lutheran church
lincoln home
italian restaurant
sangamon county complex.. sangamon is a county in the central part of illinois.. springfield is a part of this county
the state journal register building.. publisher of springfield's local newspaper.. link http://www.sj-r.com/
lincoln depot.. where abe lincoln boarded the train going to the white house to assume presidency (read the plaque)
my apartment.. s 7th and e capitol streets
il state capitol.. houses offices of the governor, secretary of state, state representatives and senators
the thomas rees memorial carillon.. located in washington park botanical garden.. park is surrounded by big houses.. about 2.5 miles west of downtown.. one of the two pictures here in this entry taken outside the downtown area.. the others are within 4-5 block radius within my apartment
row of old buildings.. reminiscent of gangster era new york or chicago.. picture taken on a snowy easter day
hilton springfield
lincoln-herndon law office.. where lincoln practised law (duh)
il old state capitol
st. nicholas apartments.. my apartment during my first month in springfield.. located on n 4th and e jefferson streets.. the main building is the brown building on the left.. smaller white building on the right side is the annex.. i stayed in room 510 of the annex.. my apartment unit rear window is facing the backside of the building, looking out on union square park.. across it is the springfield station of amtrak (my access to st. louis, mo and chicago, il)
union square park.. this is the view outside my window when i was still in st. nicholas apartments
abraham lincoln presidential museum
the cathedral of the immaculate conception.. where i hear mass every sunday.. two squirrels playing beside the tree in the foreground.. portion of the building visible on the left side is the aig building.. about 3 blocks south of my apartment
aig building.. future home of bureau of application development and management of illinois state police come may or june.. right across the cathedral of the immaculate conception.. 10 minute walk from my apartment
the current location of bureau of application development and management of illinois state police.. the bureau occupies the fourth floor.. location is s 6th and e ash streets.. about 1.5 miles south of downtown.. bus number 1 brings me here every morning.. sometimes i take bus number 10 but i have to walk one block to get here.. in case i miss the bus, the weather is good and i am willing to walk from downtown it takes me 25 to 30 minute to reach the building.. the building does not have a cafeteria.. only lunch room with a 2 microwave ovens, 2 refs, 3 coffee machines, a coke vendo machine, a pepsi vendo machine and a snack vendo machine.. this is the second of two pictures here in this entry taken outside the downtown area
know more about springfield at http://www.visit-springfieldillinois.com/
