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When I stopped by to give George a CD of our recording of his interview, he invited me in to show me something.  After our show recording in his house, he had pulled out a photo album that was dedicated to his old store in downtown Pekin and had all the construction of the new store on RT 29.  It was a trip down memory lane, as the new store was raised by Dennison Chevrolet a few years ago. I was able to borrow the album on loan from George and asked him if it was OK to scan some pictures.  When Jared Olar fromRead More →

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After we released the George Beres interview, I made a comment to Jared Olar from the Pekin Library asking for help.  I have known Jared to be a local history buff from his time at the Pekin Times and his posts while working at the Library. I thought, “Hey, he might dig up a pic that I can use”.  Well, he dug up a bunch, and in typical Jared fashion, included lots of info. I am going to post these pictures from the Facebook post here with his comments for posterity.  They are too good to be gone in the blink of a social mediaRead More →