Cedar Rapids Through Time 1900 and 1983 Waterfront Change
Photographs compare Cedar Rapids waterfront 1900 and 1983 showing Magnus Brewery at upper right in 1900 and its absence in 1983. Rail lines and water persist while passenger trains stop. Eighth Street ramp links to I 380 near Cedar Lake, with Quaker Oats Cargill and Sixth Street Power Plant appearing in 1983. The images were provided by Henry Billings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Magnus Brewery
Eighth Street Circle
Quaker Oats
Cargill
Iowa
Electric
Sixth Street
Cedar Lake
The
Gazette
Henry Billings
Grant Wood Portraits Link Cedar Rapids Residents to Art
In 1920 Cedar Rapids, 16 year old Peter Funcke posed for Grant Wood’s painting and later recalled life in a city booming with Wood’s regionalist work. The mural Adoration of the Home tied local figures to Cedar Rapids boosters as Wood toured the nation with his Cedar Rapids era works.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marie O'Connell
DeVries Gazette
Peter Funcke
Grant Wood
Wood
Funcke
Indian Creek
Mr. Wood
St. Louis
Grove Court SE
Third Avenue
Third Street
William
The
Gazette
Cedar Rapids
John Dillinger
Peter
Leona
D Avenue NE
Jack
Virgin Prairie
Funckes
Kathleen Moxey
Warant Wood
Cedar Rapids Oil
Henry Ely
Ely
Wanda Corn
Corn
the Gazette
R.C. Conybeare
S.W. Neville
William Funcke
George Holmes
C.L. Charles
Nan Wood
Francis Neville
Spirit
Commerce
Paul C. Hanson
Linn County and Cedar Rapids Officials Schedule Meetings
A dense list details Linn County and Cedar Rapids public meetings for the week. It includes Linn Supervisors sessions, County Board of Adjustment, Cedar Rapids School Board work sessions and regular meetings, Mount Vernon City Council special session on a water tower site, Five Seasons Center Commission, Cedar Rapids City Council informal and regular sessions, Marion City Council, Linn County Health Center Budget Committee, and Coe Mount Vernon Citizens Committee with locations across Administrative Office Building City Hall and related facilities. No meetings were announced as of Friday.
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Linn Supervisors
Linn County Board of Adjustment
Cedar Rapids Community School Board
Second Ave
Mount Vernon
Five Seasons Center Commission
Five Seasons Center
Cedar Rapids
Marion
City
Linn
Linn County Health Center
Marion Independent School Board
Longfellow
10Th Ave
Food Distributions Outline Week Schedule Across Linn County
The Salvation Army site will distribute food Friday due to a program conflict, with other Linn County sites operating on normal days: St. Mark's United Methodist Church in Cedar Rapids, Sharon United Methodist Church, Covington Church, HACAP Center in Central City, St. Andrew's Lutheran Church, SANSI Springville, Hillside Market in Mount Vernon, First Christian Church in Cedar Rapids, and Marion Churches Pantry. Recipients may pick up at one site per week, near home, with eligibility inquiries through United Way East Central Iowa.
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Salvation Army
C Ave
Linn County
St. Mark’s United Methodist Church
Johnson Ave
Sharon United Methodist Church
Ninth Street
18Th Avenue
Covington Church
Covington
HACAP
SANSI
Springville
Central City
Hillside Market
Mount Vernon
First Christian Church
Third Ave
Human Services Emergency Survival Needs Committee
United Way Information
Iowa
Camp Good Health Fund Drives Continue
Contributions to Camp Good Health are listed as sent via The Cedar Rapids Gazette or the Gazette newsroom. The report shows 4,422.68 previously given to Camp Good Health from Alpha Delta Kappa and multiple memorial gifts totaling 4,517.68 with further amounts yet to be received, 48,089.32.
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Camp Good Health
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Gazette Newsroom
Alpha Delta Kappa
Tee
W.C. Pickard
Mollie McCord
Barbara Yura
John
Lydia
Delbert
Deb) White
Clara
Robin
Ono
Radar patrols to monitor speed this week citywide
The following streets will be checked periodically by radar this week Northwest First Avenue Edgewood Road F Avenue Jacelyn Drive Southwest Edgewood Road Williams Boulevard Wilson Avenue Sixth Street Northeast 42nd Street Glass Road Council Street Interstate 380 Southeast 30th Street 12th Avenue 19th Street Second Avenue
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First Avenue
Edgewood Road
F Avenue
Jacelyn Drive
Williams Boulevard
Wilson Avenue
Sixth Street
42Nd Street
Glass Road
Council Street
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Cedar Rapidians
Gazett
Coe
Center Point
A.m. Churches of
12Th St
SPEED
30Th Street
12Th Avenue
19Th Street
Second Avenue
Spalding
Iowa City
Anamosa
Elsewhere
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