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Springfield Then & Now: Ever changing South Limestone

This photo from September 1944 shows South Limestone just past E. High Street looking north, a view that has changed quite a bit over the years. PHOTO COURTESY OF THE CLARK COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY

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This photo from September 1944 shows South Limestone just past E. High Street looking north, a view that has changed quite a bit over the years. PHOTO COURTESY OF THE CLARK COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
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Updated Aug 25, 2018
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This photo from September 1944 shows South Limestone just past E. High Street looking north, a view that has changed quite a bit over the years.

These busy blocks at that time included F.W. Woolworth’s and Walgreen’s, which opened in 1940 and 1942 respectively.

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Majestic Theater, The Boston Store, Isaly’s ice cream shop, many law offices, photo studios, doctors, several restaurants, the Springfield Institute of Music, Dow Drugs, and the Majestic News Stand.

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Today, the scene looks a lot different. The only building that's still standing is the McAdams Building the housed the Walgreen's store in the 1944 picture.

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