Did you grow up on a brick street? Can you remember the color of it on sunny days, or the way it smelled after a rain?
Most early Springfield streets were paved in brick. Cement or asphalt stand up better to heavy traffic, but today many residential streets still feature brick, with its rolling, hilly bumps and sprouts of weed in summer.
In the Midwest, brick was a popular paving material. Some towns are restoring that look, using historical bricks from old buildings. In Sangamon County, the clay for brick came mainly from deposits along creeks and rivers.
Next time you visit Springfield, find a side street and take a walk, down memory's old brick lane.
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