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| Sunday, October 08, 2006 |
| BARTONVILLE STATE HOSPITAL |
The old state hospital. The first time I went to the state hospital was with a neighbor, back in 1979. I've been back 1000's of time since. I couldn't tell you how many night we spent wandering the hallways of the old building's on Friday and Saturday night. We covered every square inch of every building, every tunnel. It was like having a ghost town a few miles from my house. I see 100's of people making movies and taking pictures. I was one of them. I wish I could find the picture, but I think my mom through them out many years ago.
I found a great link with lots of old pictures from the state hospital. Check it out at www.wiu.edu
Type in "Bartonville state hospital" in the search for keyword box hit the search button and you will be taken to the archives with over 100 pictures of the state hospital.
CHECK OUT THE FORUMS FOR MORE LINKS AND PICTURES OF THE STATE HOSPITAL |
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| SPRINGDALE CEMETERY'S SECRET PLACES |
Some pictures of lost and hidden things in Springdale Cemetery. Their are more pictures in the Forgotten Peoria Forum
pictures from 1997
 
And Pictures from 2004
  
Remember to check the forums for more pictures |
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| Monday, October 02, 2006 |
| DRIVE IN " DIDLEY'S CAR HOP |
A blast-from-the-past known as Didley's Car Hop, a 1950s-style drive-in with skating Car Hops
Didley's Car Hop,
Location:920 N. Niles St.
Phone: 367-2108
Hours: 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily
Didley's features
Didley's Car Hop resterant
Outdoor Theatre (closed for the season)
Miniature Golf and
Didley's Street Rods
The only downside to Didley's is the Movie screen is about one-third the size of a drive-in movie theater. You watch from the lawn not you car.
CLICK HERE TO CHECK OUT THEIR WEBSITE For Pictures, menu's, events and info
To Help You Out With Your Drive in Memories Check out
Lost Americana-"The Drive-In Theater" A great movie about the Rise and Fall of The Drive-In From It's Glory Days to Its Near Extinction Today. This Awesome Retrospect, With It's Sometimes Unusual Twists, Authentic Video Clips, Still Photo's & Music Used in Theaters Throughout the 50s-60s Will Take You Back to Those Care Free Day's We All Remember So Well! So Grab Your Sweetheart, Kick Back, Turn Your Speaker Up, Grab a Hot Dog & a Coke as We Take a Ride to The Drive-In Theater!
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TORGO'S DRIVE-IN Psychotronic Horror Double Bill. The greatest psychotronic drive-in double bill of all time was 'Simon, King Of The Witches' and 'Werewolves on Wheels' in 1971. Both these films are now rare and very hard to find; in particular, old used VHS copies of Simon, King Of The Witches go for a respectable sum on ebay. This is Episode #10 of Torgo's Drive-in. It's our first double bill and also our first higher quality resolution video. This episode also features the full drive-in experience: you get concession stand shorts as well as trailers and previews for such drive-in classics as I Drink Your Blood, I Eat Your Skin, Blood Freak, and Mad Doctor Of Blood Island. This episode of Torgo's Drive-in is rated "PG" (1970's style), I think this would be rated PG-13 or R today |
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