Lincoln, Illinois -
Phone Booth on a Roof
Local lore says that the phone booth -- which is on top of city hall -- was installed for Civil Defense air raid spotters during the Cold War. Ring-ring, duck and cover!
- Address:
- 700 Broadway St., Lincoln, IL
- Directions:
- On the roof of Lincoln City Hall, three stories above the ground. Best seen from the corner of McLean and Broadway Sts, which is six blocks south of Hwy 121/10 and two blocks east of Chicago St.
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Phone Booth on Roof We were advised in Lincoln that the rooftop phone booth was used by weather spotters to keep an eye on storms and then phone information to news media. [Deb Nies, 08/19/2011][RA: "Hello, Channel 23? I'm about to be struck by lightning!"]
Phone Booth on Roof Clark Kent wouldn't need to get a running start to fly from this phone booth, located on top of City Hall in Lincoln, IL. Evidently there was a civil defense program that used the City Hall roof in the 1960's. It's not currently used (except for the weird guy in the tights). [Al Tauber, 05/09/2006]
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