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Memory Lane 59

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Memory Lane 59 Decatur Illinois memory lane, heinkel's, lard, postmark, USPS, Millikin Bank, millikin university, Fan's Field, Ted Nugent, first day cover, USPS, Decatur Stamp Club, a.e. staley, 1954, matchbook, golf, Wagner, Central Park, fountain

Farewell Scovill Golf Course

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Scovill Golf Course in Decatur closed for the last time in October 2017.  Here are some photos to help remember the West End beauty. (click on any photo to enlarge) (credit for aerial photos:  Stephen Huss)

Memory Lane 48

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Decatur Illinois "Memory Lane" Album #48 memory lane, Dairy Maid, Krekel's, country club, ghost, Millikin University, Freeman Huey, Taylor Troy, Tupper Mark, church, Haworth & Sons, Caterpillar, 2005, 1955, golf course, LPGA, Kintner, Goldblatt, RCC

Faries Park

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Nestled on the western shore of Lake Decatur southeast of Richland Community College, Faries Park has a rich history and holds many memories for folks of the Decatur area. Much of the Park (298 acres) is now owned by Archer Daniels Midland (ADM), acquired as part of a voter-approved $7,000,000+ sale from the Decatur Park District back in 2004. Here is a collection of photos of Faries Park, which is slowly fading into Decatur's history, as it is being slowly absorbed into ADM's industrial complex. December 2014 same shelter as above 3 years ago (2011) Hans Peter Gut Memorial old railroad trestle/bridge piers in Lake Decatur pond and green of 18th hole at Faries Golf Course looking towards the South at the old Faries Golf Course clubhouse course was closed in 2005