Comments on: 600 Block of East Monroe (1985)

By: David

David — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 21:27:21 +0000

My dad owned Vincent’s Beauty Salon and I remember the 617 East Monroe location really well. Before that, his shop was around the corner on Sixth street next to Coe’s (now a vacant lot). After he closed the shop on Monroe he moved his shop to Bressmer’s and then to Roland’s. He continued working in the hair business until he was 88.

By: Scott

Scott — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 19:30:13 +0000

Giuseppe – as I recall, the three story building with the white terra cotta facade was torn down in late 1985 or early 1986. The site then served as a surface parking lot (surprise) until the early or mid-1990s when the new building was constructed. Fortunately, the new building blends in quite nicely with the vintage building on the corner (i.e., Merrill Lynch). And yes, there is an alley there.

By: Giuseppe

Giuseppe — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 22:01:44 +0000

I always like to look and figure out what’s been done but on this one I can’t quite figure out if the 3 story building with the white facade has been taken down by one story and its the same building or is it a totally new building? Looks like there is a drive of some kind between it and the other little building next to it now too…

By: Jim Barrett

Jim Barrett — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 19:23:29 +0000

Old memories…the store on the corner across from Allen’s Cigar Store was Ford Hopkins Drug Store and next door was the Ill State Register newspaper before it merged with the Jounral…next to the alley was a beauty shop and I can’t remember the other two stores..

By: Kate Hawkes

Kate Hawkes — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 23:47:19 +0000

My mother worked for years at 617 East Monroe, as a “legal secretary” to Earl Bice & Gary Phillips. Now I get my hair styled there at J Design. Interesting tidbit – it was Vincent’s Beauty Salon before it was a law office. Full circle!

By: Darla sez

Darla sez — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:27:12 +0000

We used to live on the 600 block of west capitol, one block south of 600 west monroe. Which probably looks different than in the 1980’s, but never looked like the picture. Just guessing, I did not live here then. But several houses were torn down there when we lived there.

By: Russ

Russ — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 04:14:15 +0000

Yes, added ‘East’ to the title. Thanks.

By: Darla sez

Darla sez — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 04:08:00 +0000

You mean E. Monroe correct?