SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) - Illinois Department on Aging Director Paula Basta announced three new members of the Senior Illinoisans Hall of Fame, including a woman from Decatur.
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Barber shop
1976: James Buck Price, 71-year-old Decatur barber, has been in the haircutting business all his life, and in the same building, the corner of Main Street and Oakland Avenue, for the past 45 years. H&R file photo
Bridgestone/Firestone
Firestone closed its doors in 2001 after 38 years of production in Decatur.
1970: Dean Hixon gives final inspection to one of the new Firestone Steel Belt 60 tires being made now at the Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. plant in Decatur. The product is a belted-bias tire with steel-wire belts and a polyester body. H&R file photo
Cannon Ball passenger train
The final Cannon Ball passenger train runs from Decatur to Taylorville on May 3, 1971.Â