From 1936, this old book shows all the houses and businesses in Chillicothe, Illinois, a town only three miles north of the little town of Rome where I grew up. I went to high school and later lived in Chillicothe when I was first married. We were transferred to Iowa from there in 1956, but returned in 1984 after my husband retired and lived there another 8 years. So Chillicothe is dear to my heart and this old book is fun for me to look through. I thought I might do posts weekly with some of the pictures that are there.
This old building is still there and is right on the corner across from the city park.
The city hall at the end of one of the two blocks that made up the main street where the businesses were located. The police station, fire trucks and jail were all in this building. Note the old cars. We moved to the area when I was seven years old so had been there about a year when this was published.
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| Here is the city council - Ilion Wait, the City Clerk, served for decades. Ed Pennington, Mayor, was the town barber as I remember. Stay turned for more pictures of this little town just north of Peoria in the heart of Illinois. Actually, a great place to live and to grow up. (Click to enlarge) |
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