Pontiac, IL

Pontiac on When It Was is 5 addresses and the 5 businesses that have occupied them, the oldest from 1875. 4 are still open today; 1 are gone. 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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Livingston County Courthouse

112 W Madison St · 1875–present

Illinois State Police District 6

800 S Old Airport Rd · 1941–2003

Old Log Cabin Inn

18700 Old Rte 66 · 1926–present

Pontiac-Oakland Automobile Museum

205 N Mill St · 2011–present

Route 66 Hall of Fame & Museum

110 W Howard St · 2000–present

Pontiac, decade by decade

• 1870s
  1 opened — Livingston County CourthouseSee the map in 1875 →
• 1920s
  1 opened — Old Log Cabin InnSee the map in 1925 →
• 1940s
  1 opened — Illinois State Police District 6See the map in 1945 →
• 2000s
  1 opened — Route 66 Hall of Fame & MuseumSee the map in 2005 →
• 2010s
  1 opened — Pontiac-Oakland Automobile MuseumSee the map in 2015 →

Still here, and gone

By kind of place

Museum (2)

Route 66 Hall of Fame & Museum · Pontiac-Oakland Automobile Museum

Landmark (2)

Illinois State Police District 6 · Livingston County Courthouse

Restaurant (1)

Old Log Cabin Inn

Collections that cover Pontiac

Every place in Pontiac (5)

• Illinois State Police District 6 800 S Old Airport Rd · 1941–2003
• Livingston County Courthouse 112 W Madison St · 1875–present
• Old Log Cabin Inn 18700 Old Rte 66 · 1926–present
• Pontiac-Oakland Automobile Museum 205 N Mill St · 2011–present
• Route 66 Hall of Fame & Museum 110 W Howard St · 2000–present