TJ Blakeman11 min readNeil Street or Eleventh Street?Street Renaming Plan Throws the Streets of Champaign into Chaos! On August 12, 1913, a simple nine to two vote by the Champaign City...
TJ Blakeman7 min read15 East Main Street - Willis Department Store, JC Penney's, and News-Gazette HeadquartersIf you ask the casual observer how old the current News-Gazette headquarters is, their answer would likely reflect the modern look of the...
TJ Blakeman4 min read33 East Main Street - Jos. Kuhn & CompanyBorn in Greenstadt Germany on April 14, 1837, Jos. Kuhn arrived in the United States at age 19. He arrived by way of Louisiana where he...
TJ Blakeman2 min read29 East Main StreetYou may have passed by 29 Main Street and never gave it a second glance. Aside from the amazing drum shop, Skins N' Tin's, which...
