Comments on: 106 – Parapet and Cannon at Glen Oak Park Lagoon

By: PeoriaIllinoisan

PeoriaIllinoisan — Mon, 15 Jan 2007 19:12:25 +0000

Skating? If you mean at the Lagoon, not for many years. Was there another place for skating?

Currently the only place to ice-skate is at Owen’s Center near Lakeview.

By: mikebraun

mikebraun — Sun, 14 Jan 2007 16:50:04 +0000

What a shame. We used to play on this cannon as kids (50s and 60s). Not sure it was in the same place then, seem to remember it somewhere else in the park, maybe over by the zoo? Also, is the skating area still in Glen Oak (I haven’t been to Peoria since the 80s)?

By: jonny650

jonny650 — Mon, 11 Dec 2006 03:10:49 +0000

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By: namethispeorialandmark

namethispeorialandmark — Mon, 04 Dec 2006 22:49:17 +0000

I tried so hard to get a good angle without the fence (this one has the lens poking through the opening in the chain link) that I didn’t even think to take it WITH the fence and the warning signs. It would’ve been a nice addition.

By: C. J. Summers

C. J. Summers — Mon, 04 Dec 2006 20:57:36 +0000

They’re tearing out the parapet?! What the h*** is wrong with the PPD?

By: Gary

Gary — Fri, 01 Dec 2006 16:53:20 +0000

SOP for PPD
One perusal of “The Grandest View” will show that well enough. Rather than invest in regular maintainance if its grandness, it’s built, pictures are taken, submitted for awards, and then forgotten.

By: jw

jw — Fri, 01 Dec 2006 03:34:29 +0000

What the hell is wrong with the powers-that-be in Peoria? Seems like the whole city has gone to hell and nobody cares anymore. Is the Park District being run by Halliburton? I’ll bet ya 10 bucks, er points, that the cannon ends up in some hotshots backyard.