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Posted Jun 9, 2013, 9:17 PM
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I left my Heart in Quincy?!!??
One of the first stops on my trip through the midwest was Quincy, Illinois. I had seen a couple of threads here about Quincy (Thundertubs did one a while back), and decided I had to check it out some day. The city has about 41,000 the micropolitan area has about 77,000. After some decline the city has made modest population gains the last two census. A Mississippi riverport, Quincy has a great stock of old buildings, though there are a bunch of empties and vacant lots. Not sure why I was so taken with the city, but I did enjoy my too brief tour. More pics and comments in this thread than previous, but what the heck.
Starting downtown:
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Quincy, Illinois 20 by exithacan, on Flickr
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Quincy, Illinois 28 by exithacan, on Flickr
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Quincy, Illinois 75 by exithacan, on Flickr
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Quincy, Illinois 73 by exithacan, on Flickr
33. This one pissed me off.
Quincy, Illinois 62 by exithacan, on Flickr
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Quincy, Illinois 58 by exithacan, on Flickr
35. BOA
Quincy, Illinois 59 by exithacan, on Flickr
36. OshKosh B'Gosh
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43. They had some hot tubs in there, but I didn't bring any swim trunks.
Quincy, Illinois 72 by exithacan, on Flickr
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Quincy, Illinois 77 by exithacan, on Flickr
46. I didn't see ANY shades of gray.
Quincy, Illinois 78 by exithacan, on Flickr
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Quincy, Illinois 74 by exithacan, on Flickr
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Quincy, Illinois 98 by exithacan, on Flickr
The Dick & Bros. Brewery Complex - it's an oldie.
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Quincy, Illinois 83 by exithacan, on Flickr
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Quincy, Illinois 86 by exithacan, on Flickr
Some residential:
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A few buildings on the Quincy University Campus:
72. Francis Hall (The main building)
Quincy, Illinois 101 by exithacan, on Flickr
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Quincy, Illinois 103 by exithacan, on Flickr
74. Dorm
Quincy, Illinois 104 by exithacan, on Flickr
75. Dorm
Quincy, Illinois 106 by exithacan, on Flickr
76. Dorm
Quincy, Illinois 105 by exithacan, on Flickr
A few buildings on their own:
77. Hospital
Quincy, Illinois 06 by exithacan, on Flickr
78. Public Housing
Quincy, Illinois 16 by exithacan, on Flickr
79. The Quincy Museum (once pictured on the National Geographic)
Quincy, Illinois 14 by exithacan, on Flickr
Finally the 8th Street business corridor.
80. City Hall
Quincy, Illinois 91 by exithacan, on Flickr
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Quincy, Illinois 97 by exithacan, on Flickr
88. The Post Office and Courthouse Building
Quincy, Illinois 95 by exithacan, on Flickr
Thanks for the brief affair dear Quincy.
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Quincy, Illinois 19 by exithacan, on Flickr
Hope you enjoyed.
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Last edited by Ex-Ithacan; Jun 9, 2013 at 9:41 PM.
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