Showing posts with label Illinois. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Illinois. Show all posts

Monday, January 8, 2024

Friday, October 20, 2023

Pinckneyville, Illinois

Reflections on the Quality of Place
Welcome to Pinckneyville, Ohio, 2015.
The Friendly Little City

Monday, May 22, 2023

Westchester, Illinois

Hierarchies of Settlement Geography ~ The Incorporated Village
Welcome to Westchester, Illinois, 2019.
With 17,000 people, Westchester is incorporated as a village.

Monday, April 24, 2023

Lombard, Illinois

"The Earth Laughs in Flowers."
Welcome to Lombard, Illinois, 2019.
The Lilac Village
Source of Quote: Ralph Waldo Emerson

Wednesday, November 23, 2022

Zeigler, Illinois

Star-Struck Maps on Welcome Signs
Welcome to Zeigler, Illinois, 2015.

Friday, August 19, 2022

Grayville, Illinois

What's Trending in Mural Art? Big Names
Welcome to Grayville, Illinois, 2022.
The small town with a huge 💗

Wednesday, April 13, 2022

Friday, April 1, 2022

Mattoon, Illinois

Steam Engines as Place Makers
Welcome to Mattoon, Illinois, 2017.
Where you belong

Monday, March 14, 2022

Monday, August 16, 2021

Fithian, Illinois

Buildings as Place-Makers: The Rail Station
Welcome to Fithian, Illinois, 2015.

Monday, July 12, 2021

Charleston, Illinois


City Seals: The Essence of Place
Welcome to Charleston, Illinois, 2017.
What story does the seal tell about Charleston?

Monday, April 26, 2021

Manteno, Illinois

American Indian Place Names
Welcome to Manteno, Illinois, 2015.
A Village of Values & Opportunities
Manteno = "Spirit" (Potawatomie Indians)

Friday, October 23, 2020

Red Bud, Illinois

High School Mascots ~ We Call It Musketeer Country.
Welcome to Red Bud, Illinois, 2015.

Friday, July 12, 2019

Illinois (Chicago)

Welcome to the States of the United States
Welcome to Illinois, 2015.
At a rest area in Chicagoland. 

Thursday, July 11, 2019

Illinois (Wabash Township)

Welcome to the States of the United States
Welcome to Illinois, 2017.
The Land of Lincoln

Wednesday, July 10, 2019

Tuesday, July 9, 2019

Monday, July 8, 2019

Illinois (Rock Island)

Welcome to the States of the United States
Welcome to Illinois, 2019.
The twenty-first state admitted to the Union, 1818.

Wednesday, November 14, 2018

Energy, Illinois

Welcome, Welcome, Welcome: Like the Template?
Welcome to Energy, Illinois, 2015.

Friday, October 12, 2018

Thomasboro, Illinois

Mapping Out America's -boros
Welcome to Thomasboro, Illinois, 2015.
Map shows the distribution of all -boros in the U.S. (Source: DJZ and DJH using GNIS)