It’s always interesting to look back at how much things have changed over time, particularly the highly developed area west of I-57 in Marion which exploded with the completion of interstate 57 and the development of the new Route 13 corridor. It is hard to believe that not that many years prior to these photos being taken; much of this area was either strip mine or cornfields. Continue reading
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Over Two Million Dollars in Improvements For Marion and Vicinity Planned For 1954
Over two million dollars will be spent in Marion and vicinity during this year on new construction and the purchase of right–of-way for relocating of State Highway 13, according to figures compiled this week by the Marion Daily Republican. Continue reading
This is a collection of photos captured through the camera by Thomas Wimberly in 1958-59. Deyoung went from being an outlying, discontigous, small city street to Illinois new Route 13 and one of the towns largest arteries in only a couple of years. Continue reading
“Interstate 57, originally called Federal Aid Interstate 4, brought the nation to Williamson County’s driveway. Continue reading