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| − | [[Image:Main-Street-1.jpg|thumb|Main Street looking east from Cherry Street]]
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| − | '''Main Street''' is a street in [[Galesburg]]. It runs east-west, and marks the zero line on the north-south address axis.
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| − | The street runs from its western end at South Pickard Road (where it turns into State Highway 164) to its eastern end at State Street (County Road 9) in [[East Galesburg]].
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| − | West of [[Broad Street]] it is called West Main Street, and east of Broad Street it is called East Main Street.
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| − | ==Features==
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| − | Main Street runs the entire length of Galesburg. The [[Public Square]] roundabout is at its intersection with Broad Street. Main Street has an intersection with [[Interstate 74]] near its eastern end and with [[Highway 34]] near its western end.
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| − | Destinations along Main in downtown Galesburg are numerous. Bars on the street include [[La Mesa]] and [[Big John’s Silver Dollar Saloon]] at [[West Street|West]] and Main, [[Billiards on Main]] at [[Prairie Street|Prairie]] and Main, and [[Crappy’s]] just east of [[Seminary Street]]. Popular restaurants along Main include [[Joy Garden]] between [[Kellogg Street]] and [[Prairie Street]] and [[The Broadview]] attached to the [[America’s Best Value Inn]] on the Public Square. Other services include [[Dollar General]], the [[UPS Store]] at Main and [[Seminary Street|Seminary]], the [[One Stop Smoker’s Shop]] between Kellogg and Seminary, and the America’s Best Value Inn on the Public Square, which is a popular hotel for Knox visitors. There are several antique shops on Main, most notably the [[Antique Mall]] between Kellogg and Seminary. [[Jalisco's]] and a combination [[Hy-Vee]] and [[Hy-Vee Wine and Spirits]] are located near the I-74 interchange.
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| − | ==Main Street in Contemporary Discourse==
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| − | Main Street is good. Wall Street is bad. What happens on one has absolutely no relationship to the well-being of the other.
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| − | [[Category: Galesburg Streets]]
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