illinois. located on the illinois river, today, it is one of the largest cities in the state and home to the headquarters of caterpillar. it came from when the owner to tested his tractor as it was moving through the field, and the press was there. one of the reporters of that, said it look like a caterpillar moving across the field. everyone starting calling the machines caterpillars. announcer 2: but it was known as the whiskey capital of the world. whiskey was king in the early 1900s. there was 73 different distilleries and 43 breweries, not at the same time, but that many. announcer 2: with the help of our comcast cable partners, over the next 90 minutes, we explore peoria s history. we begin with a trip down the illinois river on board the spirit of peoria. sing it if you know it. join in if you know it. everybody, sing along. irene good night irene good night good night irene good night irene i will see you in my dreams welcome aboard the spirit of peoria. i
at c-span.org, or listen on our free c-span radio app. history tvcan exclusive, pew area, illinois, to learn more about pe oria, illinois. you can watch more of our visits at c-span.org/citiestour. most people know they may not know the details but they know it was king in the 1800s and early 1900s. 1880-1920.was the distilleries lined the illinois river from where the post office is just south of downtown all the way down to the southern suburb called barton bill. barton bill, 73 different distilleries. currently in the riverfront museum, located in downtown in this particular portion is called the street. it represents the history from its founding back in 1890. variousthrough the .tages brewing inted with 1837, distilleries came in 1943 1843. it was because of the quality of the water. it is filtered through limestone and that was perfect for brewing and distilling. havecame a good place to breweries and distilleries. transportation was critical. back when they wer
inspection that could substantially increase the value inscription that could substantially increase the value of the book or at interest to the story. i never get tired of it. i love sharing stories with old and young. and i look forward to every day. bookshops have been closing in record numbers. national chains are closing down . 15 years ago, i knew owners of about 300 bookstores. 250 of those closed just in the past 15 years. it is important for these stores to continue, to survive. they add character to the local community. it is a meeting place for people, and he keeps history alive. by these bookshops continuing to be in existence. we continue with our american history tv and book to be exclusive booktv exclusive with some of the places c-span s cities tour visited in 2016. a lot of people have this image of las vegas, that we always blow up buildings, and we have blown up a lot of hotel casinos on the strip and replace them with new ones. this building was just
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