Peoria
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Becoming Richard Pryor
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Peoria: An Introduction
North Washington Street
The Famous Door
The Carver Center
Harold’s Club
Collins Corner
The Murray-Baker Bridge
Eras
1919–1941: “Roarin’ Peoria”
1942–1945: WWII Comes to Peoria
1946–1952: Reformers on the March
1953–1962: All-American City
1963–1969: Civil Rights Hits Peoria
1970s & Beyond: “Pryor’s Peoria” After Pryor
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The Making of a Comic
Schooled
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Divorce in a City of 100,000 Population
Archive Entry Date: 1939
Peoria had a divorce rate nearly twice the US average; a sociologist surveyed Peoria from all angles to discover why
