An odd memory popped into my head yesterday. I had just reached for a can of Coke when I had a sudden memory of the old Coca-Cola bottling plant that was located in my home town of Quincy Illinois. I could remember seeing the conveyor belt full of bottles through the big windows in front of the building. That memory got me to wondering if the building was still there. I did some research and found that it was still standing and is now listed on the National Register of Historic places. Coca-Cola moved out of the building years ago but the building now houses offices. It was good to learn that this old Art Deco style industrial building was still there.
The building was built in 1940 and the terra cotta decorations on the front and corners are still there. In the center is the Coca-Cola emblem.
On each corner is a terra cotta inlay of a Coke bottle.
I looked through my photos from Quincy and couldn't find any of this building so I scavenged these photos from the internet. Older buildings are so easily destroyed these days, it was good to learn that this one still exists and is in use.
That was a fun trip down memory lane.
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