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Ray's Barbecue
November 14, 1931
Ray's Barbecue, which has signs for "Coca-Cola Sold Here Ice Cold," and "Curb Service Please Sound Horn." Located on Oregon Road, (a half block beyond the French Village, which was located at 2323 ...
Cities Service Station, Broken Sign
September 30, 1943
Broken sign for Cities Service Station, 2408 University Avenue. Millers' Super Market, at 2418 University Avenue, is in the background.
Burned-Out Diamond Gas Station
February 22, 1942
Burned-out Beran's D-X Diamond Mid-Continent Service Station, 118 King Street, at the corner of South Webster, including Kellogg's Cereal and Schlitz Beer billboards.
French Village Ballroom and Restaurant
June 10, 1931
French Village dance hall and restaurant, Oregon Road (2323 S. Park Street), 2 miles from the Fish Hatchery, 1 mile from WISJ. There is a sign for WISJ and the Fish Hatchery at the corner.
Cities Service Station
June 11, 1931
View from street of the Cities Service service station at 828 S. Park Street, owned by the Blackhawk Oil and Fuel Co.
Looking East on University Avenue
October 19, 1939
Looking east on University Avenue from the intersection at Grand Avenue. Samuel Fiore's Phillips 66 service station, 2549 University Avenue is on the right.
