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In 2019, Bloomington was 73.0% white, 10.2% Black, 8.0% Asian, 6.1% Latino, and 2.2% multi-racial). [8] Top items on his agenda include an emphasis on infrastructure, improving financial efficiency, [ 9 ] and facilitating an atmosphere where people can debate in a civil manner.
Truth and Truth: A Grove Play are two versions of a verse drama written in blank verse by American poet and playwright George Sterling. Both versions tell a fantasy story set in and near the imaginary medieval walled city of Vae. The first version (written in 1921 and 1922, published 1923) was meant to be read for pleasure.
Although Jews had arrived in Bloomington by the 1850s, the synagogue was organized in 1884 and named for Sir Moses Montefiore.On May 21, 1889, the congregation dedicated a Romanesque Revival / Moorish Revival synagogue building at the southeast corner of Monroe and Prairie Streets.
Born in Bloomington Pawnee Bill: Feb 14, 1860: Feb 3, 1942: Wild West showman Born in Bloomington Pokey LaFarge: June 26, 1983: Musician and songwriter focusing on the American roots genre: Born in Bloomington Cleo Madison: Mar 26, 1883: Mar 11, 1964: Silent-film actress and director Born in Bloomington Frederic Remington: Oct 4, 1861: Dec 26, 1909
Downtown Bloomington and the McLean County Courthouse & Square are seen in this 1914 image. The McLean County Courthouse housed the McLean County Circuit Court from 1903 to 1976. The original construction was completed in 1868 at a cost of $461,640. [2] On June 19, 1900, a fire destroyed many of the buildings in the square and the courthouse.
Other pizza shops listed in the survey include second-place Bucceto’s, with 4,716 votes or 32.25%, followed by Mother Bear’s, with 2,210 votes for 15.11%. Pizza X received 535 votes for 3.66% ...
Lithograph of the Franklin Square Monument by Haldeman Marble Works. On April 26, 1856, David Davis, William F. Flagg, and William H. Allin donated a 590-by-330-foot parcel of land to the city of Bloomington, asking that the park be “...used as a place of public resort, pastime and recreation, for citizens and strangers forever.”