Name This Peoria Landmark

Josh Harris and Norm Kelly- water tanks in the Heights off of War Memorial on Grand behind Washington School (top of the hill for those of us who think more visually, like Sue.)

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The Harris family is on a roll!  I need to hook them up with a digital camera!

Josh Harris: “Is it the old street that runs between Moss and MLK jr. I think its called Malvern. Malvern still exists off of Moss and runs between Westminster Presbyterian but stops. It used to go all the way through.”

Scott O’Brien, who took these photos, described it this way: “These photos are of Malvern Lane. If you are not familiar with it, this lane used to link Moss Ave and MLK. The top of it is behind the church in the 1400 block of Moss.”

I had a picture of the plaque accompanying the goofy carvings on this tree, but the sun washed it out.  Once I go back, I’ll make an update with the specific name of this area.

Kara Harris has been there.

The plaque reads:

THE SITE OF OLD PEORIA. A EUROPEAN SETTLEMENT
IN THE ILLINOIS COUNTY WAS ESTABLISHED BY THE
FRENCH AT OR NEAR THIS PLACE
IN THE WINTER OF 1691 – ‘92

“tls1995″ and Chef Kevin were on it. Accessible by the hiking/biking trail just north of Detweiller Marina and just south of #86.

For the life of me, I can’t find the actual name of this place and since it’s only accessible by the trail, I can’t do a drive-by on the way to work. Anyone know what it’s called?

4114 N. Brandywine Dr.

Per Chef Kevin’s suggestion.

Aerial View (it’s the brown one) courtesy of Peoria GIS:

This is also known as the cess pool on the way to #164 just south of the McCluggage Bridge near the historic 1890 Peoria water-works facility.

Close-Up of the Telescopic Sludge Valve:

Sacred Heart Church, 504 Fulton St., dedicated in 1906, renovated and re-dedicated on October 29, 2006.

From the Sacred Heart Website:

Sacred Heart Church Parish is a Franciscan parish administered by Franciscan Friars of the Order of Friars Minors, (O.F.M.) from the Province of Saint John the Baptist. The Province of Saint John the Baptist has its Motherhouse in Cincinnati, Ohio. Currently there are five friars working at Sacred Heart.Sacred Heart Parish belongs to the Diocese of Peoria under the leadership of Bishop Daniel R. Jenky, C.S.C.

We are an urban parish in the heart of downtown Peoria across from the Peoria Civic Center. We have an outreach food program that serves meals to the homeless and needy with the help of many parish volunteers.

We provide sacramental, pastoral and spiritual guidance services to our parish community.

The Franciscan Friars also administer Saint Joseph Parish in Peoria and are chaplains to the Franciscan Sisters of the Immaculate Conception on Heading Avenue in West Peoria.

Photo of the remodeled interior courtesy of Sacred Heart’s photo gallery: