Named for - well, you know! Harvey Havana, an explorer.

Kidding. "The name was reportedly chosen due to the shape of an island at the mouth of the Spoon River resembling the shape of the island of Cuba." Okay.

It’s a nice little town.

So . . . did someone leave it to relatives, 2/3 - 1/3 split? Or did the owner just do this for variety?

OUMB, once. Not any more. I mean, it’s still ugly, but not a bank.

Interesting how one of them pops up like that.

Hi kids!

Note the butterflies on the wall. People stand against the wall for pictures.

Ma’s Got a Notion

Classic “Painted Lady” trim and treatment.

A completely boring building that no one ever says anything nice about, or praises, or likes.

Then it’s gone and everyone’s sad.

A somewhat decent modern bank. Classically modern, you might say.

Compare: The old Post Office.

That’s noble and grand and ponderous. The entire facade works to make the entrance seem small. A man enters humbled, a supplicant.

Next door:

Not a going concern.

Old pictures here on Cinematreasures.The roof collapsed in 2024.

Interesting. The windows suggest it’s one building, or at least one architect, or one developer over the years . . . or all at once.

On the wall, a clue about its original purpose.

And we all know what that is.

The sad sight of an old 30s storefront, falling off, abandoned.

Madison County Bank, its fine Corinthian columns truncated by time and unconcern.

Standard-issue mid-60s civic building. The sun is poison! No windows!

In the park:

Civil War memorial? No: it says 1881-1885, if I’m reading it correctly.

Could’ve lined that up a bit better, J. C. Oh well! Maybe next time.

Exactly! Now you got it.