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Grand View Drive

Grand View Drive

Grand View Drive takes you back to the early 1900s, when a group of influential Peorians envisioned a park and scenic drive on the bluffs overlooking the Illinois River. Completed in 1903, the park garnered national attention, and 100+ years later, remains a perennial favorite. In 1910, visiting former president Teddy Roosevelt called Grand View “the world’s most beautiful drive.”

Grand View Drive is a local public television program presented by WTVP

Grand View Drive

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Journey back to the early 1900s for the creation of the “world’s most beautiful drive.” (58m 33s)

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