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Existing ruins in the former town of Springfield, CA. Springfield received its name from the abundant springs gushing from limestone boulders. Town, with its stores, shops, and a hotel built around a plaza. It once boasted 2,000 inhabitants. Believed to have been founded by Donna Josefa Valmesada, a Mexican woman of means with a reputation for aiding Americans in the war with Mexico. During its heyday, many miners' carts could be seen on the road, hauling gold-bearing dirt to Springfield springs for washing.
When I got closer, I could see that it was actually not a real plane; it's a full scale model with painted on flap lines. The plane in the background was the last one built by the Granvilles, a prototype for the Army that never made it.
at Widener University's Alumni Awards dinner at the Springfield Country Club in Springfield, Pa. on Friday 11 October 2019. Photograph by Jim Graham
From Left, Christian Nascimento '97, Ronald H. Romanowicz '68, Eric M. Guzy '19, Bill Campbell, Abigail R. Ferrie '20, Anthony C. Stanowski '84, Robert J. Hawley '62.
What wouldn't we give to go back to these gracious days in this undated picture of Springfield Park, particularly with the country in lock-down. And aren't the borders and the grass well tended!
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. Major tourist attractions include multiple sites connected with Lincoln including his presidential library and museum, his home, and his 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.
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_State_Capitol_State_Historic_Site
The Old State Capitol State Historic Site, in Springfield, Illinois, is the fifth capitol building built for the U.S. state of Illinois. It was built in the Greek Revival style in 1837–1840, and served as the state house from 1840 to 1876. It is the site of candidacy announcements by Abraham Lincoln in 1858 and Barack Obama in 2007. It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1961, primarily for its association with Lincoln and his political rival Stephen Douglas.
This is what I did with Springfield HS. A nice water fountain to welcome the students each morning. Plenty of outdoor seating for the students to study, or hang out with classmates.
Cabinet photograph, probably around 1900, of a mother & child. The photographer was Ferguson, Springfield, Missouri.
Liverpool, England
Pre-digital from my old 35mm neg. These are the early 1800s town houses which used to be situated on the corner of St. Anne Street and Springfield, their address being numbers 1 and 3 Springfield. They housed a doctors practice for many decades previously. Does anyone remember going there?
They were listed Grade II at one time but this did not save them from demolition. This was mainly because they had been neglected for so long beforehand and were well beyond economic repair. They were boarded up when I took this photo around 1992 and were still boarded up ten years later. In truth they were plain and lacking much interest, except for an exquisite fanlight.
The adjacent properties at numbers 5 and 7 Springfield (not in picture) were lodging houses run by the Bushell family. They owned the late Victorian cork warehouse building further down Springfield on the corner of Harker Street. A new fire station now occupies the whole corner site. Holy Trinity church used to occupy the cleared land opposite.
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