Rock Island Reservoir
15th Avenue & 24th Street It’s something we city folks take for granted – a twist of the wrist and pure clean water flows. But that wasn’t always the case … [ Continued
United Presbyterian / Wayman AME Church
Third Avenue & 14th Street This is one of a series of postcards depicting local churches that was published by the Rock Island Postcard Company early in the twentieth century. … [ Continued
People’s National Bank Building (Renaissance Building)
1729-31 2nd Avenue This postcard dates from about 1906, and shows the four-story People’s National Bank, located on the northwest corner of 2nd Avenue at 18th Street. Its publisher has … [ Continued
Hodgson’s Funeral Home (DeSilva House)
608 20th Street The postcard identifies this large familiar home as the Hodgson Funeral Home. That name tells us the card was published after 1941, when the Hodgson Mortuary moved … [ Continued
