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October 9 1902 | Bandstand Demolished and Rubble Placed Behind Courthouse

1902-10-09 (ws) bandstand demolished and piled up behind courthouse - to be burned.jpg

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Tags: 1900s, Courthouse, Newspaper Article, Square Park Bandstand, Woodstock Sentinel Newspaper

Woodstock Opera House & Bandstand

The Opera House was finished in 1890 and this is one of the oldest photographs of it. The picture shows the bandstand as it looked before the 1909 structure. The houses and shops on the southwest side of the Square (where Woodstock Square Mall is…

Tags: 1800s, Buildings, Johnson Street, Music, Opera House, Square Park, Square Park Bandstand, Van Buren Street, Winter

Woodstock Square Bandstand, Circa 1910

The mature trees and the electricity in the bandstand show the passage of time. This bandstand was built in 1909 (it is not the current structure). The stonework of the bandstand is reflected in the stone pillars at the entrances of the Square. These…

Tags: 1900s, Music, Square Park, Square Park Bandstand

Welcome Home 1919 Arch

Three photos of the Welcome Home arches. The Tripp photo of the main arch on Main and Cass streets shows the bandstand decorated with bunting. Just one small truck, one car and one horse are parked on the Square, indicating that the photo was taken…

Tags: 1900s, Square Park, Square Park Bandstand, World War 1, World War 1 Homecoming Celebration

Wall of Honor WWII 1943

A wooden sign surrounding the Civil War Monument (also known as the Soldier's Monument) listed the names of men and women serving in the armed forces from Woodstock. In 1944, approximately 1200 names were listed on the "Honor Roll" including 18…

Tags: 1900s, Civil War Monument, Newspaper Article, Soldier Monument, Square Park, Square Park Bandstand, World War 2

Square Taken Mar 27 1930

1930 black and white photograph of the Woodstock Square Park, Woodstock Illinois. The photo was taken after a snowstorm. In the square park can be seen leafless elm trees, the Springhouse structure, a tall soldier monument and a covred bandstand. Several cars are driving and parked on the snow covered street in the foreground. In the background can be seen three story brick buildings, the Woodstock Opera House building and a few other wooden structures.

This photo is taken from nearly the same vantage point as the photo taken Feb 22 1930, however snow covers the ground and the flags are no longer there. Mr. Stamet's popcorn wagon, the Spring House, Bandstand and Soldier Monument are all visible.…

Tags: 1900s, Automobiles, Buildings, Businesses, Cass Street, Johnson Street, Spring House, Square Park Bandstand, Van Buren Street, Winter

Square Taken Feb 22 1930

1930 black and white photograph of the Woodstock Square Park, Woodstock, Illinois. In the park can be seen leafless elm trees, the Springhouse structure, a tall soldier monument and a covered bandstand. Several automobiles are parked on the brick paved street. In the background can be seen three story brick buildings and the Opera House building.

One of three Tripp photos of the Square taken in 1930.This one shows the Square park from the entrance at Cass and Main street. A small popcorn wagon, identified as "Mr. Stamet's" for another photo, is adjacent to the entrance. The Spring House,…

Tags: 1900s, Buildings, Businesses, Cass Street, Civil War Monument, Music, Soldier Monument, Spring House, Square Park, Square Park Bandstand, Van Buren Street

Square park snowstorm 1931

1931 black and white photograph of the Woodstock Square Park, Woodstock, Illinois. On Cass Street in front of the park are several parked automobiles. In the park are snow covered elm trees, the Springhouse structure, a large soldier monutment and a bandstand. In the background can be seen three story brick buildings.

Taken on January 19, 1931 after a wet snowstorm that left the trees loaded with snow. Shows the park from the entrance on Main Street with the Spring House and Bandstand. A popcorn wagon is parked outside the entrance. The Civil War soldier's…

Tags: 1900s, Automobiles, Civil War Monument, Soldier Monument, Spring House, Square Park, Square Park Bandstand, Winter

Square park in winter after 1891

1891 black and white photograph of the Woodstock Square Park, Woodstock, Illinois after a snow storm. On Cass street are two horse and sleds parked. In the Square Park can be seen leafless elm trees and and bandstand. In the background are various wood buildings and also the Woodstock Opera House building.

Square park after a snowfall showing the Woodstock Opera House (built 1889) and two other buildings on W. Van Buren St. Three buildings also are visible on S. Johnson, including the Donnelly buildings. The center of the square has a wood fence around…

Tags: 1800s, Buildings, Businesses, Johnson Street, Square Park, Square Park Bandstand, Van Buren Street, Winter

Snow Storm 1921 Square Park entrance

1921 black and white photograph of a few men standing near the north entrance of the Woodstock Square Park, Woodstock, Illinois after a snowstorm. Nearby are parked horses and wagons. In the park can be seen mature wlm trees and a bandstand. In the background are three story brick buildings.

