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A&W Root Beer Stand

Date: 09 12 1931
Description: A&W Root Beer Stand at 900 South Park Street, with employees in uniforms posing inside and in front of the building.
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Mac's A & W Root Beer Drive-In

Date: 1971
Description: Mac's A & W Root Beer Drive-in, 900 South Park Street, established by David S. McKown. This building, which was open only during the summer months, was con...
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Chesebro's

Date: 1915
Description: A tea shop and a women's apparel shop, located at 236 Prospect Avenue. The building has a corner turret, a front porch, and vines growing up the sides. Ca...
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Oxford Hotel

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Description: Exterior view from intersection toward the Oxford Hotel, built in 1858. Stairs on the right side lead to a porch, and a sign on the balcony reads, "Ye Old ...
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Playground Equipment at Neighborhood House

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Description: Wooden playground structure on or near the grounds of Neighborhood House, with a McDonald's on Regent Street visible in the far background.
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The Barrymore Theater

Date: 03 03 2012
Description: The snow-dusted Barrymore Theater, formerly the Eastwood Theater, at 2090 Atwood Avenue. Businesses next to the theater include Bad Dog Frida and Lao Laan ...
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Cappuccino

Date: 09 2013
Description: Exterior view of a neon sign hanging in the window of a coffee shop on Lakeside Street. It reads: "Cappuccino" and has a simplistic image of a coffee cup w...
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Fire at Haack's Bicycles

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Description: Elevated view from across street towards fire engines parked in front of Haack's Bicycles at 1250 East Washington Avenue. Firefighters are on the roof. The...
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Civil War Tree

Date: 07 2014
Description: A large Bur Oak tree is shading a sign for Vesuvio's Little Italy restaurant on the corner of Washington and South 7th Street. Brick buildings across the s...
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Restaurant Remodeling Project

Date: 01 16 1961
Description: Mrs. Dorothy Brewer poses next to artificial palm trees that are part of a remodeling project of the Red Rooster restaurant on East Washington avenue, whic...

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