Labor day Parade
Lewis and Clark Community College
Bus Station
Getting ready for the block party
In the past two days we learned a lot about Alton. While taking city buses all over town we met a lot of local people, found a Walmart, McDonalds etc. and saw fantastic mansions built in the 1800s. During the period around the civil war Alton was quite prosperous and industrial, as evidenced by the large homes of that era. Although much of the industry has left town, there still remains several large companies including ADM the international food processing giant and Con Agra. The city still gives you the feeling that it is a vibrant entity. An extra treat is the statute of the tallest man in the world, Robert Pershing Wadlow.
There is a casino on the river as well as a great bicycle path along the Mississippi which goes for around 22 miles.
There is a very live night club scene especially on the weekends; 20 + bars?. Tonight Jayne and I will visit the monthly block party at which several city blocks are closed to traffic enabling the bands from the various lounges to perform on the street. Should be interesting.
Tomorrow we will travel to Hoppie's, a marina on the Mississippi near the town of Kimmswick, Missouri.
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