By Al Benson
Vintage vehicles of all makes and models were showcased in Roosevelt-Aurora American Legion Post 84’s 13th annual LaSalle Street Historic Auto Show Sunday, July 3, in downtown Aurora.
A color guard of Post 84 veterans posted American and MIA flags prior to the national anthem and remarks by Post 84 Commander Mike Eckburg.
According to Eckburg, proceeds from the event will support scholarships for Post 84 veterans and their families.
The location, the 100 block of LaSalle Street between Benton Street and Downer Place, was an early auto sales and service center.
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the block showcased Victorian-era commercial buildings, 20th-Century commercial buildings and fraternal lodge buildings, including the Aurora Oddfellows Hall.
The block was on the original Lincoln Highway (later U.S. Route 30) through Aurora.
Founded in 1919, Post 84 is among the oldest posts in Illinois. Post 84 is named after the youngest son of president Theodore Roosevelt, Quentin, who was killed in aerial combat July 14, 1918, in World War I.