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Cedar Rapids Quadrant system origins and evolution
The 1882 decision by Cedar Rapids City Council set the quadrant system dividing the city by river and First Avenue a change from the older east west street alignment. Originating with Kingston and Cedar Rapids on opposite river sides in the 1840s, the new layout replaced street names with numbered designations to simplify navigation. By 1934 1935 the quadrant scheme was fully in use, aiding city staff and reflecting shifts after bridges linked the river.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar River
First Avenue
Cedar Rapids
Kingston
Mark Stoffer Hunter
Stoffer Hunter
Tara Templeman
History Center
Templeman
the Times
First Ave
First Street
North
First Avenues
Veterans Memorial Building
May’s Island
Marion
Mike Duffy
Quadrant
Duffy
al Pierson
Northwest Neighbors Neighborhood Association
Northwest Quadrant
Burlington
Pierson
Ellis Boulevard
Eastwest
Moore
Noelridge Greenhouse
Prairiewoods
Leslie Charipar
West Side
East Side
Charipar