You did a brilliant job of showcasing some of the fine architecture in my hometown, and I give you Two Thumbs Up. Now, the next time you come down, do the river road from Galena on down to Nauvoo, which is well worth the stop. Then, I highly recommend you do a feature on Hannibal, Missouri, which is not all about Mark Twain (though that's a great draw). There is some really nice architecture there. Thanks for spending the time on Quincy. Having spent much of my life there and in Hannibal until I was 18, there's a lot that I took for granted. I'll look at it through different eyes next time I'm home.
Thank you for the wonderful comment - we’re glad that we can help to showcase the architecture of Quincy in such a positive and impactful way. We can’t wait to go back someday and we will make sure to checkout the drive down the River road!
Thank you for such a wonderful showcasing of Quincy's beautiful architecture and history! We are anxious to share your great work. Please come back again.
Hey we just caught your video and wanted to say thank you for visiting Quincy! One of the houses you showed during your video you asked a question about. 1118 State is actually one of the original Dick Brothers Brewery owners houses. His name was Matthew Dick and the house was built in the 1870s. The house was actually just outside the city limits at the time and acted not only as a residence but as an agricultural area that supported the brewery about 2 blocks to the north. We are co-owners of the brewery with the current owner of 1118 State and we manage the property as well. It is currently divided into apartments and will stay that way but the owner is planning on a facade renovation soon. We would welcome you back to Quincy anytime you have the time. We would love to show you the Dick Brothers Brewery and discuss the history of the area. We also do tours of the brewery including tunnels under the buildings that were once used for beer storage. Thank you so much for showing a little bit of Quincy off on your video! We are very proud of our historic city!
Thank you so much for following up on Kam’s favorite building in Quincy! It is such a unique property and we really appreciate the background / history on it. I’m glad to hear that they are going to be doing facade renovation on it soon too! We appreciate your hospitality and will definitely contact you when we had back to Quincy, we would love to hear more about the history of the owner and brewery!
My mom was born and raised in Quincy and I have loads of fond memories of visiting family there. Whenever I go back (a rare thing now, sadly) I make a point of setting aside a couple hours to do a random walking tour of the beautiful homes around Maine St.
I spent my childhood in Quincy and your video was a lovely memory jog for me. Our 50th high school reunion is September so I am going to be there again soon. I do hope you went to the Maid Rite - talk about Quincy history can't be done without the Maid Rite...among every ex-Quincyan I know everywhere all talks begin at the Maid Rite...
Exceptional RUclips travelogue - thanks! When we decided to retire, we scoured the country. Quincy was our %1 choice in Illinois. But it IS in Illinois, which dropped it down the list a considerable number.
I live in Quincy. The 1118 State St house when I was a kid in the 70’s, was a store where women could purchase fur coats and rent storage for them during the off season months. It used to have a large awning over the front door which fell into disrepair and the current owners took it off. That is all I know about that home. The Italian revival that was your favorite was for sale earlier this year. At 10:14, the prairie style home used to be so overgrown no one could see what the house looked like. The niece restored it and it looks amazing. Quincy also has home tours in the Spring and Fall. You can get a chance to see some of these amazing homes inside. Definitely worth a trip back.
Thank you very much for your great video. My grandfather was born in Quincy and my great grandfather moved there and married the girl next door. They lived at 906 State St. Both lived into their 90's in the 1950's. Great Grandfather built a house on Kentucky St. I am hoping to take my daughter to visit Quincy perhaps in the Autumn 2023. The heritage homes are so beautiful! I know my great grandfather built an addition onto the high school in his construction business. I now have a good idea about the places I would like to visit!
Love your speaking voice and everything you did with this video. Your music is distracting and often over-powered your voice, though. For those of us who may have filtering deficits, it makes it hard to understand you sometimes. I loved the houses and want to see more videos. Thank you.
You would have loved the Newcomb Hotel building. Sadly, it burned down in 2013, I believe. It was located across Washington Park in what is now an open patch of grass.
Thanks for the comment! I looked up the Newcomb hotel - you’re absolutely right, it’s such a shame that it burned down. It makes more sense of why the History Museum across the street feels like it’s on an island
Makes me want to visit Quincy. Sometimes its a good thing when major growth passes by a city, as so much is preserved. The soundtrack sounded like Alvin and the Chipmunks, but music is a personal choice. Ragtime, perhaps?
Such a fantastic rendition of this city’s amazing wealth of architecture. Feel free to recommend The Gas Lamp Inn and Eatery (BnB in an 1866 property that appears in your video twice I believe) to make any visit truly memorable.
Hi Harry, I grew up on Jersey. 1807 across the street from the house at the 9:45 mark. Lol! I lived there from 68-88 and used to play on the wall in your old front yard. I took my hot wheels and ran them they the holes in the wall intended for water drainage. I was 2.5 years old when we moved in there at 1807.
