Peoria
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Becoming Richard Pryor
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Peoria: An Introduction
North Washington Street
The Famous Door
The Carver Center
Harold’s Club
Collins Corner
The Murray-Baker Bridge
Eras
1919–1941: “Roarin’ Peoria”
1942–1945: WWII Comes to Peoria
1946–1952: Reformers on the March
1953–1962: All-American City
1963–1969: Civil Rights Hits Peoria
1970s & Beyond: “Pryor’s Peoria” After Pryor
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The Making of a Comic
Schooled
Segregation and Desegregation
Sin City
Reform This Town!
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The Town That Reformed
Archive Entry Date: 10/1/1955
Reform meant a new, professionalized city management, but did not go uncontested
Peoria Mayor Vows to Push Fight On Vice
Archive Entry Date: 5/22/1954
Peoria's new reform-oriented mayor was undaunted by the bombing of his home
All-America Cities
Archive Entry Date: 2/9/1954
“Good Government” comes to Peoria
Eleven “All-America” Cities of 1953
Archive Entry Date: 2/1954
Reformed Peoria, an "All-America" City
Which Side Are You On?
Archive Entry Date: 1951-1952
Peoria's reformers imagined they were pitted against bossism and corruption