Looking NW into ‘downtown’ Sparland, Illinois. That’s the Rock Island’s Peoria Line in the foreground, with Center Street running parallel to the tracks. East Ferry Street is the road that crosses the tracks. The white building that’s on the south side of Ferry still stands. The red brick, 2-story, building, along Center Street, still stands. The Village Hall is behind the pine trees, where the road turn east. Ferry Street, here, is Illinois Route 17.