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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1994
Page
5
In Mound View residents describe vandalism and crime across 1500 to 1607 A and D avenues NE. They deploy “We are Watching” signs, a Cedar Rapids Police foot patrol, and neighborly vigilance to curb break ins and stabbings while framing rental housing as opportunity for families.
Dave Rasdal recalls Mound View in Cedar Rapids as a historic, convenient neighborhood with rental homes, diverse residents, and local amenities from Hy-Vee to Coe and Mount Mercy. He notes traffic changes after Interstate 380 and occasional incidents, including a October murder outside an E Avenue bar.
Ann Scholl Boyer Gazette star writer captures George Toft’s daily walks in View neighborhood. He recalls changes since childhood, his late father’s fatal accident, and life at Polk Elementary near 15th and B. George and Vera have shared the home for 61 years, loving the area as a homesteader.
Laura Breathis and her family moved from a busier area to Mound View where they plan to revitalize a string of old houses. They run Dairy Queen No. 4 near the family home, hoping to restore yard by yard while listening to neighborhood kids. Rosemary Coleman notes improvements along D Avenue as Breathis works to restore the community.
Mound View facts span 1870s to early 1900s. Land largely from Judge George Greene estate with a 16 room mansion built in 1868. Notables include Grant Wood’s childhood home and Palmer Method founder. Coe College May Fete drew crowds in the 1920s. Community event schedule lists neighborhood dates and locations with photos by Chris Stewart.
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