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We drove on Old Route 66 in Springfield Illinois. We looked at the Capital as we drove by since there was not a parking space for an RV to be found.
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]
Population: 105,227 (1990)
Climate: Summers tend to be warm and humid, winters are usually cold and dry.
Latitude: 39.78143 N
Longitude: 89.64465 W
Facts:
The corn dog, named first the crusty cur and then the CozyDog was invented here by Ed Waldmire Jr.
Abraham Lincoln moved here in 1837 and spearheaded the effort to moved the state capital from Vandalia to Springfield.
Lights on the left is City Hall, and the white lights of trees around the plaza. The red and green lights are on the bank across the street.
Governor Charlie Baker and Lt. Governor Karyn Polito join Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno and other state and local officials to celebrate the redevelopment of Springfield’s Civic Center Garage on Aug. 20, 2022. [Joshua Qualls/Governor’s Press Office]
Fun night of music, fun and laughter at the "Tom Jones & The Divas Show". How good was it listening to the great music of Tom Jones and his friends Liza Minelli, Dusty Springfield Shania Twain and Tina Turner as presented by Joey Ace and Susie Jay. A show not to be missed when it comes to your part of town.
At Gold Coast Italo-Australian Club.
Photos taken with a Sony a6300 with a Sony 18-105mm F4 G lens and Sony a77ii with a Tamron 28-75mm f2.8 lens.
Photos: © 2019 Dani Katz
SC/DC Roller Derby WFTDA Bout. SC/DC All Stars vs Springfield Roller Girls All Stars and SC/DC Hells Belles vs. Springfield B-team - August 17, 2013 at the Skateport in Springfield, MO.
Springfield and Rincon Garden Clubs in Springfield, Georgia.
Our flower show Plant It Pink and painted gourds sold for breast cancer.
Barak Obama waves to crowd after announcing he would run from Presidency at the Old State Capital in Springfield, Illinois.
A drawing (perhaps February 13, 1832) by Thomas Kelah Wharton.
Reproduced from The centennial celebration of Springfield, Ohio (1901).
Used courtesy of the Library of Congress and the Internet Archive.
This image appears to have been the source for this print by Alfred Lewis Clarke. Clarke's print probably dates to the last quarter of the 19th century, but the date listed is February, 13, 1832 - my source for the date given above.
An old sign painted on the west side of the Hotel Sterling in downtown Springfield. Advertises "free parking." Cool, what a perk. Who knows when the sign was painted, but the building dates from 1911.
Springfield Rugby Football Club vs Sunday Morning Rugby Football Club on March 16, 2019 at the Springfield Pitch. Springfield wins 29-24!
On February 11, 1861, President elect Abraham Lincoln gave a farewell speech to his friends in Springfield at this train station. He boarded the train and spent the next four years guiding the Union states through the American Civil War. Lincoln eventually returned to Springfield on May 3, 1865, on a Funeral Train.