FULL EPISODE: Springfield, Illinois | Main Streets

In Springfield, Illinois, you could spend a week just taking in all of the incredible Abraham Lincoln history. But then you’d miss the “new” Capitol, horseshoe sandwiches, the Route 66 experience, and cozy dogs. John McGivern and Emmy Fink didn’t miss any of it, so come along for their visit.
Featured Locations Include:
00:00 Intro
02:30 Lincoln Home National Historic Site
04:30 Oak Ridge Cemetery
05:00 Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum
06:55 Lincoln's tomb
07:35 African American History Museum
09:50 State Capital
12:20 Route 66
12:48 Ace Sign Co
12:07 Maid-Rite Sandwich shop
16:08 Springfield High School
19:27 Cozy Dogs
21:25 Governor’s Mansion
22:00 Obed and Isaac’s
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  • @musthavemetal4913
    @musthavemetal49135 ай бұрын

    Excited that you have a new episode. I have watched every episode. I love your series. It introduced me to towns and cities that I would have never thought to visit and I ended up making a long list of them I want to visit, thanks to your series.

  • @Acesignco
    @Acesignco5 ай бұрын

    Thank you for visiting!

  • @ck4426
    @ck44265 ай бұрын

    I was so very, very happy to hear you state that Abraham Lincoln first moved to Macon County when he moved to Illinois!!! Unfortunately, that site is not a National Park or historically interpreted, yet Abraham Lincoln lived there for an ENTIRE year and many life-changing events happened to him there. It is the only site in the world where Lincoln lived that is not historically preserved and interpreted. It seems inconceivable that this is true, but it is. I love your shows, I’ve watched them all, I’m looking forward to all that are to come as well. Thank you so much for your wonderful program and all of your efforts to make them Informative and very entertaining!!!

  • @michaelthomas8499
    @michaelthomas84995 ай бұрын

    This is great!

  • @jodimae206
    @jodimae2064 ай бұрын

    My hometown. Brought back great memories. Well done show!

  • @glennso47
    @glennso475 ай бұрын

    I’m still waiting for them to visit Mount Carroll or Savanna Illinois.

  • @kybble
    @kybbleКүн бұрын

    been in Springfield 42 years have never been to Abraham Lincoln Presidential museum. Been inside his home 3 times. Even though I have walked though that park 1 thousands of times though. Been to Maid Rite 3 times. Been to Cozy Dogs once will never go again. Foul mouth employees. Governors mansion that last 4-5 State Governor's refused to live in. Choosing Chicago or fairground home to stay in. Never been in Obed and Issac's never will its just a bar. Transforming a home into a bar is not preservation, but it is what happens in Springfield either a bar or split the house up into apartments. It's sad seeing a home built as a single family home converted in to a apartment with 6 tenants. All that could be seen in Springfield could be done in 1 hour, its a pass by city and nothing more.

  • @sassmacfru
    @sassmacfru5 ай бұрын

    Never heard vandalia pronouced like that before. 😂

  • @rbvfd10

    @rbvfd10

    5 ай бұрын

    Yeah! Who is she? Van-da-leah?

  • @glennso47

    @glennso47

    5 ай бұрын

    @@rbvfd10I’ve always heard it pronounced Van-dail-iah.

  • @glennso47

    @glennso47

    5 ай бұрын

    Butter is better for you than margarine. Margarine is made from industrial seed oil. 🤮

  • @glennso47

    @glennso47

    5 ай бұрын

    I enjoyed this episode until they mentioned Obama. 🤮

  • @wawalker1

    @wawalker1

    5 ай бұрын

    @@glennso47I grew up in East Saint Louis, not to far from Vandalia. "Van-day-lia" 3 syllables.

  • @patladage9393
    @patladage93933 ай бұрын

    To manny commercials!