Champaign-Urbana, Illinois

 

 

Another Illinois double city. This one was named for the Champaign County in Ohio, as the county was created by a guy originally from Urbana(OH).

 

Keep in mind, this was back when Champaign County Ohio had a proper courthouse, so it was ok to give such an honor.

Even the same glacier that flattened us, flattened them.

 

population~

Champaign=2/25 of a millon

Urbana= 1/25 of a million

MSA is about double what the together sum.

 

 

The two cities also share the campus of University of Illinois.

These photos will have Champaign, followed by university area, and Urbana last.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Champaign County courthouse:

 

 

 

 

(edit-some of these haven't been loading right, but I think I have it fixed for now)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Clearly this is a case where their college drag, Green Street, kinda killed their downtown.  Though downtown Champaign isn't terrible, it clearly could be some sort of Madison/Ann Arbor setup had the university been built a bit closer to town (at least a Bloomington or Iowa City!).  Though it is kinda cool to see newish residential highrises and midrises in such a smaller metropolitan area.