Articles Tagged: Time Machine

Plant operated on Cedar River from 1917 to 1970s Cedar Rapids Electric Light and Power began offering electricity in Eastern …

‘Gazzy,’ born in 1941, was named for The Gazette

Order of Railway Conductors operated downtown for almost a century, from 1878 to 1968

TIME MACHINE: Kansan preached Prohibition to thousands

The Gazette hired Cyrus Fosmire to produce cartoons and drawings for publication with Gazette stories. His first day on the job, and the first day his name was included in the masthead as “Illustrator,” was Jan. 1, 1896, when he was 20 years old.

Rise Stevens brought her voice and elegance to the state in the 1940s, ’50s and ’60s

LaVelda and LaVona Rowe started twin club at the University of Iowa and were a hit in Chicago and on TV shows,

Norwegian King Olav and his family developed a soft spot for Decorah, and it was reciprocated in repeated visits by the royal family.

Quad Cities’ plant opened 2 years before Duane Arnold, narrowly avoided shutdown in 2018

TIME MACHINE: First Avenue film venue went from swanky to sleazy.

A loft apartment with amenities like no other would have been a treat for its occupants

TIME MACHINE: Two rugs have covered the floor of the music room at the historic Iowa mansion in Clermont. One came directly from France, the other from the Maytag mansion in Newton.

Hours of practice lead dedicated scholars to championships

Two couples owned and operated the famed supper club for more than 40 years. It was destroyed in a fire on Dec. 4, 2000.

Time Machine: University of Iowa football player, wrestler, attended the first practice drill for the Hawkeyes every fall for 65 years, starting in 1912.