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 Blakeman5 min readMarian Anderson Wows Twin CitiesMarian Anderson visits the University of Illinois.
TJ Blakeman3 min readVice President Richard M. Nixon Visits Champaign on Wednesday, October 24, 1956Just thirteen days before the Presidential election of 1956, Vice President Richard Nixon and his wife Pat arrived in Champaign aboard a...
TJ Blakeman8 min readThe Eccentric John Frederic Hessel and His Grand City PlanThis article first appeared in History Matters, the monthly newsletter of the Champaign Count History Museum. Located just north of Kirby...
TJ Blakeman9 min readSenator John F. Kennedy Campaigns in Champaign on October 24, 1960Senator John F. Kennedy's Visit to Champaign-Urbana October 24, 1960 I understand that my blog is primarily for the documentation of...