Matt - my family on both sides has its roots in Quincy. My grandmother worked with a woman named Jean Fessler at one of the local radio stations - the building was downtown Quincy. She and Jean were dear friends. My grandma retired from her job @at the radio station (KHQA) around 1983. By any chance, are you related to Jean Fessler? Thanks!
This video was great. I just wish you didn't drive by the houses so fast. I live in Quincy and truly appreciate this video showing people what we have here. We are truly the "Gem" city.
Isn’t Quincy just amazing?! And thank you for the suggestion. We spent a weekend in Galena / Dubuque last summer, but keep talking about taking another trip to make a video there. It is also a very special place!
8:17 That house used to be a beautiful canary yellow about 20 years ago, and the rest of the house was redone to perfection. Sad that it's gone down hill since then. The architecture is the only thing I miss about Quincy.
1118 State St. was owned during the 1940's and 1950's by my grandparents Lewis and Claire Pottle. My mother was raised in that house. It was built by the Dick family that owned the Dick's Brewery at 6th and State St. Spent a lot of time in that house as a child and teenager. The carriage house had an elevator to a basement that had a cock-fighting arena and a tunnel to the main house. The tunnel in the basement of the main house is blocked by an oil tank. There WAS a tunnel from the basement of the garage to the brewery some five or so blocks away. They intersected with the sewers I was told. The brewery had its own tunnel to the riverfront to move materials from the river to the brewery. The oft-untold part of the Dick's Brewery and the Dick family is that they were active members of the underground before and during the civil war and the house was a layover for slaves going north. Y'all do good work btw...
Good afternoon. At the 1:38 mark of your video you can plainly see a large six foot sign. The sign is just in front of the pavilion on the right side of the video. There is a very interesting story behind that sign. If you want to know more about that sign, feel free to contact me. You can see another one of those signs at the 1:40 mark of the video. Just look at the blue metal poled sign on the right side of the screen. There are two more of these signs at the 1:43 mark of the video. They are on the right side of the video. You can see yet another of these signs at the 1:45 mark of the video. It's across the street from the park.
@@thelksaddress I think the local FLW houses were built by architects who studied under the master, but I certainly can't tell his Prairie house from those in Quincy. You may like the mid century modernist designs of John Benya. I think his local airport is cool and St Boniface Church is beautiful.
I love, love, love your videos. Just one little suggestion: the incredibly loud, repetitive modern music that blares over the background in your videos can be really distracting and detract from the ambiance of what is being discussed. It feels totally out of place. In this one there seemed to be some uneven sound mixing as well and I found myself reaching for the remote to adjust the volume up and down repeatedly. Other than that I loved every second and I'm surprised I'd never heard of this place as an old house lover. I'll have to go check it out!
I love those houses so much.To bad that a lot are lived in ruins...I dream with God's will to buy and restore some of them one day....Amen! Some of them.were in sale a several years ago...
I'm an international student looking to stay in Quincy a few nights before moving into my university's campus. What are some nice hotels to stay in? Nothing too fancy though. I'm 24. Any recommendations? Places I should visit? What about night clubs or pubs?
You did a brilliant job of showcasing some of the fine architecture in my hometown, and I give you Two Thumbs Up. Now, the next time you come down, do the river road from Galena on down to Nauvoo, which is well worth the stop. Then, I highly recommend you do a feature on Hannibal, Missouri, which is not all about Mark Twain (though that's a great draw). There is some really nice architecture there. Thanks for spending the time on Quincy. Having spent much of my life there and in Hannibal until I was 18, there's a lot that I took for granted. I'll look at it through different eyes next time I'm home.
Thank you for the wonderful comment - we’re glad that we can help to showcase the architecture of Quincy in such a positive and impactful way. We can’t wait to go back someday and we will make sure to checkout the drive down the River road!
I’m born and raised here. It might not be much for some people but it’s home to me. It’s called Quincy because of John Quincy Adams.
Thank you for such a wonderful showcasing of Quincy's beautiful architecture and history! We are anxious to share your great work. Please come back again.
Thank you for the kind words! Quincy is a beautiful city with beautiful architecture. We hope to come back again!
Hey! I’m the owner of Square Music Co. Quincy, and that’s my monstera! Thanks for the shout out! Glad you liked our town.
Your monstera is amazing! Must get some good light in that window. Thanks for reaching out!
Great video...Quincy has beautiful homes...thee music was fabulous...🎶🎶🎶
Hey we just caught your video and wanted to say thank you for visiting Quincy!
One of the houses you showed during your video you asked a question about. 1118 State is actually one of the original Dick Brothers Brewery owners houses. His name was Matthew Dick and the house was built in the 1870s.
The house was actually just outside the city limits at the time and acted not only as a residence but as an agricultural area that supported the brewery about 2 blocks to the north.
