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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1994
Page
4
The 1990 census shows 96 percent white and small shares of other races including 2 percent black and 0.4 percent Japanese. Married couples with children at home account for 19 percent and married couples without related children for 27 percent. 2 percent are men with no wife present and related children.
In Cedar Rapids south of Highway 30 Lincolnway Village sheds its Septic City nickname and Lincolnway Lizards era. Residents describe a private community with a bullish housing market where originals stay put and Realtors take note. The neighborhood’s mix of old farms and newer homes now finds buyers at higher prices despite historic reputations.
Sam and Karleen Steichen, both 35, live on J Street with their two boys and are surrounded by relatives. Sam’s parents and sister live nearby, Karleen’s parents and brother are a short distance away, and the large yard and park create a country feel in Lincolnway Village. The family values safe streets, school access, and near kin as generations stay close.
In Cedar Rapids Lincolnway Village on Klinger Street since 1955 residents swear by affordable living. Pearl Snyder recalls buying for 7000 dollars with 40 dollar monthly payments while Floyd Weis notes families build big yards and rely on septic systems. The piece portrays a community of open space, kids, and shared effort to stay in a starter-home neighborhood amid rising city prices.
Readable text lists dates for Wellington Heights on June 28 Bowman Woods on July Ellis-Time Check on July 12 and Five Seasons Mobile Home Estates on July 26 with locations matching district names.
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