11places
11businesses
1917oldest
9still open
2gone
1with photos
Springfield on When It Was is 11 addresses and the 11 businesses that have occupied them, the oldest from 1917. 9 are still open today; 2 are gone, and 2 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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Maid-Rite Sandwich Shop
118 N Pasfield St · 1924–present
A. Lincoln Motel
2927 S 6th St · 1948–1991
Lazy A Motel
2840 Peoria Road · 1948–present
Mahan's Filling Station
1168 Sangamon Avenue · 1917–present
Route 66 Drive-In Theatre
1700 Recreation Dr · 1949–present
Route 66 Hotel & Conference Center
625 E Saint Joseph St · 1957–present
Springfield, decade by decade
- 1910s
- 1920s
- 1930s
- 1940s
- 1950s
- 1970s
- 2010s
Still here, and gone
Still open (9)
- Mahan's Filling Station 1917–present
- Maid-Rite Sandwich Shop 1924–present
- Shea's Gas Station Museum 1934–present
- Lazy A Motel 1948–present
- Cozy Dog Drive In 1949–present
- Route 66 Drive-In Theatre 1949–present
- Route 66 Hotel & Conference Center 1957–present
- Lauterbach Giant 1978–present
- Route 66 Motorheads Bar, Grill & Museum 2018–present
Gone (2)
- Bel-Aire Motel 1952–2015
- A. Lincoln Motel 1948–1991
By kind of place
Motel (4)
A. Lincoln Motel · Bel-Aire Motel · Route 66 Hotel & Conference Center · Lazy A Motel
Restaurant / Drive-In (1)
Movie Theater / Drive-In (1)
Gas Station / Museum (1)
Gas Station (1)
Restaurant (1)
Attraction (1)
Museum (1)
Collections that cover Springfield
Every place in Springfield (11)
- A. Lincoln Motel 2927 S 6th St · 1948–1991
- Bel-Aire Motel 2636 S 6th St · 1952–2015
- Cozy Dog Drive In 2935 S 6th St · 1949–present
- Lauterbach Giant 1569 Wabash Ave · 1978–present
- Lazy A Motel 2840 Peoria Road · 1948–present
- Mahan's Filling Station 1168 Sangamon Avenue · 1917–present
- Maid-Rite Sandwich Shop 118 N Pasfield St · 1924–present
- Route 66 Drive-In Theatre 1700 Recreation Dr · 1949–present
- Route 66 Hotel & Conference Center 625 E Saint Joseph St · 1957–present
- Route 66 Motorheads Bar, Grill & Museum 600 Toronto Rd · 2018–present
- Shea's Gas Station Museum 2075 Peoria Rd · 1934–present
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