It’s that time of year for the announcement of the “Most Endangered” places in Illinois. This year, Rock Island makes the list again. (And on a related note, the Quad City Times reports that the house in Moline once owned by John Deere—about which I’ve previously posted— is “still of grave concern.”
Other than the Rock Island item on this year’s roster (a building used by the Elks Club), the closest place on the 2011 list is a bridge in Sangamon County.
(More, below the image).
Screen shot of Landmarks Illinois web site
A couple of places I’d like to add to the list, (or at least to a subcategory of places that need attention):
- The Macomb Maid Rite,
- The Randolph House on the Macomb Square,
- and what remains of the former Carthage College campus, (where the Circle K organization was started, among other historical tidbits).
So, what about you?
What other local landmarks in the general western Illinois region would you be sad to see destroyed?
List them below, or drop me a line.
Tags: Abraham Lincoln, architecture, endangered, homes, houses, landmarks, local_history, Macomb, MacombSquare, Moline, Quad Cities, RockIsland
Do you drink beer when you visit these sites???