Black-Owned Businesses Clippings File

Businesses

Files on black-owned businesses collected by Doris K. Wyile Hoskins, and available as part of her archive at the Early American Museum, Mahomet.

Doris K. Wylie Hoskins

Tinsley's Cleaners

Businesses

Tinsley's Cleaners, located first at the corner of Main and First, before moving to the 200-block of North First Street, was run by Roscoe Tinsley, here pictured before his shop.

1968

Jackson's Re-opens

Restaurants--Jackson's, Geography--North First Street, Businesses, Media--News-Gazette

Photo of Lawrence Jackson, L.C. Jackson and Larry Algee in front of the old Jacksons' Lounge, which was replaced by the new Jackson's Ribs-and-Tips Restaurant and Lounge, financed with the aid of the North First Street Redevelopment Project.

News-Gazette

January 20, 2002

Document

Rose and Taylors opening

Businesses--Rose and Taylor's Barbershop

Photograph accompanying an article on the opening of Rose & Taylor's Barbershop on the site of the former Tommy's Barbershop, on North First Street. Left to right Joe Taylor. Lum Rose and new barber Danny Simms pose behind customer Hakim Muhammad.

News-Gazette

undated

Black Business Owners

Businesses

Award winners pose at the Champaign Country Club. Attending the dinner Friday night were, from left, Ted and Rose Adkisson of TERO 's Beauty & Nail Salon, Robert Hambrick and Hazel Hambrick of Hambrick's Maintenance Service Co., and Andy Davis of Andy's Enterprise & Auto Beauty.

News-Gazette

1996

In the Know. African-American Business Directory.

Businesses, Directories, Social Services--Urban League

Directory of African-American owned businesses and of African-Americans in leadership and high administrative posts throughout the cities of Urbana and Champaign. Released by the Urban League of Champaign County.

Urban League of Champaign County

2002-2003

North First Street Revitalization Project

North First Street

Two volume report on the proposed revitalization of North First Street, prepared by Urban Planning students under the direction of Leonard Heumann for the City of Champaign. In two volumes.

Urban Planning students

Fall 1993

John Lee Johnson Images

John Lee Johnson, activism

Photographs of John Lee Johnson, local activist

John Lee Johnson Papers, University of Illinois Library

First and University, ca. 1970

Street scenes

Photograph of the corner of First Street and University Avenue

Champaign County History Museum

John Lee Johnson Papers

ca. 1970

North First Street Photograph

Redevelopment

Photograph showing North First Street along the 100- and 200-block during the mid-1990s, with captions indicating current building owners.

North First Street Redevelopment Project - City of Champaign

John Lee Johnson Papers

Ca. 1995