Place and Diplacement - The history of URban renewal in Peoria's Southtown

Please join us for a sieries of special events . . .

❖ View hundreds of photographs and maps of Southtown from the 1950s and 1960s

❖ Hear panel discussions on the roots and results of urban renewal

❖ Share your stories and memories to preserve the history of this Peoria neighborhood

 

All events take place at George Washington Carver Community Center

710 W. Percy Baker Jr. Avenue

 

Friday, April 25

Exhibition Grand Opening

5:30-6:30 p.m. View vintage maps and photographs of Peoria's Southtown

6:30-8 p.m. Reception and opening with remarks by Rita Ali (Mayor, City of Peoria), Christine

Haley (Chief Homelessness Officer, State of Illinois), Mae Catherine Godhigh and

Angela Allen Henry (Place and Displacement committee co-chairs)

Place and Displacement: Urban Renewal in Peoria's Southtown is sponsored by the Peoria Historical Society.

Many thanks go to our community partners: Central Illinois Landmarks Foundation, George Washington Carver

Community Center, Peoria County Genealogical Society, Peoria Opportunities Foundation, Peoria Public Library,

Traveler Weekly, and Tri-County Regional Planning Commission.

Enormous thanks to Illinois Humanities for their significant support of this project.

FOR MORE INFORMATION, CALL THE PEORIA HISTORICAL SOCIETY AT 309-674-1921

Live at the Five Spot: Nathan Taylor & Friends
Friday, April 25, 2025~ 6:30-8:30pm
Tickets in Advance Online: $8-members, $12-nonmembers + fees (until 5pm day of event).
Tickets at the door*: $12-Members, $16-nonmembers
(Tickets for walk-ins will be available until max capacity is reached)
Water and pop for $1.00 is offered at the bar. Attendees may bring their own food and drink or bring in food and drink from the Rhythm Kitchen.
About the Band:
Join Nathan Taylor and Friends for an evening of feel good music. Enjoy classic roots songs, vintage blues of the delta, jazz of early New Orleans and some great originals that fit right in with the old styles. You'll want to dance to the tasty tunes these young guys put together with Adam Kimbrell on stand-up bass, Tom Stoner on trumpet, Larry Harms on clarinet and Jason Brannon on drums as Nathan Taylor leads the group singing while playing the guitar and harmonica. Their music will transport you back to simpler time in New Orleans that you won't want to miss. 

For tickets: Tickets309tix.com/events/live-at-the-five-spot-nathan-taylor-friends-4-25-2025