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Shumway Market
Shumway Municipal Parking Lot at the southeast corner of East State and 3rd Streets. The Shumway Market Building is in the foreground and the tower of the Midway Theater is on the left. May 1986.
Fire at Midway Theatre
Fire at the Midway Theatre, 721 East State Street. Taken from top floor of Rockford City Hall.
Fire at Midway Theatre
Fire at the Midway Theater, 721 East State Street. Taken from top floor of Rockford City Hall. The Faust Hotel is seen on the left.
Fire at Midway Theatre
Fire at the Midway Theatre, 721 East State Street. Taken from top floor of Rockford City Hall. The Faust Hotel is seen on the left.
Midway Theater Fire
Fire at the Midway Theater, 721 East State Street. Photo taken from top of City Hall.
Midway Theater Fire
Fire at the Midway Theater, 721 East State Street. Photo taken from top of City Hall. The Faust Hotel is at left.
The Midway Theater
The Midway Theater, 721 East State Street.
East State Street Reconstruction
Reconstruction of East State Street downtown; photo taken from Madison Street, looking east with the Midway Theater's tower visible at the end of the view. In the foreground is the Surf Lounge at 326 East State Street. August 1982
Looking East from the Roof of City Hall
Downtown, looking east along State Street from the roof of Rockford City Hall at 425 East State Street. The tall building on the left is the Faust Landmark at 630 East State Street. Midway Theater is across the street from it at 721 East State…
Looking East from Rockford City Hall
East State Street looking east from the top of Rockford City Hall through a rain storm. The tall buildings are the Faust Landmark on the left and the Midway Theater on the right. August 1979.
Tebala Towers in the Snow
A snow-covered view of Tebala Towers, originally the Faust Hotel and later the Faust Landmark, at 630 East State Street, February 1979. Also visible are the Midway Theater, the Shumway Market, and the Fran Kral car lot.
"Hell's New Ruler."
As this parade passes the Midway Theater and its ninety foot tower (right) at 721 E. State St., an unidentified helmeted figure is being hanged in effigy with a sign reading "Hell's New Ruler," perhaps a militaristic and political assessment.