DECATUR — The Nelson Park boat ramps and inside the boat trailer parking lot will be closed for the weekend starting at 5 a.m. Friday, July 7. They will reopen at 5 a.m. Monday, July 10.
18 photos of the Staley Pump House through the years
2018:Â Signs of deterioration are evident on the Staley Pump House.
H&R file photo
2018:Â The Staley Pump House is pictured next to U.S. Route 36. The structure was built in 1919.
H&R file photo
The Staley Pump House is shown in 1953. "It makes one of the most beautiful dance floors in the city," The Decatur Herald wrote in 1921.Â
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The Staley Pump House is shown in about 1930. The top floor housed the clubhouse.Â
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1922 H&R file photo
Bijou Studio
Before 1930 H&R file photo
Seitz Studio
Foliage grows on the entryway of the Staley Pump House.
JIM BOWLING, HERALD & REVIEW
A view from Lake Decatur through Staley Pump House windows shows deterioration inside the structure.
JIM BOWLING, HERALD & REVIEW
Birds nest near architectural embellishments on the Staley Pump House on Thursday.
JIM BOWLING, HERALD & REVIEW
The southeast side of the Staley Pump House on Lake Decatur is shown Thursday. The building dates to 1919 and left a lasting impression on those who attended dances and social events there.Â
JIM BOWLING, HERALD & REVIEW
1922: Staley Pump house
H&R file photo
1922: Staley pump house.
H&R file photo
1928: Staley Pump house
H&R file photo
Signs of deterioration are evident on the Staley Pump House.
JIM BOWLING, HERALD & REVIEW
The Staley Pump House is pictured next to U.S. Route 36. The structure was built in 1919.
JIM BOWLING, HERALD & REVIEW
The A.E. Staley pump house is shown in 1928. It predates Lake Decatur.Â
About 1922 H&R file photo
1-7-1953 H&R file photo The A.E. Staley Mfg. Co. pumping station is a familiar but possibly little known building in Decatur. Usually referred to as the Staley Clubhouse, the second floor is occupied by the Staley Fellowship Club. The lower floor of the building, though, contains the pumping station which pumps in the neighborhood of 17 million gallons of raw water to the Staley plant daily. The pumping station was built in 1919.
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