Tuesday, May 11, 2010

Images of Wilber Heights

A rusty sign on the corner of Second Street and Wallace Avenue.

Tom Lemke and his wife Velma pose on the stairs of their home in March 2010.

Many homes flood after heavy rain. Some neighbors make their own drainage systems to keep water out.

Lifelong resident Tom Lemke shows a photo of his wife and child from forty years ago.

John Hall, the current Champaign County Planning and Zoning Director, agrees that the zoning ordinance is a problem in Wilber Heights.

Wilber Avenue and Fifth Street mark the end of the neighborhood.

Longtime neighbors Susie Roderick and Tom Lemke speak as part of a group interview in March, 2010.

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