Articles Tagged: The History Center

On Dec. 14, 1988, the Gazette provided readers with a guide to the holiday lights and displays in the area.

Autograph, known for weaving humor into their metal performances, played for an audience of roughly 700 that night.

Elementary school students celebrated the holiday in 1990 in Cedar Rapids.

The attendees to the 1934 show enjoyed not just dressing in the styles of the 1890s, but also participating in some of the activities of the era.

Professional baseball in Cedar Rapids has been played since 1890.

While Percy Heavythinker never walked the halls of McKinley, his legend did.

Theodore Stark & Co. built the Churchill Drug Co. Building in Cedar Rapids in 1925, and 100 years later, both the building and the general contractor are still standing.

Right inside the door of the Marion Heritage Center, you can find Dan Rhodes’ 1939 fresco.

In December 1954, The Footlighters opened a production of “Gigi” in Cedar Rapids.

The free admission days supported by the Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation.

Created by the team at Hubbard Ice, each Popsicle weighed about 400 pounds.

Before the Linn County rest areas were even constructed, there were issues with water quality at various existing stops across the state.

The piece was written by two Cedar Rapidians for a contest during World War I.

Across the nation, newspapers were shifting to morning delivery to stay competitive.

The Cedar Rapids-based Sinclair & Co. meatpacking plant was a beacon of industry in Iowa, and now a stone from the original building will be included in the Alliant Energy LightLine bridge project to commemorate its history.