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Source: Rockford Register-Republic 12/24/1976 by Mike DeDoncker
and also Rockfordiana: Municipal Centers – 1, pp 96-97
A Digital Collection of Rockford, Illinois History
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Source: Rockford Register-Republic 12/24/1976 by Mike DeDoncker
and also Rockfordiana: Municipal Centers – 1, pp 96-97
“Civic Center fights for cash” by Mike Dedoncker
Rockford Register-Republic, 12/24/1976
Article save in Rockfordiana file: Rockford Municipal Centers – 1
Rockford voted down a Civic Center for roughly 50 years before one was built.
Source: Rockford Register-Republic 12/24/1976
Source: Rockford Register Star June 9, 2002
Caption under picture: “The State St. bridge was all decked out in patriotic trappings for an Independence Day Celebration in the late 19th century. The view here is toward the west. Note the absence of any tall buildings, the first of which was erected shortly after the turn of the century.”
Source: Rockford Register Star July 23, 1983