We are co-owners of the brewery with the current owner of 1118 State and we manage the property as well. It is currently divided into apartments and will stay that way but the owner is planning on a facade renovation soon.
We would welcome you back to Quincy anytime you have the time. We would love to show you the Dick Brothers Brewery and discuss the history of the area. We also do tours of the brewery including tunnels under the buildings that were once used for beer storage.
Thank you so much for showing a little bit of Quincy off on your video! We are very proud of our historic city!
Thank you so much for following up on Kam’s favorite building in Quincy! It is such a unique property and we really appreciate the background / history on it. I’m glad to hear that they are going to be doing facade renovation on it soon too! We appreciate your hospitality and will definitely contact you when we had back to Quincy, we would love to hear more about the history of the owner and brewery!
My mom was born and raised in Quincy and I have loads of fond memories of visiting family there. Whenever I go back (a rare thing now, sadly) I make a point of setting aside a couple hours to do a random walking tour of the beautiful homes around Maine St.
My wife grew up in Quincy but she doesn’t know anything about them houses. I enjoyed the information
OMG OMG OMG YOU GUYS FOUND THE BEST SPOTS IN Q-TOWN!!! YOU ARE ALWAYS WELCOME BACK! MAYBE WE CAN GRAB A BITE TO EAT AT THYME SQUARE! YUMMY!
FABULOUS JOB on this! Beautiful homes. I have been wanting to see Quincy and this is the video that will finally convince hubby it's time to see it!
Thank you for the kinds words. Quincy is most definitely worth a visit!
We live down in the heart of the historical district near state street and main .. it's amazing how well these houses are maintained
Awesome, you've inspired me to go there.
Definitely worth the trip!
I spent my childhood in Quincy and your video was a lovely memory jog for me. Our 50th high school reunion is September so I am going to be there again soon. I do hope you went to the Maid Rite - talk about Quincy history can't be done without the Maid Rite...among every ex-Quincyan I know everywhere all talks begin at the Maid Rite...
We’re so glad we could take you back to your memories in Quincy!
Wow! Puttin' it on my viz list!
Definitely worth it!
Exceptional RUclips travelogue - thanks! When we decided to retire, we scoured the country. Quincy was our %1 choice in Illinois. But it IS in Illinois, which dropped it down the list a considerable number.
I live in Quincy. The 1118 State St house when I was a kid in the 70’s, was a store where women could purchase fur coats and rent storage for them during the off season months. It used to have a large awning over the front door which fell into disrepair and the current owners took it off. That is all I know about that home. The Italian revival that was your favorite was for sale earlier this year. At 10:14, the prairie style home used to be so overgrown no one could see what the house looked like. The niece restored it and it looks amazing.
Quincy also has home tours in the Spring and Fall. You can get a chance to see some of these amazing homes inside. Definitely worth a trip back.
The furrier was my grandmother, I left a detailed comment on her house above.
Thank you, so beautiful I'm a hr.away gave me a great idea for a weekend away thank you.
Thank you very much for your great video. My grandfather was born in Quincy and my great grandfather moved there and married the girl next door. They lived at 906 State St. Both lived into their 90's in the 1950's. Great Grandfather built a house on Kentucky St. I am hoping to take my daughter to visit Quincy perhaps in the Autumn 2023. The heritage homes are so beautiful! I know my great grandfather built an addition onto the high school in his construction business. I now have a good idea about the places I would like to visit!
Love your speaking voice and everything you did with this video. Your music is distracting and often over-powered your voice, though. For those of us who may have filtering deficits, it makes it hard to understand you sometimes. I loved the houses and want to see more videos. Thank you.
You would have loved the Newcomb Hotel building. Sadly, it burned down in 2013, I believe. It was located across Washington Park in what is now an open patch of grass.
Thanks for the comment! I looked up the Newcomb hotel - you’re absolutely right, it’s such a shame that it burned down. It makes more sense of why the History Museum across the street feels like it’s on an island
I remember it
Makes me want to visit Quincy. Sometimes its a good thing when major growth passes by a city, as so much is preserved. The soundtrack sounded like Alvin and the Chipmunks, but music is a personal choice. Ragtime, perhaps?
Such a fantastic rendition of this city’s amazing wealth of architecture. Feel free to recommend The Gas Lamp Inn and Eatery (BnB in an 1866 property that appears in your video twice I believe) to make any visit truly memorable.
Thank you for the kind comments! We would love to go back and stay at the Gas Lamp Inn!
I grew up in the house at 9:49 in this video from 1946-1964 and recognize most of the houses -- my friends lived in
many of the ones in your video...
That is so cool that you grew up in that house! Quincy really has some amazing homes and would be a great place to grow up.
