Fair Diddley Square looking towards Cass 1971
Title
Fair Diddley Square looking towards Cass 1971
Description
The writer for the Eltra Woodstock Die Casting company took pictures of community events to include in the employee newsletter "The Spotlite." This series of photos was taken for Fair Diddley in 1971. Fair Diddley booths did not extend into the Square Park.
The diagonal sidewalk from the west entrance passes by the (roofless) bandstand towards the Main St. entrance. The very small trees were replacements for the towering elm trees that were toppled by the storm of July 1967.
100 Cass Gibson's Pharmacy
104 Cass
106 Cass
108 Cass Wien's Women's Wear
114 N. Benton Lloyd's Paint N Paper
116 N. Benton
118 N. Benton
The diagonal sidewalk from the west entrance passes by the (roofless) bandstand towards the Main St. entrance. The very small trees were replacements for the towering elm trees that were toppled by the storm of July 1967.
100 Cass Gibson's Pharmacy
104 Cass
106 Cass
108 Cass Wien's Women's Wear
114 N. Benton Lloyd's Paint N Paper
116 N. Benton
118 N. Benton
Creator
Source
McHenry County Historical Society
Date
1971-05
Collection
Citation
Woodstock Die Casting, “Fair Diddley Square looking towards Cass 1971,” Woodstock Public Library Archives, accessed November 8, 2025, https://woodstockpubliclibraryarchives.omeka.net/items/show/187.
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