Pekin, Illinois | 1824-2024

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Court Street Downtown Pekin Upper 300 Block

Downtown Pekin

Upper 300 Block of Court Street
Court Street Downtown Pekin Looking East

Downtown Pekin

Court Street Looking East
Terminal Station lower Margaret Street

Terminal Station

North Third Street & Margaret Street (1920's)
Original Water Tower

Original Water Tower

Capitol and Broadway
Tazewell Register front page

Tazewell Register Newspaper

Front Page of a June 1859 Pekin Paper
Pekin Centennial Celebration

Downtown Pekin

Centennial Celebration - 1924
Pekin Lower 300 Block Court St

Downtown Pekin

Lower 300 Block of Court St.
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Downtown Pekin

Upper 300 Block of Court St.
Mineral Springs Park Lagoon

Mineral Springs Park

Boating on the lagoon - 1950s
Pekin Theater

Pekin Theater

Corner of Elizabeth & Capitol Streets
Pekin Upper 300 Block Court St.jpg

Downtown Pekin

Lower 300 Block of Court St. - 1871
Tazewell Hotel

Tazewell Hotel

Pekin 400 Block Court St

Downtown Pekin

400 Block of Court St.
Pekin 500 Block Court St

Downtown Pekin

500 Block of Court St.
Old City Hall Pekin

Old City Hall

Corner of Fourth & Margaret Streets - Late 1800s
Gehrig's 7th Regiment Band

Gehrig's 7th Regiment Band

Duisdieker & Smith Iron & Brass Foundry

Duisdieker & Smith Foundry

Northwest corner of Court & Fifth Streets - 1893
5th and Court St - Downtown Pekin

Downtown Pekin

Corner of Court & Fifth Streets - 1940s
5th and Court St - Downtown Pekin

Illinois Central Hotel

Corner of Margaret & Capitol Street - 1870s
Pekin Upper 300 Block Court St

Downtown Pekin

Upper 300 Block of Court St - 1920s
N Reuling & Co. Dry Goods

N. Reuling & Co. Dry Goods

427 Court St. - 1870s
McKinstry & McSkimin Drug Store

McKinstry & McSkimin Drug Store

300 Block of Court St. - 1870s
Garthoeffner Bakery & Provision Store

Bakery & Provision Store

105 Court St. - 1870s
T.C. Reeves Store

T.C. Reeves Store

300 Block Court St - 1870s
Arlington

Arlington Building

Northwest Corner of Court & Fifth Streets - Early 1900s
Police Department 1905-1906

Police Department

1905-1906
Downtown Parade - 1940s

Downtown Parade

1940s
The Cooper Shop

The Cooper Shop

Corner of Margaret & Twelfth Streets - Prior to Prohibition
City of Pekin Street map - 1947

City of Pekin

Street Map - 1947
Pekin Public Hospital

Pekin Public Hospital

1960s
Pekin Riverfront - 1940s

Pekin Riverfront

1940s
Pekin Industrial Map

Pekin Industrial Map

Early 1900s
American Brewing Company

American Brewing Company

Early 1900s
Tazewell County Fair Grounds - 1908

Tazewell County Fair Grounds

"Uncle Dan Sapp's Race Track" - 1908
Near 18th St. on the north side of Broadway
Pekin Fire Department

Fire Department

Early 1900s
Illinois Sugar Refining Co.

Illinois Sugar Refining Company

The "Sugar House" - 1900
Welcome President Nixon Poster

Welcome President Nixon Poster

New library and Dirksen Congressional Center Dedication - 1973
American Distilling Entrance

The American Distilling Co.

Pekin Carnegie Library

Pekin Carnegie Library

Pekin Park Pavilion Winter Wonderland

Pekin Park Pavilion

Winter Wonderland
Everett McKinley Dirksen

Everett McKinley Dirksen

U.S. Congressman (1933-49); U.S. Senator (1951-69)
Former Home of Everett McKinley Dirksen

Former Home of Everett McKinley Dirksen

335 Buena Vista Ave.
Pekin Mall

Pekin Mall - Aerial

1973
Pekin Mall

Pekin Mall - Interior

Pekin Upper 300 Block Court St

Downtown Pekin

Upper 300 Block of Court St Looking West - 1910