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All three buildings have previously been featured in this McLean County, Illinois series.
1902, 85 ft.) on the northwest corner and the Corn Belt Bank Building (c. 1901, 98 ft.) on the southeast corner Illini House (c. When completed in 1910, this 109 ft., seven-story, bank and office structure became the tallest building in Bloomington (today it is the seventh tallest.) The construction of Peoples Bank also left Courthouse Square with prominent buildings on each of its four corners: The Livingston Building, (c. is the cross street.Īhead is the seven-story Peoples Bank Building which was designed by Bloomington architect Arthur L. Center Street is to our right, and the cross street is W. The city is home of private Millikin University and public Richland Community College.ĭecatur's estimated population for 2019 was 70,746, making Decatur the thirteenth-most populous city in Illinois, and the state's sixth-most populous city outside the Chicago metropolitan area.Ī view of the southwest corner of Bloomington's historic Courthouse Square, as seen from the grounds of the Old McLean County Courthouse, now the McLean County Museum of History. Decatur has an economy based on industrial and agricultural commodity processing and production. The city was founded in 1829 and is situated along the Sangamon River and Lake Decatur in central Illinois. A second merger in 2007 saw the bank acquired by Busey Bank in Champaign, Illinois.ĭecatur is the seat of Macon County. Today it is a fine example of an early 20th century banking institution.Īfter a 2004 merger the bank became known briefly as Main Street Bank & Trust. This Neo-Classical style structure was designed by the architectural firm of Brooks & Bramhall. For years this bank was located at the northwest corner of Prairie and Water streets, but in 1914 the bank moved into its beautiful new building shown here at the corner of N. In 1893 it was reorganized as the National Bank of Decatur. The bank was started in 1873 as the Decatur National Bank with a capital stock of $100,000. This view shows the banks entrance on the east side of the 100 block of N. Sources: Cinema Treasures website, Cinema Theater, Urbana, Illinois and Cinema Gallery website.Ī view of the National Bank of Decatur building (also known as The First National Bank of Decatur) in downtown Decatur, Illinois. The population of Champaign County at the 2020 census was 205,865.
Located in east central Illinois, the twin cities of Urbana and Champaign are the home of the University of Illinois.
#Lladro at the stroke of midnight retired movie#
The Princess Theater, as it was named then, was one of three local movie theaters in Champaign and Urbana where Ebert learned about cinema. One other interesting fact about this theater is that movie-critic Roger Ebert frequented here as a young man growing up in Urbana. Individual and group shows change in the main gallery every 6-8 weeks.
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The Cinema Theater closed in 1994 and, since 2001, has been the home of Cinema Gallery, a showcase for professional artists throughout the midwest.Ĭinema Gallery showcases work of over 70 professional artists of the Midwest including faculty from the University of Illinois, Parkland College, Illinois State University, Eastern Illinois University, Fontbonne University, Illinois Wesleyan, Morehead State University and St. The Princess name lasted until 1966, when the the theater was renamed the Cinema Theater and reopened as a second-run house. The original facade was replaced in 1934 by the Art Deco facade and marquee seen today. In 1915, the theater was completely redesigned in Beaux Arts style and reopened as The Princess. The building dates all the way back to 1870 when it opened as Busey's Hall, an opera house. Main Street in downtown Urbana proves the point.
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