It’s presidential election season, so it’s time to go to Peoria! In this visit we head up Perry Street in the northeast streets of the city, which I have now created a tag named Northeast Peoria due to the frequency I visit the area. For the life of me I had no memory of a…
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Tomb of Bishop Fulton J. Sheen and Cathedral of St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception, Peoria
Located just northeast of downtown Peoria, the Cathedral of St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception has recently gained greater prominence as the burial place of the Venerable Bishop Fulton J. Sheen. I’ve looked at some of the houses nearby, most recently back in July. The first St. Mary’s was completed in 1852, and was a…
In Search of LeTourneau, Peoria
It is amazing how quickly we lose the memory of the huge old factories that once powered America through peacetime, and then when war came, helped defeat Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan. Few people probably know the LeTourneau name anymore, despite it once being one of the largest producers of machinery in the world. Located…
Down by the River, Peoria, July 2021
Update: I revisited the area in August of 2023. I revisited the area of Peoria down by the river northeast of downtown on Saturday afternoon the weekend before the Fourth of July. Many businesses were closed for the holiday, including this pawnshop. I’ve looked at the area three times before: September of 2013, September of…
Northeast Peoria, August 2019
Update: I went back the weekend of the 4th of July in 2021 and in August of 2023. I revisited the house above in July of 2024 (eighth photo). Perhaps I was being too optimistic when I first documented Peoria northeast of downtown back in 2013. I have been back, and while there is a wonderful…
Peoria, Northeast of Downtown
Update: I revisited the area in September of 2019, again July of 2021. and yet again in August of 2023. I’ve been continually fascinated by the old neighborhood of streets running along the Illinois River northeast of downtown Peoria. I-74 cuts in between the two, but the interruption is minimal. What fascinates me is the…
Down by the River, Peoria, Illinois
Update: I’ve continued to revisit this corner of Peoria on multiple occasions, including September of 2015, again in August of 2019, yet again in July of 2021, and in August of 2023. Peoria is really a cool city; architecturally it reminds me of a lot of mid-sized Illinois cities: lots of four-squares and wood, balloon…