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Post by starfish on May 6, 2010 19:52:34 GMT -6
Recently my father and I was discussing the old garmet factory. The one that was on Broadway st.
He believes it was a school before that. Years ago. Does anyone know? If so, what was the name and what grades did it house?
My mother thought maybe the highschool.
Any help is appreciated.
TIA,
Star
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Post by DumDave on May 7, 2010 9:03:14 GMT -6
I have no proof other than I have never read about a school at that location. But the first question would be ..Why?
It was only a few blocks away from Greeley & not much further than Grant or even Garfield schools.
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Post by starfish on May 7, 2010 11:26:30 GMT -6
Well, actually, that came up in the discussion and why my mom thought it was a high school way, way back. I went to Greeley myself.
If it was a school, it would have had to have been a very long time ago.
I remember the front and there was a bell at the top of the door. I do remember that. We were just wondering. I don't know where to look to find out for sure.
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Post by DumDave on May 8, 2010 9:55:50 GMT -6
The first school in town was Union School located at 114 West Elm, followed in 1869 by Central School located where City Hall is now (renamed Garfield School).
Col. Plumb donated money for a high school that was dedicated in 1882. By 1888 there were 7 elementary schools.
-Biography in Black
I think this includes the three Catholic schools.
The bell MAY have been used to signal the workers there as in a factory whistle.
In 1908 the Paris Garter factory was opened. This was near Broadway & Vermilion. Near because the C.B. & Q tracks that were parallel to Vermilion had a spur that went through this intersection to the round house @ Vermilion & Park & then continued to follow the Vermilion River to LaSalle -Peru.
You can still see the curve near this intersection today in the street where they covered the tracks after the 60's.
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Post by starfish on May 8, 2010 11:34:59 GMT -6
Thanks Dave for the info! I will let him know.  |
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Post by Job on May 8, 2010 16:31:56 GMT -6
The first school in town was Union School located at 114 West Elm, followed in 1869 by Central School located where City Hall is now (renamed Garfield School). Col. Plumb donated money for a high school that was dedicated in 1882. By 1888 there were 7 elementary schools. -Biography in Black I think this includes the three Catholic schools. The bell MAY have been used to signal the workers there as in a factory whistle. In 1908 the Paris Garter factory was opened. This was near Broadway & Vermilion. Near because the C.B. & Q tracks that were parallel to Vermilion had a spur that went through this intersection to the round house @ Vermilion & Park & then continued to follow the Vermilion River to LaSalle -Peru. You can still see the curve near this intersection today in the street where they covered the tracks after the 60's. I am glad you qualified your observations about the first school to one "in town." The highly intellectual first settlers opened a school north of "town" around 1840. For some reason, it would be well over a hundred years before any of their progeny would make it through college. |
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Post by DumDave on May 9, 2010 10:13:15 GMT -6
Well, actually, that came up in the discussion and why my mom thought it was a high school way, way back. I went to Greeley myself. If it was a school, it would have had to have been a very long time ago. I remember the front and there was a bell at the top of the door. I do remember that. We were just wondering. I don't know where to look to find out for sure. I am also a proud grad of Greeley School. I met some very fine students there. (Unlike certain thugs that went to Garfield and ended up in prestigious universities in Chicago.) |
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Post by Job on May 9, 2010 13:57:38 GMT -6
Well, actually, that came up in the discussion and why my mom thought it was a high school way, way back. I went to Greeley myself. If it was a school, it would have had to have been a very long time ago. I remember the front and there was a bell at the top of the door. I do remember that. We were just wondering. I don't know where to look to find out for sure. I am also a proud grad of Greeley School. I met some very fine students there. (Unlike certain thugs that went to Garfield and ended up in prestigious universities in Chicago.) Garfield was Streator's answer to Philip Exeter, Choate and Eton. Only the creme de la creme from Streator were allowed to attend. Even now, I can remember the words to our school song. "Far above Vermilion's waters, with its waves of blue, Stands our noble Alma Mater, glorious to view... ." |
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Post by starfish on May 10, 2010 10:40:29 GMT -6
Obviously, I am missing something. I went to Greeley. My brother went to Garfield. Don't ask me why. I don't recall it being any better than any other school. He never makes any mention of it.
In my humble opinion. it went down just like the others. LOL. I mean no offense. I just don't recall it being anything special. Am I missing something?
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Post by Job on May 11, 2010 8:30:35 GMT -6
Yes, you are missing something. Many of Garfield's graduates went on to famous institutions. Those were the days. I can remember singing one of our favorite songs.
To the tables down at Millers's,
To the place where Hoggy dwells,
To the dear old Stony's Bar
We love so well,
Sing the Whiffenpoofs assembled
With their glasses raised on high,
And the magic of their singing casts its spell.
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Post by DumDave on May 11, 2010 9:44:34 GMT -6
Way to go Job!
I was wondering how you get out of the corner you painted yourself into.
Star. You are not missing anything except two old friends just messing with each other.
-Dave
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Post by Job on May 11, 2010 14:22:11 GMT -6
Greeley graduates never seemed to have gotten anything right. For example, old Dave heard the mantra "Go West Young Man" and moved to Texas. Because so many cowboy movies used Texas as a locale, he thought that it was in the West.
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Post by DumDave on May 12, 2010 10:24:32 GMT -6
Yup! I had my spurs that Jiggle Jangle Jingled on my big ranch with my oil wells in Texas. Audie Murphy would come over every now & then to help in the hunting season. I was even shot by Cheney several times. Me & Mickey would talk baseball while sipping some JD. I was represented as a character in one of my bubby's books (Larry McMurtry).
Then I crossed paths with JR in a poker game & was run out of the state on a rail.
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Post by Job on May 12, 2010 16:40:26 GMT -6
Dave, I know you do not like to brag. Accordingly, I will reveal your accomplishment at Greeley: you were the validictorian of the Greeley Opportunity Room.
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Post by DumDave on May 13, 2010 10:33:18 GMT -6
Dave, I know you do not like to brag. Accordingly, I will reveal your accomplishment at Greeley: you were the valedictorian of the Greeley Opportunity Room. I was "Main streamed" when I learned to spell valedictorian. I then started up my very own "Crime Watch" for those houses across the street from Greeley. Teachers gave me poor deportment grades for staring out the window. Little did they know how little crime was committed while I was on watch. |
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