Forrest Park Bridge, Bloomington IL | Bloomington IL Photography | History of Bloomington

A little history lesson for our readers today!  One of our favorite locations in town to use as a backdrop for our photography is Forrest Park.  As we were shooting an engagement session there yesterday we were trying to tell the history of the old stone bridge, but we weren't recalling it correctly.  Thankful for google we were able to locate some history information on Flickr of all places!  Here is what we found (link to our source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/cstrules/2553667338/)

"An old bridge at Forest Park in Bloomington, IL. It appears that the bridge was once part of a road that no longer exists. Forest Park used to be known as Stein Park as it was the site of Stein Brewery in the late 1800s. The brewery dug caves where they stored their beer. The caves were over 200 yards long and bricked lined. The brewery was later purchased by Meyer's Brewery which was located at what is now Highland Golf Course in Bloomington. Meyer's Brewery was successful until the Prohibition forced it shut in the 1920s. The caves at Forest Park became a popular site for urban explorers until they were sealed by the city in the early 1970s."

That's some pretty cool history if you ask us!  ...and, of course, a picture of the bridge as taken by us!