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Flood photos part 2: Czech Village
Photos shot post-flood June 2008. Gazette photographer Cliff Jette and I were allowed to accompany shop owners when they first saw the devastation in Czech Village after the flood. Here is some of what we found:
Polehna's Meat Market was among the businesses hard-hit by the flood. Owner Mike Ferguson decided not to reopen the shop because of overwhelming rebuilding costs. (photo, Cindy Hadish)
Jan Stoffer and Gail Naughton, center, of National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library, make their way down 16th Avenue. (photo, Cindy Hadish)
Cliff Jette (right) shooting inside Polehna's. (photo, Cindy Hadish)
Bozenka's Gift Shop, owned by Czech School teacher Bessie Dugena. (photo, Cindy Hadish)
Gail Naughton photographs Babi Buresh Center, next to Sykora Bakery (photo, Cindy Hadish)
Floodwaters remained in front of National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library, days after the flood (photo, Cindy Hadish)
Boat jammed behind cross near Joens Bros. Interiors (photo, Cindy Hadish)
Cliff Jette, right, talks to another photographer between Ernie's Avenue Tavern and Sykora Bakery (photo, Cindy Hadish)
Looking up muck-covered 16th Avenue SW, away from the Cedar River (photo, Cindy Hadish)
Sign outside National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library (photo, Cindy Hadish)
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