Diane Fannon-Langton

Hotel Montrose owner hired artist to paint 7 scenes for coffeeshop in 1932

How a runaway cow was the talk of Cedar Rapids in 1954

Plane was in city to have Collins Radio equipment installed

Iconic comedian and showman Bob Hope performed in Cedar Rapids three times during his long career, which spanned more than 70 years and covered much of the 20th century.

Oklahoma bank robber and killer had friends and hideouts in Iowa

Black entrepreneur ran successful restaurants in downtown Cedar Rapids from 1886 to 1920s

Davenport and Iowa CIty hired first women in Iowa in 1977, with Cedar Rapids following in 1986

TIME MACHINE: May 22 fire was one of worst in city’s history, attracting thousands of onlookers

Quaker plant used oak hulls to produce critical organic chemical used in WWII

Dutch families began popular Pella festival in 1935

Collins Aerospace sits on early airstrip in Cedar Rapids

TIME MACHINE: 19 inches of snow drifted, brought Iowa to a standstill

Plant in Vinton once produced tons of the treat

130-year-old building is now a museum in Fairfield

The church, founded in 1886, attracted Irish parishioners and priests