Abingdon Police Chief Fred Andrews, left, and Jim Davis, right, look around the 100 block of South Main Street in downtown Abingdon during a tour. In the next few weeks crews will demolish a total of 10 downtown buildings, most which were constructed in 1870's. The cities decline started in the late 1970's, “By the 1990s, hardly anyone lived downtown. There were only a few businesses. It was a tough thing to see.” said historian Jim Davis, when the largest employer Abingdon Pottery closed up, it was the final nail in the coffen.
Flo Johnson, left, and Doris Luallen, right, laugh after a joke during a Thanksgiving dinner at the Faith United Methodist Church in Galesburg on Thursday.
stations of the cross
