By the mid 1950s, Peorians were already noting the significant changes in the city — lauding the success of the reform movement.
This article is part of a series run by the Peoria Journal Star in April of 1956:
Peoria
A digital companion to the biography Becoming Richard Pryor
This Was Peoria
Date: 4/15/56
Citation:
"This Was Peoria," Peoria Journal Star, Apr. 15, 1956, p. 8.