Laserfiche WebLink
Applicant: Laura Jahr, Director of the Staley Museum <br /> Organization: Staley Museum and the Staley Family Foundation <br /> Address: 361 North College St., Decatur, Illinois 62522 <br /> Phone Number: 217-422-1212 <br /> Honorary Street Name Request: <br /> Name of Honoree:A. E. Staley, but it is requested that the block around the museum be call <br /> "Staley Square" <br /> Location: Those portions of North College Street and West North Street that form the perimeter <br /> of the streets on four sides of the block where the Staley Museum is located. <br /> A.E. Staley's historic, economic and cultural Impact on the City: <br /> Were it not for A.E. Staley, Decatur would look very different than it does today. <br /> The company that A.E. Staley founded now goes by a different name; and the bridge that once <br /> bore his name has been given a different name.There is no street named for Staley in Decatur. <br /> A.E. Staley's home in Decatur has been converted into a museum that tells the story of A.E. <br /> Staley's vision, his industrial foresight, and his role in creating Lake Decatur. Through the <br /> generosity of the Staley Family Foundation,this museum is sustained;so the "college square" <br /> streets around the Staley Museum is the best place to add honorary designation of Staley by <br /> calling the street segments that make up this square:Staley Square. <br />