Ottawa, Illinois, is the La Salle County seat. It was the home of the 1st Lincoln/Douglas debate.
This mural on the side of the Bee Hive Restaurant (700 La Salle Street, Ottawa, IL). It was painted by Joshua Winer in 2004.
The Bee Hive Restaurant is located at 701 La Salle St., Ottawa, IL. It has an extensive menu and the food is tasty.
Painter of the mural located on the side of the Bee Hive Restaurant in Ottawa, Illinois.
Family-owned Turk Furniure has been "Serving Central Illinois Since 1885."
An old Montgomery Ward building located at the corner of Jefferson and La Salle St. in Ottawa, Illinois.
Ottawa Times: "If it matters to you, it matters to us." P.S. Ottawa has lots of churches.
This picture was taken on 11/12/2009 and you can see what was playing at the Roxy on that date.
Washington Square in Ottawa, IL. 1st Lincoln/Douglas debated took place on 8/21/1858.
Ottawa First Congregational Church in the background.
Lincoln and Douglas statue located in the center of Washington Square in Ottawa, IL.
Veterans memorial by the Ottawa American War Mothers erected April 1928.
This mural by Don Gray depicts the day of the Lincoln/Douglas debate. It's on the south side of Washington Square in Ottawa, IL.
This mural by Don Gray depicts the day of the Lincoln/Douglas debate. It's on the south side of Washington Square in Ottawa, IL
David Morgan 1890s popcorn cart, part of the Lincoln/Douglas debate mural, the 'R' in Roxy and civil war mural.
This civil war mural is located on La Salle St. in downtown, Ottawa, IL. Artist: G. Byron Peck (2002) Title: "The Life of General W.H.L. Wallace"
Ottawa, IL, is located along the Illinois River.
Ottawa as a canal town mural by Gregory Ackers (2003).
Ottawa as a Canal Town mural completed by Gregory Ackers in 2003.
Ottawa as a Canal Town mural completed by Gregory Ackers in 2003
Geological mural by Gregory Ackers (2003) is located in Ottawa, IL.
Mural depicting the history of communications in Ottawa, IL.
Mural depicting the history of communications in Ottawa, IL. {Notice the nice brick work.}
Picture of downtown Ottawa taken from Washington Square.
It pays to look up. This bannerish mural is located next to the Montgomery Ward building on La Salle St. in Ottawa, IL.
Old buildings on La Salle St. in Ottawa, IL. Nice to see they have a "Good Times Party Store" in Ottawa.
The La Salle County Courthouse in Ottawa, IL.
