The door between the bank and the theater opened onto a food related business more often than anything else. As …
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History Jun. 10, 2013 2:22 pm4520d ago
Just as Osgood Shepherd is credited with building the first cabin on the east side of the Red Cedar River, …
History Jun. 9, 2013 11:44 am4521d ago
Although Iowa City was recognized as being more open and liberal about accepting gays, Cedar Rapids in a 1984 Gazette …
History Jun. 8, 2013 11:34 am4522d ago
The struggle for equal rights among gays and lesbians began as far back as the 1920s in other parts of …
History May. 19, 2013 7:55 am4542d ago
When the Wapsie Valley Fair in Central City opened Sept. 10, 1889, for a three-day run, an Evening Gazette reporter …
History May. 12, 2013 7:34 pm4549d ago
Barthinius Larson Wick was recognized on the wintry streets of Cedar Rapids by his trademark fur hat. A 1949 Gazette …
History May. 5, 2013 8:07 pm4556d ago
The small, irregular houses built by Howard F. Moffitt and his partner, Ray Blakesley, in the early 20th century are …
History Apr. 28, 2013 8:14 pm4563d ago
[html1] There is a secluded cavern known as Minott’s Cave across from Palisades-Kepler State Park where one of the area’s …
History Apr. 21, 2013 8:30 pm4570d ago
When Danceland opened its doors for the first time Aug. 31, 1926, on the second floor of a building at …
History Apr. 14, 2013 8:41 pm4577d ago
The Cedar Rapids Business College was just a few years old when textbook author Samuel Goodyear bought it in 1879. …
History Apr. 7, 2013 8:56 pm4584d ago
Weaver Glen Witwer was born May 18, 1891, in Cedar Rapids, the son of Frank R. and Emma Palmer Witwer. …
History Mar. 31, 2013 9:10 pm4591d ago
It’s hard to imagine the squeals and laughter of children, the calliope-like music of a carousel and the roar of …
History Mar. 24, 2013 9:14 pm4598d ago
July 11, 1960, was a warm summer day in Dubuque, with a threat of rain and more rain predicted for …
History Mar. 17, 2013 9:23 pm4605d ago
In the rest of the country, the colors green and red conjure visions of holly wreaths and Christmas trees. In …
History Mar. 10, 2013 9:34 pm4612d ago
Hartwick was once a thriving town of about 250. It boasted a sawmill, wagon factory, creamery, blacksmith shop and general …


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