Springfield Rewind » 1950s

Leland Hotel (1950s)

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State Armory (1954)

Russ — Mon, 14 Feb 2011 21:47:06 +0000

This view from the State Capital grounds was featured as the January photo in the 2011 Springfield Rewind wall calendar (still on sale here for $10). Here’s how it looks in the calendar:

Public Square – South (ca. 1950)

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6th and Adams (1956)

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Mouse over the ’56 photo to see the view from 2009.

You’ll notice in the back that the bank building is quite a bit larger than it was in 1956. Check out this Rewind page to see the expansion in progress.

http://www.springfieldrewind.com/first-national-bank-1973

221 S. 5th (1957)

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Hold your cursor over the photo to see how this spot looks now.

Cook St. Facing East From 3rd (1959)

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5th and Monroe (1954)

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4th and Washington (1956)

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1219 W. Ash (1950)

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11th and South Grand (1954)

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