History
Street tournament started in 1987 downtown Decatur
Decatur Gus Maker
Where is the best margarita’s in Decatur
El Rodeo Mexican Restaurant
RonReaco Lee played in this Starz series in 2014. The plot was centered around a basketball player.
Survivor's Remorse
Oldest club in Decatur
Elks
Where could young kids go to learn cooking skills to basketball after school.
Decatur Boys & Girls Club
Elementary school field trips we went to this mansion for Christmas.
James Millikin Homestead
A tasty square pizza that could be purchased at the mall.
Garcia’s Pizza
Jodi Benson a Millikin graduate was the original voice of this animation movie from Disney.
The Little Mermaid
The first Roller Rink in Decatur
Danceland
Decatur native woman was the first African American attorney chosen as an associate judge in the Sixth Judicial Circuit, which includes Champaign and Macon counties.
Lisa Holder White
This 1986 event was created to bring a positive quality of life for the city.
Decatur Celebration
In 1959 the family started making flat pizzas in Decatur ... Today there are over 60 primarily located in Central IL
Monical’s
A 2008 film featuring George Clooney, shows a man and woman watching a football game. The woman asks the man how owning a football team will help sell corn starch, and the camera pans to the scoreboard that shows one of the football teams in Decatur.
Leatherheads
In the 90's where did teens meet up, play music, and eat after a basketball game.
Mc Donalds
One of the first Black owned business in 1974 that specializes in catering on the corner of Jasper
Shaw’s Catering
Most Black Decaturians families are originally from what city and state
Brownsville ,TN
A big brown restaurant on the corner of Oakland that has been closed since 1988.
Brown Jug
This movie was based in Chicago in 1986 with a high school senior skipping class and when asked where’s his mother he said shopping in Decatur for antiques.
What is Ferris Buller Day Off
The famous dance in 1992, that consisted of swinging your knees out and your toes should rotate to point out.
The percolator dance
Before CVS ,Oscos and Walgreens what pharmacy people most used.
Rainbows Pharmacy
This teen killed his entire family that came from Texas. That pleaded insanity, after serving just six years he moved to Decatur and ended up working at what popular institution.
Millikin University (James Walcott’s)
This Restaurant is known for its Special occasions, Romantic Scenic view, And Bar scene.
The Boat House
In 1992, ADM had a major scandal that ended up costing them more than $500 million and a class action case. ADM’s executive Mark Whitacre confessed to fixing the price of lysine, a food additive. Many executives also served federal prison time. This scandal led to the book and film
The Informant
This place was a gathering place for friends, family and motorcycle members where you always felt welcomed.
The Hill (Big John)
Whats the name of the ice-cream truck in the 80’s
Mr Softy Ice cream