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Post by jimmuzak on Dec 26, 2005 11:08:17 GMT -6
Butch, the pictures are great. I have many old pictures of Streator, going back to the 1800s. I will dig them out of storage, and start posting them...
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Post by btrendy on Dec 27, 2005 10:47:16 GMT -6
Another morning speant on this site...I enjoy it so much and have told many clients to check it out!
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Post by itsmeagain on Dec 27, 2005 11:53:51 GMT -6
We had family from Wisconsin and Chicago, and we too, gave them the link to this site. Looking forward to them posting. They were like all excited to see past Streator.
Looking forward to your pictures jimmuzak!!!
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Post by John on Jan 28, 2006 17:25:02 GMT -6
402 E. Main St. in the 1920s.  402 E. Main St. in 2006.  |
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Post by DumDave on Jan 29, 2006 0:15:44 GMT -6
That would be where the "Downtowner" is now? Used to be a mens clothing store.
-Dave
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Post by gemcity on Jan 29, 2006 0:50:16 GMT -6
If my memory serves me, the was Mushro's mens wear.
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Post by John on Jan 29, 2006 6:38:05 GMT -6
It used to be "Curran's Mens Wear".
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Post by DumDave on Jan 29, 2006 14:20:56 GMT -6
If my memory serves me, the was Mushro's mens wear. I think Mushro's was across the street. (Butch would know.) -Dave |
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Post by John on Jan 29, 2006 14:30:10 GMT -6
Yes, Mushro's Clothing Store was on the south side of Main St. and in the middle of the same block.
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Post by BlueStar7 on Jan 30, 2006 1:36:16 GMT -6
Nice pics Butch! It's sooo sad to see all the old architechtual ornaments gone tho...  BTW, Hi Jim...great seeing ya on here!....guess who?...  |
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Post by Stephanie on Feb 6, 2006 6:42:18 GMT -6
Great picture of 402 E. Main. If only those windows were still there, too. It makes you wonder what secrets that building still holds. If any of the ornamental fixtures are stashed in the basement or upper floor of that place.
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Post by DumDave on Feb 6, 2006 12:06:22 GMT -6
This is a streach because can't find any information to back it up. I THINK that the upstairs of this building was used as a theator or dance hall at one time (when it was 1st built.)  ? -Dave |
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Post by Stephanie on Feb 9, 2006 14:37:32 GMT -6
In the 402 E. Main before picture, the B & R Furniture painted on the building, is that any relation to B & R Grocery? I don't know B & R Grocery's history, so I may be off-base. Also, do you have any pics of the school that used to stand in the 200 block of West Grant Street? Finally, where is the Twister Hill area and why is it called that? (Sorry if the last two questions should go in another topic.  ) |
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Post by itsmeagain on Feb 9, 2006 15:25:26 GMT -6
That would be Grant School, I believe and as for Twister Hill, it was around the Broadway Tap area, I believe. I think it has something to do w/ twisting bottles when they were hand blown. Not sure, tho.
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Post by John on Feb 9, 2006 18:25:43 GMT -6
Here is Grant School about 1911.  And toshiko is right about Twister Hill. A "twister" was what they called a bottle blower. When blowing a bottle, usually the larger sizes, a "twister" rotated it to prevent it from sticking. Bottles blown this way had no seam mark from the mold. Twister Hill was the site of the Streator Bottle and Glass Company that Matt Jack built in 1881 with funds he obtained from Adolphus Busch (of the Anheuser-Busch Breweries). It was located in the vicinity of the present Streator High School Field. |
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