I Wish I Was In Peoria, Pt.2

[cougarxr797]

Where did you get a picture of the the Rock Island engine and how can I get a copy?

[tgltyty]

I lived in Peoria 31 years and i am very sad to say I dont recognize 99% of these pics.

[YourLocalMenudo]

If it plays in Peoria!

[55cmarkum]

good old glen oak park and kartsville go kart track i believe

[azthundercloud]

@55cmarkum i lived by glen oak park on mcclure ave. my sister who lives my the mall says it has hanged alot. man i miss parking with my girl at the park and on the drive over looking the river. nothing like that in arizona

[StainedPink1]

i love peoriaa!!!!!

there making it seem like

its horrible!!! but its not!!!

its beautiful!

i love during the summer, when you walk outside in the morning, and

that smell of yeast and bread fill

the air!! i love itt!!!

[peoriaillinoisan]

I bought an hourlong CD of "Rockin" Lee Ranson's final show off eBay which is where I pulled the clips from.

[lions4life1]

I still live in Peoria/Bartonville =). I would miss it if I moved.

[Lilacsweetness]

Unfortunately some of these buildings are no longer there. What really kills me is this that this "cool cat" DJ from the sixties is the same dorky weatherman we grew up with on Channel 19 and now Channel 25.

[82Hellbilly]

What r u talkin about? Nice people? The most unfreindly place I have everbeen!!! You need to get out more!

[fatema72]

my names fatema. ahmad. and i used to live in peoria too. in the grove apartments . used to go to dunlap middle school.

[kodiakbear25]

I am from Peoria too.And I like Margie the driver for citylink

[cptru2314]

i live in peoria and i have never seen about half of these buildings

[OYLkaren2]

i live in peoria too!

[HellsintowN2]

I'm getting home sick..

[tj62393]

okay...

snake at the Riverplex park.

riverfront fountain

civic center

the pork'n'beans place is down the street from the pawn shop.lol

oh yea..the cannon was at the lagoon.

then there was Glen Oak park

i think there was kartsville but im not relly sure.

some of this stuff i havent seen but then there's that big boat at the riverfront.

so,,yea.

[jf096231]

Did they tear down Spalding/Academy finally?

[cptru2314]

yes

[blackoasis777]

oh wow! i lived in the house at 5:42 when i was about 10 yrs old. its was red back then too..lol. thanx so much for the memories!!

[ibjeepin]

Hell yeah! Cool shots of Bartonville State mental hospital!!

[phxdan]

What a blast from the past! I spent my childhood in Peoria and moved away when I was 16. I lived across the street from Lee Ranson and I remember when he left WIRL. I think it was 1964 or '65. I don't recognize many places but I remember the cannon at Glen Oak Park lagoon.

[OYLkaren2]

OMG THATs kewl cuz i live in peoria IL

[cars2024]

you should shoot some video of the harrison homes LOL

[ibjeepin]

LMFAO!!!!!!!!

[blackoasis777]

i lived in the harrison homes 30 yrs ago. it was beautiful!

[coolrunnings414]

Your videos are excellent - I love to show these to my friends and colleagues who are always asking, "what exactly is IN Peoria, anyway?" I do get somewhat homesick for Peoria sometimes and have such fond memories from growing up there.

[4cats2go]

What is the name of the cathedral with the icons on the outside of the building? Thanks for all your videos - I am very homesick for Peoria.

[bdal12]

If you are talking about the church shown at 5:47 then it is Sacred Heart Catholic Church and is across from the Civic Center on Fulton Street.

[ibjeepin]

Hey man everyone knows St. Mary's cathedral rules! LOL jk :P

[Sekiath]

seems like sacred heart. it's a really great place since they reconstructed it, shame that I stopped going there.