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Sign for Norma's Jewelry, 224 North Main Street, December 1993.

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Downtown Mall, 100 block of North Main Street including the front of New American Theatre at 118 North Main decorated for Christmas. December 1993.

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Downtown Mall, 100 block of North Main Street, looking south September 1985

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The front of J.R. Kortman Center for Design, 107 North Main St, at night.

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Downtown Pedestrian Mall on West State Street, looking west. The Busch store was on the Northeast corner of West State and North Main Streets.

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Kortman's Center for Design, 107 North Main Street

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North Main Street between West State and Mulberry Streets, looking towards Stuckey's.

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Construction of parking lot across from Woolworth's store at 115 North Main Street

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Downtown Mall, 100 block of North Main Street

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3600 North Main Street. North Towne Mall Interior with a pay phone visible in the center.

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First Federal Savings. 612 North Main Street

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First Federal Savings. 612 North Main Street

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650 North Main Street, Children's Development Center, sign for "Project Rhise"

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North Towne Mall. 3600 North Main Street.

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North Towne Mall. 3600 North Main Street.

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North Towne Mall. 3600 North Main Street.

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Windsor Apartment Building located at 902-910 North Main Street on the northwest corner of Whitman Street. It was built in 1916 by Sherman B. Letts and George W. Bennett. The brick building is the Arts and Crafts architectural style which focuses on…

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Dr. William and Katherine Fitch's home at 849 North Main Street and George O. and Elizabeth Forbes home at 841 North Main Street.

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Aerial view looking east across the Rock River. Rockford Country Club is on the left. Ingersoll Machine Tool Company is along the bottom edge of the Rockford Country Club golf course between Willoughby and Fulton Avenues. North Main Street runs…

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Aerial view, looking west across North Main Street, of the Rockford Country Club golf course along the Rock River at far right. Greenwood Cemetery is at the left. The Rockford Country Club was started in 1899 by William Talcott and his son Wait. Otis…

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Aerial view looking southwest. Riverside Boulevard bridge is at the far right center. North Towne Mall, located at the corner of Riverside Boulevard and North Main Street, opened in 1956 as an enclosed strip mall with the Rockford-based department…

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Aerial view of the Whitman Street bridge looking east over the Rock River. Rock River Towers is to the left of the bridge at the river edge. The cloverleaf interchange is for Second Street.

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Aerial view looking east of the Whitman Street bridge over the Rock River. Rock River Towers is prominent at the left of the bridge. Rock River Towers, built in 1962 at 901 Main Street, provides apartment living to city residents.

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Possibly Wait Forbes Talcott home at 839 North Main Street. Elaborate porches are at both the front and back of the house. This house has horizontal siding, and an Italianate architectural style.

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Aerial view of the Whitney Metal Tool Company at 2833 Huffman Boulevard in Rockford, Illinois. The company became a subsidiary of Roper Industries in 1961 and changed its name to Roper Whitney Inc. in 1970. To the left is Overdene Street. Behind…

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Looking west at First Presbyterian Church, located at 406 North Main Street. The church was formed in 1854. A simple building called the "Little Brown Church" was used until a permanent building was built in 1862 on West State Street. A larger…

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First Presbyterian Church, located at 406 North Main Street. The church was formed in 1854. A simple building called the "Little Brown Church" was used until a permanent building was built in 1862 on West State Street. A larger building was dedicated…

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Henry B. Utter, in the rear seat, and another boy sit on a trailer attached to the back of a bicycle. They are in front of the Utter home at 972 North Main Street. The bike trailer was made in the Utter Manufacturing Company factory.

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Two Shriners in a small cart lead this parade north on Main Street at the corner of Jefferson Street. The Elks Lodge is visible at the left and Woolworths is down the street (extreme right).

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Two uniformed soldiers salute the crowds watching this unidentified parade in front of Ashton's Dry Goods at the corner of W. State and N. Main Streets.

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This photograph displays the ornate lobby of the Coronado Theatre, 314 N. Main St., Rockford IL. On the left is a board showing theater attractions.

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A black and white photograph showing a seated telephone company employee overseen by a supervisor. The Illinois Bell Telephone Co. was located at 216 N. Main Street in downtown Rockford IL.

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A photograph depicting the huge stage and the expansive hall that comprised the Tebala Temple building at 327 N. Main Street.

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A photograph of a man cutting meat at Salamone & Sons, 409 W. State Street. Apparently this thriving business had several other locations at this time: 1434 N. Main St.; 515 E. State St.; 612 W. State; and 5533 N. 2nd St. in Loves Park, IL. The sons…

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A black and white photograph depicting the Rockford Motor Hotel, 317-319 N. Main Street, which opened ca. 1928, billed as a facility providing auto storage, washing, and greasing as well as a filling station. Next door is Wendt Drug Store (John F.)…

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A black and white photograph depicting the Rockford Motor Hotel, 317-319 N. Main Street, which opened ca. 1928, billed as a facility providing auto storage, washing, and greasing as well as a filling station. Next door is Wendt Drug Store (John F.)…

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This black and white bird's-eye view shows Wyman Street, with the Water Works tower and the public library's dome, to the right, and N. Main Street on the left with the Coronado Theatre's sign in the distance.

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This black and white photograph depicts the Rockford Motor Hotel, 317-319 N. Main Street, which opened ca. 1928, billed as a facility offering services for auto storage, washing, greasing, and a filling station. Next door is Wendt Drug Store (John…

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A view of downtown Rockford showing Ashton's Dry Goods Store, 301-305 W. State Street, at the corner of W. State and N. Main Streets.

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A view of Ashton's building on the corner of N. Main and W. State Streets in downtown Rockford.

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This color photograph depicts the National Guard Armory building on N. Main Street.

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The roof of Memorial Hall can be seen in the middle background. At the corner is believed to be the People's Church of the Christian Union Unity Hall ( early location of the Unitarian Church). At the extreme right is the domed roof of the Public…

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Depiction of the stately and columned American Insurance Company at 302 N. Main Street in Rockford's downtown district. For an additional view, see photo 2010.73.13..

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The marquee of the Orpheum Theater, 118 N. Main Street, advertises, "Lew Fuller in The Beauty Shop." A man stands within the box office entrance, and a horse-drawn buggy is near an ornate street lamp. The theater was torn down between 1936 and 1937,…

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This black and white photograph depicts the Auburndale Cash Grocery at 1436 N. Main Street. Several people pose outside the building and signs advertising products are displayed on the store's front, particularly for Old Dutch Cleanser. For an…

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This black and white photograph shows the Auburndale Cash Grocery, 1436 N. Main Street, from across Main Street. Several people pose outside the building and signs advertising products are displayed on the store's front, particularly for Old Dutch…

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This photograph, looking across N. Main Street, depicts the west facade of the Sears store under construction. Note the Sears Roebuck sign in front of the bare trees to the left of the building.

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This photograph looks north along Main Street toward the Sears store (right), 711 N. Main Street, under construction.

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This photograph captures the emerging west facade of the Sears building facing Main Street at 711 N. Main.

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This view looks across N. Main Street at the Sears building and workers at the curb in front of the store's parking lot at 711 N. Main Street.
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