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Belleville Trolley Lines
In 1889, the St. Louis, Belleville, and Suburban Railway Company opened local trolley lines which took passengers to Walnut Hill Cemetery, Douglas Hill and West Belleville. Share and Enjoy Facebook Twitter Delicious Digg Google Buzz StumbleUpon Add to favorites Email RSS
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1925 – Baumgarten Barbershop
Henry Baumgarten Barbershop Located at 26 South Illinois Street On the Current Site of the Meredith Home Parking Lot Photo Circa 1925 Share and Enjoy Facebook Twitter Delicious Digg Google Buzz StumbleUpon Add to favorites Email RSS
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1923 Photograph – Turner Hall Construction
Early construction of Turner Hall (corner of North First and West “A” Streets) – 1923 Architect Julius Floto is in white shirt in center of photo in front of the steam shovel. The Belleville Post Office (built 1911) can be seen in the right background. Share and Enjoy Facebook Twitter Delicious Digg Google Buzz StumbleUpon Add to favorites Email RSS
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1917 Photograph – Million Dollar
Pictured is former Mayor Fred J. Kern shaking hands with Benjamin Afflec, President of Universal Portland Cement Co. Afflec, formerly of Belleville, was on hand for the dedication of Belleville’s Million Dollar Concrete Boulevard on October 24, 1917. It is believed that Mayor R. E. Duvall is standing at the right of Kern. Information from The Labor and History Museum and the Belleville Public Library. Share and Enjoy Facebook Twitter Delicious Digg Google Buzz StumbleUpon Add to favorites Email RSS
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1914 Belleville Centennial Pageant
To celebrate the Belleville’s Centennial in 1914, much of the early history of Illinois was written in a blend of poetry and drama. The “Pageant of St. Clair County” was written by Thomas Wood Stevens of the Carnegie Institute of Technology, Pittsburg, PA, and published at Belleville. 1914 Centennial Pageant Share and Enjoy Facebook Twitter Delicious Digg Google Buzz StumbleUpon Add to favorites Email RSS
