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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 04, 1954

Page

7

Doctors and Dentists Begin New Cedar Rapids Buildings

Construction started on two medical office and apartment buildings outside the downtown area of Cedar Rapids. Park Avenue Realty began a two story project at 1320 Second Avenue SE costing about 60000 with four to five doctors on the first floor and eight apartments above. A second two story brick building for doctors and dentists is being built at 2701 First Avenue SE by Carl W. Nelson with a 50000 estimate and Morehead Construction as contractor.

Cedar Rapids Park Avenue Realty Company Second Avenue SE A Avenue St. Luke’s Hospital Second Avenue Carl W. Nelson Twenty-seventh Street First Avenue Morehead Construction Company

S and H Stamp Store to Open on Second Ave SE

Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co has leased the vacant I store building east of its 700 Second Avenue SE service store to Sperry and Hutchinson Corp. The S and H green stamp redemption store is planned to open by July 15. Lease through Yuili and Gohmann. property owned by Robert Armstrong and Fred Shaver under long-term Goodyear lease.

Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company Second Avenue SE Sperry ‘and Hutchinson Corporation S&h Green Yuili and Gohmann Robert Armstrong Fred Shaver Goodyear Tire and Rubiber Company

Harold Davis House Sold to Misses Ragan

The Misses Margaret and Kathryn Ragan purchased the residence at 2406 Franklin Avenue NE from Harold and Mrs. Davis. The Midwest Investment Company arranged the sale, which also handled the sale of the Arrowood residence at 1513 Fourth Street NW.

Margaret Kathryn Ragan Bever Avenue Franklin Avenue Harold Davis Midwest Investment Company Robert Arrowood Fourth Street NW

Bryant Couple Relocated from Tenth Street SW

Mr and Mrs Ernest Bryant, formerly of 818 Tenth Street SW, are noted in a brief item listing a change of residence.

Mrs. Ernest Bryant Tenth Street

Amos J. Koldas House Sold to R E Barnes

Mr and Mrs Roy E Barnes of 1301 Third Street SW bought the house at 1051 Twentieth Street SE from Mr and Mrs Amos J Kolda who gave possession July 1. The Koldas moved to 1616 Seventh Avenue SE. The sale was handled by Miles and Company.

Roy E. Barnes Third Street Twentieth Street Amos J. Kolda Koldas Seventh Avenue Miles and Company

New Dwelling Count for C. R. Doubled in June

Cedar Rapids issued 577 building permits in June with an estimated total cost of 2,911,744 dollars. New dwellings accounted for 241 permits at 1,888,800 dollars, doubling the city’s June house total from earlier in the year.

C. R Cedar Rapids Building Department

New York's First Brick Building Erected in 1633

The first brick structure in New York was built in 1633 as a residence for Wouter Van Twiller the fifth Dutch governor. The brick was imported from Holland.

New York Wouter van Twiller Holland

Fitzpatricks Buy Two-Family Home From Caldwalls

Mr and Mrs Donald D Caldwell sold their two family house at 109 Twenty-ninth Street NE to Mr and Mrs Gerald A Fitzpatrick of 1202 Eleventh Street NW who will occupy the unit. The deal was handled through Art Adams Agency. Alice Urban sold a lot on Twentieth Avenue SW to Mr and Mrs William Lint of Shellsburg for a new house, with Mr and Mrs Verl Crain also involved in the block transactions.

Donald D. Caldwell Twenty-ninth Street Gerald A. Fitzpatrick Eleventh Street Caldwells Art Adams Alice Urban Twentieth Avenue William Lint Shellsburg Verl Crain Blakely

Property Purchase Near Rich ard Sorensen on Johnson Ave

A sale notice describes buying a lot adjacent to the Sorensen residence at 22044 Johnson Avenue NW along Boulevard SE. The transaction names Mr and Mrs Richard D Sorensen as nearby parties.

Boulevard SE Richard D. Sorensen Johnson Avenue NW

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