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Alison Davis Wood bids a fond farewell to Prairie Fire by remembering one of her favorite stories from the past. The Bachmann-Keefner drug store in downtown Springfield was a local landmark. When Alison visited it back in 1995, she was glad that it was still open. When she was growing up in Springfield, her father’s office was next door and she had many lunches with him eating grilled cheese sandwiches and sipping chocolate milkshakes at the Bachmann-Keefner counter. Sadly, just like so many of the people and places captured on this program, this piece of central Illinois history is no longer around. One of the reasons Alison is proud to have been a part of this show is that, in a small way, it preserves the memories of these people and the history of our area.
Segment duration: 08:00
Producer: Alison Davis Wood
This segment is filed in these categories: Business • Food/Restaurants
Indeed it’s hard to forget a place and events that already captured our life. This farewell for me is not goodbye but just a beginning of a new life.
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