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Starred Gary Cooper, Phyllis Thaxter, David Brian, Lon Chaney Jr., Guinn "Big Boy" Williams, Alan Hale Jr., and Martin Milner, directed by Andre De Toth.
Springfield TRP Operator, Harrison Design HD-006 Extreme Service rear sight, Streamlight TLR-1s, Wilson Combat 47D magazine
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Springfield,_Illinois
Springfield is the capital of the U.S. state of Illinois and the county seat and largest city of Sangamon County. The city's population was 116,250 at the 2010 U.S. Census, which makes it the state's sixth most-populous city, the second largest outside of the Chicago metropolitan area (after Rockford), and the largest in central Illinois. As of 2019, the city's population was estimated to have decreased to 114,230, with just over 211,700 residents living in the Springfield Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Sangamon County and the adjacent Menard County.
Present-day Springfield was settled by European Americans in the late 1810s, around the time Illinois became a state. The most famous historic resident was Abraham Lincoln, who lived in Springfield from 1837 until 1861, when he went to the White House as President of the United States. Major tourist attractions include multiple sites connected with Lincoln including the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum, Lincoln Home National Historic Site, Lincoln-Herndon Law Offices State Historic Site, and the Lincoln Tomb at Oak Ridge Cemetery.
The city lies in a valley and plain near the Sangamon River. Lake Springfield, a large artificial lake owned by the City Water, Light & Power company (CWLP), supplies the city with recreation and drinking water. Weather is fairly typical for middle latitude locations, with four distinct seasons, including, hot summers and cold winters. Spring and summer weather is like that of most midwestern cities; severe thunderstorms may occur. Tornadoes hit the Springfield area in 1957 and 2006.
The city has a mayor–council form of government and governs the Capital Township. The government of the state of Illinois is based in Springfield. State government institutions include the Illinois General Assembly, the Illinois Supreme Court and the Office of the Governor of Illinois. There are three public and three private high schools in Springfield. Public schools in Springfield are operated by District No. 186. Springfield's economy is dominated by government jobs, plus the related lobbyists and firms that deal with the state and county governments and justice system, and health care and medicine.
In Springfield, IL they've reconstructed the state capitol as it stood when Lincoln was there, doing his thing, before he headed off to Washington. The building is populated with antiques from the time period -- this is one of those -- an original stack of bureaucratic paperwork bound with red tape. This, supposedly, is where the term comes from.
Unloading summer leftovers from a quick weekend trip to Springfield, IL sometime back.
Completed in 1898 and serving railroads for 73 years or so, Springfield Union Station looks as good as ever. It primarily serviced the Illinois Central, but also the B&O, C&IM, GM&O, and several others.
It took me and peet an epic 2hours of riding london transports finest and then a fair walk after that to reach the place. then a bit of a mission to find the wholey obvious entry, secretly I didn't really want to go in, I was too tired and the weather was crap.
Governor Charlie Baker and Lt. Governor Karyn Polito, joined by Massachusetts Growth Capital Corporation (MGCC) President and CEO Larry Andrews, Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno, Rep. Carlos González, and other local officials, announce $30 million in state funding across four grant programs administered by the Massachusetts Growth Capital Corporation (MGCC) to help small businesses recover, grow and thrive after touring White Lion Brewing Company in Springfield on June 16, 2021. Among these investments, the Baker-Polito Administration announced the award of $4 million to 45 non-profit technical assistance providers to continue working with small businesses and entrepreneurs from traditionally underserved communities to grow and expand their businesses. In addition, the administration announced $14.7 million in awards to 15 organizations under MGCC’s Community Development Financial Institution and Community Development Corporatioon’s Match Grant Program, which funds both lending and mini-grant programs for small businesses. Stay informed about COVID-19 by visiting mass.gov/covid19, calling 2-1-1 or texting COVIDMA (COVIDMAESP for Spanish) to 888-777 for updates. [Joshua Qualls/Governor’s Press Office]
Central business district in Springfield, VA, along Loisdale Court. At the end of the street is the Springfield Hilton.
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Re-touched up this photo, which was taken in September on a school trip. The sky reminds me of the opening clip in The Simpsons.
The BNSF is rather straight-forward coming into the Underground. A run around and a pair of spurs and that's it. BNSF 3400 waits in the background for a new crew on 1-22-07.
Located at the Nathanael Green/Close Memorial Park in Springfield, Missouri. Here you will find dozens of themed and collection gardens. There is also the Mizumoto Japanese Stroll Garden which is located on 7.5 acres that features a traditional Japanese garden that was established in 1986.
This terrace stands opposite gordon busbridges at the top of london road.
Sadly it looks very run down and unloved today.