Palace Theater, Peoria, 1980 by Don Hammontree

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Palace Theater, Peoria, 1980

Peoria, IL

My Cousin David sent me this one, so I'm guessing his father Ron took it. A beautiful theater that was demolished in 1980 to make way for a condo project. This pic's been PhotoShopped just a tad ...

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All images copyrighted by Don Hammontree, 1994-2006.

Jack Fritscher		05-Oct-2008 06:09
On V-E Day 1945, my father parked our car under the marquee of the Palace Theater,and put me, age six, on top of the car. It was incredible. Crowds filled the streets; traffic froze to a standstill; there was joy and laughter and crying and singing and from the top of the buildings across the street from the Palace, revelers threw rolls of toilet paper in rolling arcs streaming through the air. I can never forget how relieved we all were that the war was over. I love the photo, and I like the Photoshop work that helps it fit into my memory, although the cars are not from the 1940s. Great work. Thanks for posting..

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