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Decatur (/ d ɪ ˈ k eɪ t ər / dih-KAY-tər) is the largest city in and the county seat of Macon County, Illinois, United States.The city was founded in 1829 and is situated along the Sangamon River and Lake Decatur in Central Illinois.
While downtown Decatur was platted in 1829, it did not experience significant commercial development until 1854, when two railroads built lines through the city; all but one of the district's contributing buildings were built between 1854 and 1916. The district includes many of the commercial buildings which were built in the economic boom ...
The Decatur Historic District is a residential historic district in the Millikin Heights neighborhood of Decatur, Illinois.The district encompasses the city's historic Near West and Southwest neighborhoods and was formed beginning in the 1850s and continuing through the 1920s.
The Illinois Department of Transportation recommended that the city move the building, as it interfered with traffic on highway US 51; the city complied in 1962, moving the building to Central Park. The city rehabilitated the building in the 1970s, and it continues to serve as a civic symbol and meeting place. [2]
Daphne Civic Center: Daphne: 1,700 (General Admission) 1,450 (Seated) 2004 BankPlus Arena: Dothan: 3,317 1999 AllMetal Amphitheater: 12,400 1975 Dothan Civic Center: 3,100 1948 The Shoals Theatre [citation needed] Florence: 1,166 1969 Norton Auditorium: 1,500 1953 Florence Coliseum 3,000 1949 Braly Municipal Stadium: 20,000 October 15, 1972 CB ...
Decatur Downtown Historic District (Decatur, Illinois) ... Decatur Indoor Sports Center; Decatur station (Illinois) E. Eisenhower High School (Decatur, Illinois) F.
The Decatur Public Transit system (DPTS) operates 15 bus routes and a downtown trolley route on a pulse system with buses departing the downtown Transit Center at 15 and 45 minutes past each hour. Hours of operation are Monday through Friday from 5:30 A.M. to 7:15 P.M. and on Saturday from 6:15 A.M. to 7:15 P.M. Up until 2022, no service was ...
Illinois state statute authorized the creation of civic center authorities January 1, 1998. Civic center authorities may be created by local ordinance in cases where a single county or combination of counties has a total equalized assessed value ranging between $300 million and $5 billion.