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15 East Main Street - Willis Department Store, JC Penney's, and News-Gazette Headquarters

If you ask the casual observer how old the current News-Gazette headquarters is, their answer would likely reflect the modern look of the...

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Born in Greenstadt Germany on April 14, 1837, Jos. Kuhn arrived in the United States at age 19. He arrived by way of Louisiana where he...

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You may have passed by 29 Main Street and never gave it a second glance. Aside from the amazing drum shop, Skins N' Tin's, which...

The first building constructed on this parcel was a small wood frame commercial building that is depicted in the 1858 Urbana-West Urbana...

There have been two buildings constructed at this address since 1850, The Gazette Building and The Kresge Building. The Gazette Building...

There is no better place to start this blog than 1 Main Street. The first building constructed on this site was Barrett Hall and was one...