Continuing down West Main Street, which locals call the longest of its name in the world (it is admittedly a very long street), we cross over 14th Street in Belleville.

There are some very old houses, such as the one above, and also some signs of life in the presence of a few restaurants that seem to be open in the evenings.

Main Street also is the dividing line between the north and south numbered streets in town. In the center of downtown, the north-south artery Illinois Street divided the west and east letter streets to the north of Main Street.

To the east and south of the intersection of Illinois and Main there seems to be no regular system like there is to the north and west; streets are randomly named after all sorts of subjects to the east of Illinois and after presidents in the wrong chronological order to the south of Main.

Perhaps what is also interesting on Main Street are the alterations to storefronts over the decades, showing that abandonment most likely came in the late Twentieth Century.

I captured one amazing Mid-Century Modern neon sign back in June of 2019.