Historic Photos

Old McLean County Jail Undated

June 21st, 2016

The view here is from the corner of Madison and Monroe streets, downtown Bloomington, looking southwest. That’s the fifth jail in McLean County’s history. It opened in 1882 and closed on March 1, 1977. It was torn down in the 1980s. Today this site is … what else but a parking lot!

Bill Kemp

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