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Peoria photography store to close after 84 years in business |
PEORIA — Over 84 years, Peoria Camera Shop survived changes in location and changes in how people took and preserved photographs. But it appears it might not survive the death of “The Camera Guy.” Located at the Metro Centre shopping plaza, Peoria Camera Shop plans to close for good Feb. 25. Its photo-processing laboratory probably will shutter next week, although the store is to continue to sell cameras, lenses and other equipment through February, the Journal Star reports. The unexpected passing of Bill Dobbins, who purchased the store in 2007, led to the closure, according to his son, Nate Dobbins. The elder Dobbins, a Morton resident, was 61 when he died…