Ridge Cemetery, Springfield, Illinois.
Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, with toy sailboat. Circa, 1939. Photo: Carnes Family Archives.
From the July 1, 1954, edition of the Richmond (California) Independent and the Pasadena Independent. "One of the last persons who could claim to having been bounced on Abraham Lincoln's knee." Thanks, @danbrekke.bsky.social
I just love the tree branch shadows on this white house. Perfect projection.
Thank you for the reminder. Here's a Google street view of the GAR Museum in Springfield, Illinois, owned by the Women’s Relief Corps. Sadly, they had to close it down in the last few years.