champaigncohistory
- Mar 2, 2019
- 3 min
The White, Harris, and Phillippe Mansions Revisited
This article by Dannel McCollum is reprinted from the Winter 2009 Issue of the Champaign County History Museum newsletter. The article...
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TJ Blakeman
- Jan 1, 2019
- 3 min
The Crash of the B-17 “Little Guy”
Sunday, November 26, 1944 By John Meurs (reprinted with permission from the author) Historically speaking, there is nothing special about...
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TJ Blakeman
- Nov 6, 2018
- 8 min
The Eccentric John Frederic Hessel and His Grand City Plan
Located just north of Kirby Avenue and west of Neil Street sits Hessel Park, a gathering place enjoyed by families, children, and...
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TJ Blakeman
- Oct 4, 2018
- 2 min
A Bovine by Any Other Name
By Adele Suslick, Education Coordinator The Taste of Champaign attracted lots of people to West Side Park this past August for the city’s...
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TJ Blakeman
- Oct 4, 2018
- 8 min
The Co-Ed Theatre
By Perry Morris Visiting today's bustling Campustown, it is increasingly hard to envision the quaint commercial street of yesteryear. ...
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