Excerpt from Champaign and Urbana City Directory, 1930: Containing an Alphabetically Arranged List of Business Firms and Private Citizens, a Street Directory, Street and Avenue Guide, Miscellaneous Directory, Numerical Telephone Directory, Rural Route Directory, City and County Officers When the Illinois Central Railroad built from Chicago to Cairo in the early 5os they passed through Champaign County two miles West of Urbana. In 1854 a vil lage was started on the site of the present city. This village was first called West Urbana but the citizens seeking a more distinctive nomenclature the name was changed to Champaign. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Champaign and Urbana City Directory, 1930: Containing an Alphabetically Arranged List of Business Firms and Private Citizens, a Street Directory, Street and Avenue Guide, Numerical Telephone Directory, Rural Route Directory, City and County Officers, Churches, Etc Champaign is primarily a university city and its business is built closely around the university and its activities. Several industries are thriving in Champaign. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Champaign and Urbana City Directory, 1929: Containing an Alphabetically Arranged List of Business Firms and Private Citizens, a Street Directory, Street and Avenue Guide, Miscellaneous Directory, Numerical Telephone Directory, Rural Route Directory, City and County Officers, Churches, Etc Urbana is also a city of parks. While the University campus may be considered one large park, Urbana has a park system of unusual attractiveness. The principal park of the system is Crystal Lake park, comprising some one hundred and ten acres of shrubs, oaks, grass and water made easily accessible by beautiful drives and walks. The clear water of the lake af fords splendid boating in the summer and skating in the winter, while its pavilion, shelter house, modern play ground for children and tourist camp attract visitors for many miles about. The other parks, while not so large, are very attractive. In Urbana nineteen churches guide the spiritual welfare of its citizens; the Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, and Campfire Girls pro'vide recreation and training for the children, while the Association of Com merce, the Rotary Club, the Exchange Club and the various fraternal societies afford means for the practice of good-fellowship characteristic of Urbana's citizens. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Champaign and Urbana City Directory, 1928: Containing an Alphabetically Arranged List of Business Firms and Private Citizens, a Street Directory, Street and Avenue Guide, Miscellaneous Directory, Numerical Telephone Directory, Rural Route Directory, City and County Officers, Churches, Colleges The large memorial stadium of the Uni versity of Illinois is located in Champaign and the football games held in the stadium draw approximately people to Champaign every fall. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Champaign and Urbana City Directory, 1924: Containing an Alphabetically Arranged List of Business Firms and Private Citizens, a Street Directory, Street and Avenue Guide, Miscellaneous Directory, Numerical Telephone Directory, Rural Route Directory, City and County Officers, Churches, Etc There is only one Champaign! At least the United States Postal Directory lists only one city of that name. Champaign is located 126 miles south of Chicago, 118 miles west of Indianapolis, 94 miles east of Peoria, and 187 miles northeast of St. Louis. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Champaign and Urbana City Directory, 1926: Containing an Alphabetically Arranged List of Business Firms and Private Citizens, a Street Directory, Street and Avenue Guide, Miscellaneous Directory, Numerical Telephone Directory, Rural Route Directory, City and County Officers Champaign occupies the west area of the community and is separated from Urbana, its sister city, only by the University of Illinois. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Champaign and Urbana City Directory, and Gazetteer of Champaign County, 1883-84 S110. 4. The Third ward shall comprise 11111] include so much 111111 such part 111 the territory within the limits of 81111] city as lies West 01' the ce11te1° ot' the 11111111 track of the Illinois Central 1°11i-1°111111 to and including the east line 01' Randolph street 111111 011 11 line continuing thereon to the city limits on the north, and to the eltv limits on the south. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.