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Downtown Bloomington elevators once operated by 'indoor aviators'

At one time 80 people worked as “inside chauffeurs” running elevators in Bloomington when the job was more than pushing a button. ....

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Community raised $100K in 30 days in 1906 for Bloomington YMCA building

Neon lights made the McLean County Courthouse dome shine at Christmas, but only from 1937 to 1940. ....

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Pieces from our past: Crowds scramble for free fowl on Turkey Day in downtown Bloomington

Candace Summers
McLean County Museum of History
When you think of âTurkey Day,â it may drum up images of family gatherings around the table on Thanksgiving Day, the Macyâs parade or football games. But, in the late 1930s, during the later days of the Great Depression, âTurkey Dayâ in Bloomington took on a different meaning.
On Dec. 21, 1937, the first Turkey Day was held in downtown Bloomington, sponsored by the Junior Association of Commerce (JAC) as a business promotional plan with the assistance of Association of Commerce, Peopleâs Bank, McLean County Bank, the National Bank of Bloomington, the American State Bank, Corn Belt Bank, and The Pantagraph. Open to any resident in Central Illinois, the event had participants vie for the chance to win one of 100 turkeys, geese, ducks, guinea hens or chickens to be given away that day. ....

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