On September 1st we are saying goodbye to two old friends. The Pekin Times Building and The Regent Broadcasting Radio Building. They were bought by Tazewell County and will be demolished to create parking lots. We have had the honor of investigating both properties, several times actually.
The Times Building is a beautiful building with lots of history. You can read about some of it here. We are still reviewing our audio and video from our visits, but guests that we have taken with us have said they have reviewed theirs and have some voices. Even if we don't get anything on our recordings it was a great experience and loved the opportunity to investigate the building.
The Regent Building doesn't have much history, but something is still there. We were turned onto this little gem from a tip we received while shopping for a new digital camera. While trying to gain access we were told about some of the odd things that had happened there, including stories from people who would record commercials to be played on the radio only to have unknown voices on them during playback. We investigated the building three times and a video we did with a local radio station can be seen here.
We are not sure when these buildings will be torn down, but have heard that they want to start immediately. It is a shame that they have to come down but they will always be remembered.
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