A Digital Collection of Rockford, Illinois History
Road construction crews will be working on the Main Park Road at Rock Cut State Park. They also plan to replace the bridge on Main Park Road at Pierce Lake, reconstruct Hart Road on the west edge of the park, and add bicycle lanes along Pierce Lake. Source: Rockford Register Star, April 22, 2019
Six Flags took over management of Magic Waters after signing a 10-year contract to lease the park from the Rockford Park District. It will be known as Six Flags Magic Waters. Rockford Park District Board president Ian Linnabary, Six Flags Great America Park president Hank Salemi and Six Flags Magic Waters general manager Hope Edwards are in the photo. Source: Rockford Register Star, April 18, 2019.
This building is the bottom half of what was the Sunset Park shelter house, as identified by Jean Lythgoe. Compare with the 1917 photograph of Sunset Park and the partial photo of this one Note the concession window, the door, and the smaller window. The two other photos mentioned can be found in the Local History database.
Source:Â Illinois Academy of Science Transactions, Vol. 45, 1952 p. 41
Prairie St. Brewhouse in background on far side of river. Water Works Park is now a parking lot north of the Jefferson St. Bridge, and south of Beattie Park
Source: 1902 Rockford Illinois R917.733 R5910 page 50   [5×7″ paperbound book, 100 pages]
Source: Rockford Chamber of Commerce promotional booklet, 2009
Doctors Park, 5670 East State St.
Source: 1976 Polk’s Rockford City Directory
Source: Rockford Register Star, Saturday, May 12, 2012 p 3A
Source: Rockford Republic newspaper, Friday, August 31, 1928
Source:Â Â Northwest Quarterly Magazine, Winter 2010/2011, Vol. 7, No. 4, ad