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Rockford Country Club
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…
Housing Near Work Places
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…
Fitch and Forbes Residences on North Main Street
Dr. William and Katherine Fitch's home at 849 North Main Street and George O. and Elizabeth Forbes home at 841 North Main Street.
Windsor Apartment Building
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…
North Towne Mall
North Towne Mall. 3600 North Main Street.
North Towne Mall
North Towne Mall. 3600 North Main Street.
North Towne Mall
North Towne Mall. 3600 North Main Street.
Children's Development Center
650 North Main Street, Children's Development Center, sign for "Project Rhise"
First Federal Savings Bank
First Federal Savings. 612 North Main Street
First Federal Savings Bank
First Federal Savings. 612 North Main Street
North Towne Mall
3600 North Main Street. North Towne Mall Interior with a pay phone visible in the center.
The Downtown Pedestrian Mall
Downtown Mall, 100 block of North Main Street
Parking Lot on North Main Street
Construction of parking lot across from Woolworth's store at 115 North Main Street
North Main Street at Mulberry Street
North Main Street between West State and Mulberry Streets, looking towards Stuckey's.
Kortman's Center for Design
Kortman's Center for Design, 107 North Main Street
Pedestrian Mall at West State Street
Downtown Pedestrian Mall on West State Street, looking west. The Busch store was on the Northeast corner of West State and North Main Streets.
J.R. Kortman Center for Design
The front of J.R. Kortman Center for Design, 107 North Main St, at night.
Pedestrian Mall at North Main Street
Downtown Mall, 100 block of North Main Street, looking south September 1985
New American Theatre at Christmastime
Downtown Mall, 100 block of North Main Street including the front of New American Theatre at 118 North Main decorated for Christmas. December 1993.
Norma's Jewelry
Sign for Norma's Jewelry, 224 North Main Street, December 1993.
The Times Theatre
The Times Theatre, corner of West Jefferson and North Main Streets.
Construction at Park Avenue and North Main Street
Looking west on Park Avenue from North Main Street at street reconstruction and construction of new streetscape. The Jackson Piano Building is on the left.
The Kress Building
The Kress Building, 118 North Main Street. Later this would serve as New American Theatre and then the Nordloff Center. November 1984.
Parking Lot Between Main and Wyman Streets
Development of municipal parking lot at Mulberry between Main and Wyman Streets. 127 N. Wyman, the Pioneer of Illinois Building (later the Morrissey Building), is visible across the construction.
Driscoll Shoes
Driscoll Shoes, 125 North Main Street at Mulberry Street, looking northwest. Palace Shoe Service is also visible.
100 Block of North Wyman Street
Buildings on the 100 block of North Wyman that were demolished for development of the municipal parking lot on Mulberry between Main and Wyman Streets. Visible are Woolworth's, and the Henry Building which includes store fronts for General Finance…
Mulberry and Main Streets
Site of parking lot on Mulberry between Main and Wyman Streets. Looking west across construction at the Illinois Bell Telephone Building at 134 North Main Street.
100 Block of North Main Street
107 and 109 North Main Street, looking southeast. 107 would become J.R. Kortman Center for Design in the 1990s.
Mulberry and Main Streets
Looking southwest at the location of a municipal parking lot to be built at Mulberry Street between Main and Wyman Streets before demolition of structures, September 1983. Visible at the back right is the side of the Talcott Building.
North Main Streets and Park Avenue
Buildings and new street trees along North Main Street, looking south from Park Avenue at the Jackson Piano Building. Metro Centre banners adorn lamp posts.
The Pioneer Life Building
The Pioneer Life building at 304 North Main Street (originally American Life).
The Motor Hotel
The "Motor Hotel" at 319 North Main Street.
Tebala Temple
The Tebala Temple at 327 North Main Street.
Tebala Temple
The Tebala Temple at 327 North Main Street.
Demolition of Tebala Temple
Demolition of the Tebala Temple at 327 North Main Street, January 1986
300 Block on North Wyman Street
The west side of the 300 block of North Wyman Street, showing the back of the Gas and Electric Building at 303 North Main in the foreground. Beattie Park and Rock River Towers are in the background.
Jackson Piano Building
The Jackson Piano Building at 330 North Main Street, looking southwest.
134 North Main Street
134 North Main Street and part of the Downtown Pedestrian Mall.
200-300 Block of North Main Street
The 200-300 blocks of North Main Street looking north at Veteran's Memorial Hall and the Pioneer Life Building. December 1993
S.H. Kress and Company Building
The S. H. Kress and Company building at 118 North Main Street in August 1973. Later this building was the New American Theater, and later still the Nordloff Center, operated by the Rockford Public Library.
Gas and Electric Building
Rear view (from Wyman Street) of the Gas and Electric Building, 303 North Main Street.
200 Block of North Main Street
West side of the 200 block of North Main Street (looking north from Mulberry Street). Visible are Record Mart, Palace Shoe Service, and the Times Theatre.
200 Block of North Main Street
West side of the 200 block of North Main Street (looking north from Mulberry Street) after mural painted on the south side of the building at 216 North Main Street in December 1984.
107 North Main Street
107 North Main Street, located in the Northeast State and Main Historic District.
107 North Main Street
107 North Main Street, located in the Northeast State and Main Historic District.
The Coronado Theatre
The Coronado Theatre, 314 North Main Street.
First Night at the Coronado Theatre
The Coronado Theatre, 314 North Main Street. First Night, a New Year's Eve festival, is advertised on the marquis.
The Jackson Piano Building
The Jackson Piano building at 330 North Main Street, later incorporated into the Coronado Theatre. The Coronado is visible at the left.
Veterans Memorial Hall
Veterans Memorial Hall, 211 North Main Street.
Veterans Memorial Hall
Veterans Memorial Hall, 211 North Main Street. Christmas decorations adorn the light poles on the sidewalk.