Source: Rockford Register Star, Ken De Coster, May 3, 2019, p. A1.
Parks
Little-known ‘beauty’ gets major facelist
Source: Rockford Register Star, June 19, 2019.
Road construction crews among visitors to Rock Cut
Source: Rockford Register Star, April 22, 2019
Six Flags takes over at Magic Waters
Source: Rockford Register Star, April 18, 2019.
Sledding past gang graffiti, Sunset Park, as found in Rockford, Big Town, Little City, by Pat Cunningham.
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.
Emerson Flower Preserve
Source:Â Illinois Academy of Science Transactions, Vol. 45, 1952 p. 41
Cannon at Waterworks Park, 1902 – photo
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]
On the Waterfront, 2009 – view of Festival Park/Davis Park, south side
Source: Rockford Chamber of Commerce promotional booklet, 2009
Doctors Park – 1976
Doctors Park, 5670 East State St.
Source: 1976 Polk’s Rockford City Directory
“Davis Park-depot plans get$1M from state” – 2012
Source: Rockford Register Star, Saturday, May 12, 2012 p 3A