Neighborhood demographics and local A W store notes
The excerpt lists age groups and racial composition from the 1990 Census and outlines occupations of working people including managerial, technical, service, production and labor roles. It then describes a family at an A W restaurant on Ellis Boulevard with Dale Stout and relatives, and mentions Doug Ward, longtime owner of the A W.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dale Stout
Nitro
Pat Wade
A&w
Ellis Boulevard
Dale
Dawn Stout
Angela
Ellis-Time
Doug Ward
Ellis Time Check residents fight to save community center
In Ellis Time Check Cedar Rapids residents recount decades of floods and pride as they organized to keep the Ellis Community Center after YMCA left in 1991. Neighbors such as Cathy Luck and Imam Tawil urge unity while City engineers cite sewer fixes and retention basins to prevent future damage. Northwest Neighbors plans a first meeting August 15 at the Mother Mosque.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar River
13Th Street
Cedar Rapids
Metro Ymca
Ellis Y
Ellis Community Center
Boys and Girls Club of
I Avenue
North America
Imam Taha Tawil
St. James United Methodist Church
Ellis Blvd
Ellis
Mike Mally
Mike
Dave Elgin
Dianna
Mallys
Karen Clask
Clask Super Valu
Ellis Boulevard
Karen
Elma Clark
Ellis Park
Tiffany Leyse
Roosevelt
Time Check
Tiffany
St. James
Cathy Luck
Northwest
Northwest Neighbors
Mother Mosque
Ninth St. NW
Imam Tawil
Mary Porter
Center Point
Merle Knapp
Central City
Time Check Recreation Center
Mary
Merle
John Palmer
Jacob McMann
Aaron Cole
Mount Vernon Watch
John
Jacob
Ellis Community/ Boys and Girls Club
Time Check neighborhood rebuilt by communal effort
Mamie Waterbury and neighbors turned slums into Time Check Park in the early 1970s with Community Development Block Grant funds. The four acre site includes Time Check Recreation Center opened in 1980 and features a fitness trail and basketball court. Waterbury led multiple HUD committees and remains active in HACAP, elections, and neighborhood gardening today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann Scholl
Boyer Gazette
Amie Waterbury
Time Check Area
Mamie
Time Check Area Citizens Committee
Time Check
Time Check Recreation
Fourth Street
K Avenue NW
Rick Mendoza Can’t Return Home to Changing Cedar Rapids Neighborhood
Rick Mendoza and his wife Stephanie struggle with changes in their Cedar Rapids neighborhood after moving back to a family home on F Avenue NW. Noise, disrespect, crime, and vandalism frustrate the family, who long for the quiet, close community they remember while considering relocating to a less troubled area. Their children enjoy the home but the couple fears declining neighborhood character and property value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann Scholl Beyerick
Mendoza
F Avenue NW
Rick
Fillmore
E Avenue
Stephanie
Cameron
Lauren
Mendozas
Cedar Rapids
Galt Land
Ellis Boulevard
F Avenue
Ellis Time Check neighborhood a working class haven near Cedar River
Mike Deupree profiles Ellis Time Check on the near northwest side, a compact, affordable community between the Cedar River and Ellis Boulevard. Residents pride themselves on activism at times of need like the YMCA closure, ongoing riverfront access, and strong neighborhood associations while facing flood risks and limited prospect for major change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar River
Ellis Boulevard
Time Check at Ellis and Cedar Rapids History Snapshot
At Ellis Boulevard and Cedar Lake area and Cedar Rapids history notes sweep from 1839 cabin by John Listebarger to 1843 St. Pauls Methodist Church birth, 1929 Harrison School rebuild, 1946 47 Hanford Legion post housing for WWII veterans, 1948 Hot Fish Shop first Cedar Rapids seafood restaurant, and Hubbard Ice mill with 120 years of operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Listebarger
First Street
Kingston
West
Cedar Rapids
Marion
St. Paul's Methodist Church
Listebarger
Harrison
Ellis Boulevard
11Th St
Flamingo
Hanford Legion Post
Ellis Blvd
Hubbard Ice
First St. NW
Hubbard
Cedar River
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ala
Amel Al-Yassiri
Ferdos
Shanawi Al-Yassiri
Mother Mosque of
America
Ellis Time Check
By Mark Martin
Iks
Mamie Waterbury
Time Check Citizens Committee
Northwest Quadrant
Priorities Committee
HACAP
Rockwell
Robbins Lake
Stephanie Mendoza
Rick Mendoza
Gazette
City Gardens
Manhattan
Edgewood Road
First Avenue
YMCA
Mike Deupree
the Gazette
Bcran Railroad
Chicago & North Western Railroad
Roundhouse
Cedar Lake
Czech Village
Wellington Heights
Bowman Woods
Oak Hill
Hiddler Park
Five Seasons Mobile Home Estates
Five Seasons Club House
Lincolnway Village
Lincoln Park
Mound View
Polk
Cedar Hills
Cherry Hill Park
Vernon Village
Calvin-Sinclair Presbyterian Church
Hiawatha
Photos By
Lisa Powell
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