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Canal and Congress Streets
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Corner of Canal and Congress streets, showing a building erected by James Sprague and Lyman D. Holford in 1880. Two stores occupied the ground floor, including Holford's Drug Store. The upper story was used as an opera house/hall, and is said to have had a capacity of between four and five hundred.
1956
Coleman, Peter
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Canal and Congress Streets
1956
Canal and Congress streets, with Sprague's Building on the right.
Canal Street rebuilt after Fire in Bloomington
1956
Store at 1897 Canal Street, with an old car on the lower right. The car is parked in front of a "no parking" sign.
Canal Street Rebuilt in Bloomington
1956
View across Canal Street with the businesses that were built after the fire. Ford stepside truck is parked along the curb on the left. Businesses with three Coca-cola signs, a Blatz sign, and a Pab...
Ballantine Residence
1956
Two-story, brick Ballantine residence, with very tall grass in the foreground, and trees in the background.
