Description
Author Carol Anderson, with the support of the Woodford County Historical Society, has teamed up with M.T. Publishing Company to bring you an extensive photographic history of Eureka, Illinois Public Buidlings.
This 8.5×11-inch book is an exceptionally bound in a soft cover and 208 pages. Only the finest materials will be utilized to produce this historical book. It will be the perfect heirloom for your children and grandchildren!
The purpose in publishing a pictorial history is to preserve historical records for the enjoyment and education of future generations. Carol Anderson has enjoyed her hobby of photographing and researching buildings in Eureka for several years. It has lead her to compile genealogies of many of the people involved with the buildings. She has
also noted the changes in the names of the buildings, their sequential ownership, and their current status. Her collection has gotten so large that she has divided it into two books: Public Buildings and Houses.
sghIII –
An interesting and thorough history
Sam –
Great collection of photos and information
This book has a tremendous amount of photos spanning more than a century. It primarily covers the block of 117 south of Route 24 and the two blocks north of Route 24 (and two blocks of Route 24 east and west of 117), but also includes the grade school, high school and the college. Lots of great information about the various buildings and people of Eureka throughout the years. Very enjoyable. I still miss the Woodford Theater and Robinson’s Radio Lab.
If I had any suggestions for a second edition, it would be to include the old IGA on Cruger, the Chanticleer/Elmer’s, the old C&L/Pizza Alley north of the tracks, and the buildings on the outskirts of town on Route 24 – the bowling alley and Kim’s Restaurant/Uncle Bob’s Ice Cream on the east side, the Gulf Station, the old motel, Punke’s Dairy, Sancken Automotive, Rocke’s Apiary and Kaufman Park Golf Course on the west side. But that would probably take up another 50 pages!
I would recommend this book to anybody interested in the history of Eureka’s downtown.