Articles Tagged: Piece of History

Piece of History: Lois Rayman was discovered while having lunch in L.A.

Stories set in Oak Hill and Oak Shade cemeteries

Perhaps the person most responsible for selling electricity in its early days to Cedar Rapidians was Louise Hathaway.

Marion is the birthplace of the man responsible for getting "The Big Book" published, the book that details the recovery process used by Alcoholics Anonymous.

Noelridge pool opens in 1960 in Cedar Rapids

Windblown sparks ignited Tip Top wooden warehouse

Piece of History: J.R. Morin Co. was a successful business until three fires — thought to be arson — destroyed its operations in Mechanicsville and Norway, Iowa.

Peddling dry goods and household items was an excellent way for Lebanese immigrants to earn money and practice their English, starting in the 1890s,

PIECE OF HISTORY: The minister of St. George Syrian Orthodox Church in Cedar Rapids and his family were on their way to a Syrian picnic in Mason City on Sept. 17, 1933, when a two-car crash killed three members of the Kacere family and the three Waterloo men in the other car.

Piece of History: Grant Vocational High School operated in Cedar Rapids from 1915 to 1923.

Large, animated display contained all the comic strip’s characters

Marion man delivered Massachusetts bird in 1949

In the 1950s, escalators arrived from Germany for the new Armstrong’s department store in downtown Cedar Rapids. But, because of a union agreement, they had to be disassembled and put back together by local workers.

Circular steel door at Peoples Savings Bank weighed 25 tons

A paved promenade allowed easy access to 63 stalls at the produce market, at B Avenue and First Street NW.