My Hometown
Robinson IL


Robinson is a small town in south eastern Illinois, population around 6,000. It's the county seat of Crawford County. I was born in Robinson in 1951 and lived there until 1970. Some of these pictures I found online, some are mine.

Sign that greets you when you come to Robinson
Robinson High School
Tearing down the old high school, winter 2005
Sign from the Class of 1961

Another picture of the high school
Veteran Memorial
Washington Park
Robinson Post Office

The new library, this was built after I moved away
Lincoln Trail College
The old Lincoln Theater
This is how it looked when I spent my Saturdays there

The Big Four, old train depot
I found this pic, a spoon with the Robinson court house
The old Woodworth Hotel, my Uncle Buddy Blackburn owned the hotel in the 1950's. I used to play there when I was young

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