The 100 block of West State Street in downtown Rockford. Visible are J.M. Ugent Fine Furs, Rowland's Jewelry Company, and the Anger's Jewelry Clock. A bus is at the curb.
Looking east from the 300 block of West State Street. Visible are Angers Jewelry, Mutual Loans, D.J. Stewart's, J.C. Penney, the Rockford Store, Bolender's, and Osco Drug. A taxi and city bus are parked at the curbs.
The Cities Service gas station,in the 300 block of Elm Street, is adjoined by Hayes Diner and the Greyhound Lines Bus Depot. In the background is the turret of the William Brown Building and part of the Nelson Hotel sign.
The commercial district at North Main and Auburn Streets. The Hostess House shown on left was at 1406 North Main Street. September 1977. A city bus with a Pepsi advertisement on its front is visible.
Rockford Mass Transit District buses. In front of them are newspaper machines for the Rockford Register Star and the Chicago Tribune. The Henry George Cigar mural is visible in the background.