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  2. Two Brothers Roundhouse - Wikipedia

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    The roundhouse was designed by Levi Hull Waterhouse, who designed several important structures in the Aurora vicinity. [3] The walls of the structure were constructed with locally quarried limestone from Batavia, Illinois. [3] There were originally twenty-two stalls in the roundhouse, with an additional eight added three years after completion.

  3. West Side Historic District (Aurora, Illinois) - Wikipedia

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    The Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad relocated its headquarters to Aurora in 1855. Expecting a rise in population due to the railroad's employment opportunities, Aurora platted a new residential section of land west of the Fox River. Aurora indeed expanded rapidly during that period, almost doubling in population from 1860 to 1874.

  4. Paramount Theatre (Aurora, Illinois) - Wikipedia

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    In 1976, the theater closed for renovation following its sale to the Aurora Civic Center Authority. It re-opened on April 19, 1978. On September 10, 1986, it was recognized as a Historic Place by the United States National Park Service, and was simultaneously recognized as contributing property of the Stolp Island Historic District. A lobby was ...

  5. Aurora, Illinois - Wikipedia

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    Aurora is a city in northeastern Illinois, United States, located along the Fox River. The population was 180,542 at the 2020 census. [4] It is the second-most populous city in Illinois, after Chicago, [5] and the 144th-most populous city in the US. [6] Aurora is the largest city in Illinois that is not the county seat of any county that it ...

  6. Western saloon - Wikipedia

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    The Jersey Lilly, Judge Roy Bean's saloon in Langtry, Texas, c. 1900. A Western saloon is a kind of bar particular to the Old West. Saloons served customers such as fur trappers, cowboys, soldiers, lumberjacks, businessmen, lawmen, outlaws, miners, and gamblers. A saloon might also be known as a "watering trough, bughouse, shebang, cantina ...

  7. Illinois 2023 holiday basketball tournaments: Schedule for ...

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    Aurora West vs. Manual, 4 p.m. IHSA basketball: How a shocking playoff loss fueled state-ranked Illini Bluffs and its Division-I big man. State Farm Holiday Classic (small schools), Bloomington-Normal

  8. Saddle Up and Ride (The Lucid EP) - Wikipedia

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    Saddle Up and Ride is an EP by American alternative rock band The Lucid. [1] The EP comprises five songs, two of them featuring additional vocals by Violent J from Insane Clown Posse . [ 2 ] The final track is a re-Imagining of the Faith No More song " Epic " retitled as "Sweet Toof" with new lyrics and melodies written by Vinnie Dombroski and ...

  9. Hotel Aurora (Aurora, Illinois) - Wikipedia

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    The site chosen was previously a mill race and swimming hole. Construction on the eight-story building began in 1916. It was the first skyscraper on Stolp Island, Aurora's downtown. The 135-room hotel was opened for business on July 14, 1917. Edwin C. Faber, the general manager of the Chicago Aurora and Elgin Railroad, was the president of the ...