“This Week in Galesburg History,” there are a lot of new babies in town, The Huddle just keeps growing, and what are we going to do with the Armory?
This is a look back at the history of Galesburg (and the world). What was going on 100 years ago, 75 years ago, 50 years ago, 25 years ago, and 10 years ago this week?
“This Week in Galesburg History” appears every Monday morning on the WGIL website and Massey Basketball Blog.
Senator Robert LaFollette of Wisconsin proposes putting a cap on campaign spending. The famous Badger Senator suggested a cap of $25,000 for campaigning.
100 Years Ago- 1926
100 years later politicians still debate campaign financing laws. Estimates are that all the Presidential candidates, all the political action groups, and individual donors together spent of $20 billion on the 2024 Presidential Election.
75 Years Ago- 1951
Just one more entertainment option. Box office opens at 7:15 with the first show at dusk. The Drive-In Theatre was featuring Gary Cooper and Jane Greer in You’re in the Navy Now.
The Drive-In Theatre was located just outside the city limits on West Main St. It was one of several movie options in Galesburg.
50 Years Ago- 1976
The local newspaper had a huge ad section celebrating the U.S.A. 200th Anniversary celebration.
In this ad, the Huddle mixes in the patriotic theme. It should be noted they describe the Huddle Complex. It appears there was a dining area, a game room, a bar, a liquor store, and motel. All located on the corner of Henderson St and Dayton St.
25 Years Ago- 2001
Who can forget Cottage Hospital’s monthly celebration of the births at Cottage Hospital. Twenty babies were born in this particular month.
The pictures include the babies full name and birth date. I am guessing that today there might be some forms that parents would need to sign to allow this.
10 Years Ago- 2016
As I read that the Galesburg Armory is up for sale at this time, it was interesting to look back ten years ago to when the community was wrestling with what to do with the Galesburg Armory.
Local writer, Tom Loewy shared his thoughts on what should or should not be done with the historical Galesburg Armory. Tom expressed the following-
“If this city decides to do nothing with the Armory, residents will not only miss an important opportunity to grow and strengthen community and local businesses, it will cave- as too many folks across this state and and country have increasingly done in recent years- to the very forces destroying our communities.”
“Let us be patient and wise. Let’s not, for once, give it away to someone else.”
No comments:
Post a Comment