Tag Archive for downtown peoria

Bricks & Mortar

Memorialized on postcards and souvenir vases after opening in 1910, the Jefferson Building (Fulton and Jefferson streets) towered over the Peoria skyline symbolizing the city’s move into the modern age. Shortly before, local civic leaders William Hull and Edward Leisy…

Apollo Theater Upcoming Events

AUGUST Sat., Aug. 13–Harold Lloyd movies (silent) Sat., Aug. 20– To Kill a Mockingbird (1962) Gregory Peck SEPTEMBER Sat., Sept. 10–Media Movie festival (newspaper movies plus radio and TV) (This will be a big deal) Sat., Sept. 24–Dr. Strangelove (1964)…