Postcards From Home



New Billburg Bar

……………231 20th Street……………….  When Anthony Billburg opened his new saloon at 231 20th Street in 1915, he called it the New Billburg, and touted it as the Longest Bar in … [ Continued



Bethany Home, former Gilpin Moore House

Bethany Home, former Gilpin Moore House ………………..3518 5th Avenue……………. For nearly forty years, Bethany Home was located in this magnificent mansion just south of Rock Island’s Fifth Avenue near 36th … [ Continued



House at 1601 25th Street

  Postcards had appeal for both hometown residents and tourists.  Postcards made it easy for people to send a familiar or exotic image to their friends, accompanied by a short … [ Continued



Sylvan Bridge

…….Mississippi River at 24th Street……. Rock Island grew from a village to a city because of a bridge – the first railroad bridge to cross the Mississippi River in 1853. … [ Continued



New Modern Woodmen Building

1701 First Avenue The Modern Woodmen of America (MWA) fraternal life insurance company of Rock Island has an uncommon longevity. It has been in business since 1883, and has been … [ Continued



Lincoln Park Davenport Fountain

Near 39th Street & 11th Avenue Two unused Real Photo postcards from Shannon Hall’s collection show different perspectives of a fountain which once stood near the north side of Rock … [ Continued



Fort Armstrong Hotel

1900 Third Avenue The new Fort Armstrong Hotel at the corner of 19th Street and 3rd Avenue received major coverage in the Seventy-fifth Anniversary edition of the Rock Island Argus, … [ Continued



Eugene Field School

7th Avenue at 28th Street The Eugene Field School depicted on the circa 1905 postcard published by the Rock Island Postcard Co. bears no resemblance to the present Rock Island … [ Continued