Hi Harry, I grew up on Jersey. 1807 across the street from the house at the 9:45 mark. Lol! I lived there from 68-88 and used to play on the wall in your old front yard. I took my hot wheels and ran them they the holes in the wall intended for water drainage. I was 2.5 years old when we moved in there at 1807.
The Miriam mansion was recently purchased by a young couple and they are in the process of restoring it back into a single family home.
That is such fantastic news! What a lucky couple they have an amazing home on their hands! Thanks for following up with that info.
Matt - my family on both sides has its roots in Quincy. My grandmother worked with a woman named Jean Fessler at one of the local radio stations - the building was downtown Quincy. She and Jean were dear friends. My grandma retired from her job @at the radio station (KHQA) around 1983. By any chance, are you related to Jean Fessler? Thanks!
This video was great. I just wish you didn't drive by the houses so fast. I live in Quincy and truly appreciate this video showing people what we have here. We are truly the "Gem" city.
Thanks for sharing and taking me back to Quincy. You should check out Galena, IL on one of your future trips.
Isn’t Quincy just amazing?! And thank you for the suggestion. We spent a weekend in Galena / Dubuque last summer, but keep talking about taking another trip to make a video there. It is also a very special place!
The house shown at 6:50 was one of the homes my father grew up in. The bottom left window was his bedroom.
8:17 That house used to be a beautiful canary yellow about 20 years ago, and the rest of the house was redone to perfection. Sad that it's gone down hill since then.
The architecture is the only thing I miss about Quincy.
1118 State St. was owned during the 1940's and 1950's by my grandparents Lewis and Claire Pottle. My mother was raised in that house. It was built by the Dick family that owned the Dick's Brewery at 6th and State St. Spent a lot of time in that house as a child and teenager. The carriage house had an elevator to a basement that had a cock-fighting arena and a tunnel to the main house. The tunnel in the basement of the main house is blocked by an oil tank. There WAS a tunnel from the basement of the garage to the brewery some five or so blocks away. They intersected with the sewers I was told. The brewery had its own tunnel to the riverfront to move materials from the river to the brewery. The oft-untold part of the Dick's Brewery and the Dick family is that they were active members of the underground before and during the civil war and the house was a layover for slaves going north. Y'all do good work btw...
There is amazing history on that home! Thank you so much for sharing, so interesting to hear!
Good afternoon. At the 1:38 mark of your video you can plainly see a large six foot sign. The sign is just in front of the pavilion on the right side of the video. There is a very interesting story behind that sign. If you want to know more about that sign, feel free to contact me. You can see another one of those signs at the 1:40 mark of the video. Just look at the blue metal poled sign on the right side of the screen. There are two more of these signs at the 1:43 mark of the video. They are on the right side of the video. You can see yet another of these signs at the 1:45 mark of the video. It's across the street from the park.
Go and give Hannibal, MO a look. Lots of history.
For being a town about 40000 they had quite a bit I wonder what industry allowed that to happen!
Thanks for the answer Very Insightful!
What is the music playing at 4 and a half min into video.... that song gets in your head,, pretty good video
Why no mention of the beautiful antique car that turned the block right in front of you?
Yes loud music in background ruined the video!!
Cool
Quincy has some Frank loyd Right houses which you drove right by but for some reason turned your camera off
We did see a lot of Prairie style houses but I did not know there were some by Frank Loyd Wright!
There Are Frank loyd Wright on Jersey My Family owned one at one point
@@thelksaddress I think the local FLW houses were built by architects who studied under the master, but I certainly can't tell his Prairie house from those in Quincy. You may like the mid century modernist designs of John Benya. I think his local airport is cool and St Boniface Church is beautiful.
My all time favorite architect
I love, love, love your videos. Just one little suggestion: the incredibly loud, repetitive modern music that blares over the background in your videos can be really distracting and detract from the ambiance of what is being discussed. It feels totally out of place. In this one there seemed to be some uneven sound mixing as well and I found myself reaching for the remote to adjust the volume up and down repeatedly. Other than that I loved every second and I'm surprised I'd never heard of this place as an old house lover. I'll have to go check it out!
I love those houses so much.To bad that a lot are lived in ruins...I dream with God's will to buy and restore some of them one day....Amen! Some of them.were in sale a several years ago...
I'm an international student looking to stay in Quincy a few nights before moving into my university's campus. What are some nice hotels to stay in? Nothing too fancy though. I'm 24.
Any recommendations? Places I should visit?
What about night clubs or pubs?
probaly one of the most germanic towns in the mdwest
May I suggest that if it is safe to drive slower, it would make it nicer to see the houses you are showcasing.
Excellent tour of Quincy but your music choice 😞
It looks so dead , where are the people at ?
Ha we were wondering the same thing! I'm sure COVID was a contributor to it
@@thelksaddress Quincy never was a walking town. It is 100% a car town. What you saw was very common, even in normal times.