6places
6businesses
1931oldest
3still open
3gone
2with photos
Normal on When It Was is 6 addresses and the 6 businesses that have occupied them, the oldest from 1931. 3 are still open today; 3 are gone, and 1 of the buildings themselves have been demolished. Every entry below opens a page with the full history of that address, and the map lets you slide the year and watch the city change.
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Normal Theater
209 W North St · 1937–present
Sprague's Super Service
305 Pine St · 1931–1971
First Steak 'n Shake
1219 S Main St · 1934–1997
Ryburn Place at Sprague's Super Service
305 Pine St · 1931–present
Sprague's Super Service Station
305 E Pine St · 1931–present
Steak 'n Shake Original Location
1219 S Main St · 1934–1998
Normal, decade by decade
- 1930s
Still here, and gone
Still open (3)
- Sprague's Super Service Station 1931–present
- Ryburn Place at Sprague's Super Service 1931–present
- Normal Theater 1937–present
Gone (3)
- Steak 'n Shake Original Location 1934–1998
- First Steak 'n Shake 1934–1997
- Sprague's Super Service 1931–1971
By kind of place
Restaurant (2)
Steak 'n Shake Original Location · First Steak 'n Shake
Gas Station / Welcome Center (1)
Sprague's Super Service Station
Gas Station (1)
Theater (1)
Museum (1)
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Every place in Normal (6)
- First Steak 'n Shake 1219 S Main St · 1934–1997
- Normal Theater 209 W North St · 1937–present
- Ryburn Place at Sprague's Super Service 305 Pine St · 1931–present
- Sprague's Super Service 305 Pine St · 1931–1971
- Sprague's Super Service Station 305 E Pine St · 1931–present
- Steak 'n Shake Original Location 1219 S Main St · 1934–1998
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