Source: Georgette Braun, Rockford Register Star, June 17, 2020.
Buildings
Theodore Tinker came back to Rockford for a visit, and recalled life at Tinker Cottage
Source: Rockford Register Star, June 6, 1981
Midway Theater advertisement 1965
Source: Rockford Morning Star 12-12-1965 p.81
Theater Listings
Source: Morning Star December 4, 1954 p.9
Madison Street…An old Italian neighborhood gradually yields to change
Source: Register Star October 9, 1977
Mother’s Day Restaurant Advertisements May 12, 1989
Source: Register Star May 12, 1989 Sec. GO pg.11
New Furniture Store To Open Blomquist Furniture August 29, 1913
Source: Daily Register Gazette August 29, 1913 pg.7
Blomquist Furniture Store Advertisement July 30, 1913
Source: The Rockford Republic July 30, 1913 pg.10
Blomquist Furniture Advertisement March 12, 1913
Source: Rockford Republic March 12, 1913 pg.10
New Furniture Store 14th Ave March 4, 1912
Source: Rockford Daily Register Gazette March 4, 1912