It was a gorgeous day to walk an hour to a meeting, then walk home. Bringing my camera along made it more pleasant.
Looks like a lovely restaurant.
Mother Teresa statue at St. Mary's Cathedral.
The Cornerstone Building, completed in 1889, originally Second Presbyterian Church, then the Donmeyer Temple of the Electra chapter of the Eastern Star (1949), then the Cornerstone Banquet Facility (1989).
Almost became a Shell gas station in 1969. A copper box containing photos and documents was deposited at the southwest corner of the building, commemorating 100th anniversary of inauguration of President George Washington.
Now owned by attorney Verne Dentino and operated as a wedding and banquet facility, culture and arts center, and used on Sundays by the Second Story Church.
-- from website http://thecornerstonebuilding.com/home/cornerstone-history-peoria-il.html
Grand Army of the Republic Greenhut Memorial Hall.
Cement filled cannon.
Cannon balls.
New upper downtown coffee shop Thirty Thirty.
Honk if you loved Mr. G's, the best hot dog joint in Central Illinois. All the punk rockers and avant garde artists loved this place. But alas, it is now extinct.
Don't let this happen to your business. Beef up your social media interactions and vastly improve your customer service. Now.
One of my favorite store signs, in this case it's a bar. Some of the patrons I've met in there fit the description. LOL
I remember when this place was a Coop Tapes and Records store, then it was Sgt. Peppers (which moved and is now Younger Than Yesterday).
A very popular slogan becomes the name of a local business.
One of my favorite grocery stores, where I buy all my rice and soy sauce, plus various hot chili sauces, eel, coffee drinks, and many other items. The staff are extremely nice and pleasant.
I've never eaten a human head before, so I don't know about eating a burrito as big as one.
I'm starting to worry about college kids nowadays. This is a sign at an intersection near Bradley University, at Main and University. The city has to spell things out that plainly for university students? We're in big trouble!
The sun was gleaming and glowing on this tree. The photograph does not entirely capture the shining grandeur that I saw.
Colorful, unexpected mural on a garage along University, close to Main Street and Bradley University area.
Another blank sign that once advertised a business. I'm collecting these images.
I've always loved that globular spherical gas station sign. But notice also that creepy tree behind it.
See that big empty space? For decades, there was an ice cream shop there. Gene's Dairy Dream was there for years, then America's Best Ice Cream and Food for about 2 years, and now -- nothing. It looks like there was never anything there but a parking lot. Sad to see businesses close down to the point of the building being demolished. Wiped off the face of the earth.
Grand Army of the Republic Greenhut Memorial Hall.
Cement filled cannon.
Cannon balls.
New upper downtown coffee shop Thirty Thirty.
Honk if you loved Mr. G's, the best hot dog joint in Central Illinois. All the punk rockers and avant garde artists loved this place. But alas, it is now extinct.
Don't let this happen to your business. Beef up your social media interactions and vastly improve your customer service. Now.
One of my favorite store signs, in this case it's a bar. Some of the patrons I've met in there fit the description. LOL
I remember when this place was a Coop Tapes and Records store, then it was Sgt. Peppers (which moved and is now Younger Than Yesterday).
A very popular slogan becomes the name of a local business.
One of my favorite grocery stores, where I buy all my rice and soy sauce, plus various hot chili sauces, eel, coffee drinks, and many other items. The staff are extremely nice and pleasant.
I've never eaten a human head before, so I don't know about eating a burrito as big as one.
I'm starting to worry about college kids nowadays. This is a sign at an intersection near Bradley University, at Main and University. The city has to spell things out that plainly for university students? We're in big trouble!
The sun was gleaming and glowing on this tree. The photograph does not entirely capture the shining grandeur that I saw.
Colorful, unexpected mural on a garage along University, close to Main Street and Bradley University area.
Another blank sign that once advertised a business. I'm collecting these images.
I've always loved that globular spherical gas station sign. But notice also that creepy tree behind it.
See that big empty space? For decades, there was an ice cream shop there. Gene's Dairy Dream was there for years, then America's Best Ice Cream and Food for about 2 years, and now -- nothing. It looks like there was never anything there but a parking lot. Sad to see businesses close down to the point of the building being demolished. Wiped off the face of the earth.
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