Four men stand in front of the entrance to the Square Park at Main Street in the snow storm on April 16, 1921. Horses and wagons are parked on either edge of the photo. The stone pillars with globe type lights flank the entrance. The Civil War…

Tags: 1900s, Buildings, Square Park, Square Park Bandstand

Panorama Square from Johnson 1993

1993 color photograph of the Woodstock Square Park taken from the west side of Johnson Street. Prominent in the center of the photograph is a large soldier statue and the Square Park Bandstand. In the background are two, three and four story brick buildings.

This panorama shows the W. Jackson St. entrance (and a great deal of the Johnson St bricks. The buildings in the park and in the background on Benton & VanBuren are too far away to be useful.

Tags: 1900s, Benton Street, Buildings, Civil War Monument, Soldier Monument, Spring House, Square Park, Square Park Bandstand

Panorama Square Benton and VanBuren 1993

1993 color photograph of the Woodstock Public Square looking south-east from the Square Square Park bandstand. the main focus of the photograph is a large soldier statue and the decorative Springhouse building. In the background are two and three story brick buildings on Benton and Van Buren Streets.

Taken from the bandstand, this photo shows a closeup of the soldier's monument (without his head) and the bandstand.

The buildings on S. Benton and Van Buren are visible in the distance. The Bohn's Hardware sign is obscured by the tree. Angelo's…

Tags: 1900s, Benton Street, Buildings, Businesses, Civil War Monument, Soldier Monument, Square Park, Square Park Bandstand, Van Buren Street

Ice storm 1920s

Circa 1920s black and white photograph of ice covered elm trees in the Woodstock Square Park, Woodstock, Illinois.

Two photos of the Square taken during the same time period as the photo identified as Snow Storm Oct 27, 1925. The brick street, square pillars with globe lights, metal railing, band stand and original spring house, and base of the civil war soldier…

Tags: 1900s, Square Park, Square Park Bandstand, Winter

Bandstand decorated 1976-1992

Circa 1976 color photograph of a covered bandstand and a soldier monument in the middle of the Woodstock Square, Woodstock, Illinois. In the background is the old brick courthouse on Johnson Street.

Bunting decorates the bandstand probably for Memorial Day. The flag is at half-staff. The bandstand was renovated in 1976 to this design in order to improve acoustics.
The bench style show that it was before the new benches provided by Columbia…

Tags: 1900s, Music, Square Park, Square Park Bandstand

Bandstand Cass St 1969

1969 color photograph of leafless elm trees and an uncovered bandstand in the middle of the Woodstock Square Park, Woodstock, Illinois. In the background are mulit-story brick buildings located on Benton, Cass and Main Streets, Woodstock, Illinois.

Roofless bandstand showing Cass St and part of Main St in the background. Visible signs include Wien's Women's Wear, Ben Franklin dime store, Woodstock True Value [Laing's] Gibson's Rexall drug store, and Dacy Electric.

Tags: 1900s, Cass Street, Music, Square Park, Square Park Bandstand

Bandstand and North side of Square ca. 1909

Circa 1909 black and white photograph of elm trees and a covered bandstand in the middle of the Woodstock Square Park, Woodstock, Illinois.

This bandstand, built in 1909, replaced the earlier wood frame platform that had been built in 1885/86 at the time the Spring City Band formed. It is built on a raised concrete platform with field rock foundation and pillars. This is not the current…

Tags: 1900s, Music, Square Park, Square Park Bandstand

Bandstand 1969

1969 color photograph of an uncovered bandstand in the middle of the Woodstock Square Park, Woodstock, Illinois. Also in the photograph are leafless trees and shrubs, a soldier monument and multi-story brick buildings in the background located on Benton Street.

This photo was taken from the W. Jackson St. entrance to the Square and shows the bandstand without any roof. The stone pillars are topped by lights with round globes. Several small trees have been planted after the wind storm of 1967 toppled all the…

Tags: 1900s, Benton Street, Buildings, Music, Square Park, Square Park Bandstand

Bandstand and Oliver Band

1909 black and white photograph of a covered band stand in the middle of the Woodstock Square Park, Woodstock, Illinois Seated on the bandstand are band members playing their instruments.

Night time photo of the bandstand during a Thursday night Oliver Typewriter Band concert. The conductor is standing close to the stairs. Many of the people standing nearby seem to be children and teenagers.

Buildings in the background are on Cass…

Tags: 1900s, Music, Oliver Typewriter Company, Square Park, Square Park Bandstand

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