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Re: Road trip to IL/TN
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Posted by Doug in IL on July 26, 2007 at 21:06:10 from (67.142.130.42):
In Reply to: Re: Road trip to IL/TN posted by John (C-IL) on July 26, 2007 at 18:09:06:
Yes, I'm old enough to remember the booming, vibrant, busy, comfortable Peoria of the 60's and 70's! Cat isn't 1/10th of what is was then. Pabst is gone. Hiram Walker is gone. Wabco is gone. Keystone is all but gone. Smaller outfits like Bemis and Rohn's-gone. Are the Stockyards still there? Peoria is basically 2 mega hospitals, a shadow of the former Caterpillar and a bunch of run down residential areas. Look at the East Bluff!
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