Photo 53-MBU-17

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Buena Vista County Raceway and Fair Grounds. On the east edge of Alta just off of Hwy 7.

I remember riding my bike from Peterson Street to watch the races from across the road, sometimes a train would come through and block my view of the track but soon the train was gone and I could watch again. My dad was the depot agent for Illinois Central Railroad in Alta.

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