Description
This vintage postcard shows a charming street scene in Champaign, Illinois, circa 1921, featuring red brick buildings and early 20th-century automobiles. Neil Street, looking south from Main Street, boasts businesses like Leisure’s Cigars, Billiards, and Soda. This repaired postcard, postmarked October 24th, 1921, offers a glimpse into the city’s past.
Front Text (cleaned):
REPAIRED
THE OLDER
NEIL STREET, LOOKING SOUTH FROM MAIN STREET, CHAMPAIGN, ILL.
LEISURE'S
CIGARS
BILLIARDS
SODA
CIGARS, TOBACCO
Back Text (cleaned):
A-69361
Dear Bessie,
Champaign, Ill.
10-24-21
Arrived in Champaign, Ill. at 3 p.m. Sunday.
I am leaving here at noon today for Cairo. Will get to Cairo at 6 p.m. tonight.
Feeling well, and am hoping you are feeling better. Will write a letter to you from Cairo.
E.W.M.
Mrs. Bessie Mille
625½ W Jefferson St.
Springfield
Illinois.
