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Illinois Soft Drink Bottling Plants

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Coca-Cola bottling plant
Beardstown, IL
This photo of this Coca-Cola bottling plant is from 2009. By 2013, the entire building had been painted white, a gabled roof had been added, and the front had an addition. [map]

Bloomington:
Coca-Cola [map]

Coca-Cola bottling plant
Centralia, IL
This Coca-Cola bottling plant was built around 1949. It now houses South Central Transit. [map]

Coca-Cola bottling plant
Champaign, IL

This Coca-Cola bottling plant was built in 1939. In 1995, the building was adapted by Jillian's Billiards Club. Jillian's closed in 2008. In 2009, Buttitta's, an Italian restaurant, moved into the space. By 2017, the building was housing Papa Del's Pizza Factory. [map]

Coca-Cola Building
Chicago, IL
The Coca-Cola Building has been converted to condos and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. [map]

Coca-Cola bottling plant
Danville, IL
This Coca-Cola bottling plant looks like it was built in the 1940s. The original glass windows which allowed people to observe the bottling process have been bricked up. The building now houses Kirby Risk Electrical Supply. [map]

Coca-Cola bottling plant
Du Quoin, IL
This Coca-Cola bottling plant was built in 1949. It was operated by the Hayes Brothers who are also responsible for the Du Quoin State Fair, a 900-acre park just down the street, which has some Art Deco buildings as well. "Central States Bottling", which occupies the building today, still produces Coca-Cola. [map]

Coca-Cola bottling plant
Kewanee, IL
This Coca-Cola bottling plant was built in the 1940s. It closed in the 1950s. The building is now occupied by Edward Jones Investments. [map]

Coca-Cola bottling plant
Peoria, IL
This Coca-Cola bottling plant is now occupied by Performance Pattern & Machine. [map]

Coca-Cola bottling plant
Quincy, IL
This Coca-Cola bottling plant was built in 1940. Coca-Cola moved to a different location in 1992. The building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It is now occupied by Klinger & Associates, an engineering and architectural firm. [map]

former Pepsi-Cola bottling plant
Taylorville, IL
This former Pepsi-Cola bottling plant is now being used by the Taylorville School system. [map]

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