Historic Photos

Franklin Park’s new evergreens April 1958

April 22nd, 2017

In the spring of 1958, the Bloomington-Normal Garden Club planted a series of evergreens at Franklin Park, the city’s oldest green space. Seen here is Joyce Lynn Hall, an Illinois Wesleyan University student, admiring three Pfitzer junipers and a vertical yew recently set in the concrete planter at the park’s center. Note the city bus heading west on Walnut Street in the background.

Bill Kemp

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