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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 11, 2009
Page
3
Iowa City officials say the board will hold a work session Tuesday to discuss possibly closing Roosevelt Elementary School with no action at that meeting. Superintendent Lane Plugge aims for a final vote by month’s end at the administration building 509 S. Dubuque St.
Marion Water Department crews work today through May 29 to flush the system. Residents may see temporary water discoloration and should postpone laundry until clear. Hot water use should be minimized if redness is noticed to prevent buildup in heaters. Iron sediment causes the rust color but is not harmful. For more information, call (319) 743-6310.
Cedar Rapids AEGON Transamerica Foundation contributes 75000 to St Luke's Child Protection Center for one interview observation room used to assess child abuse. Center serves 50 Iowa counties and builds plans for family counseling and child protection.
Local historian Mark Stoffer Hunter led a Cedar Rapids bus tour near Roosevelt Middle School revealing the 1920s campus history and Hill Park’s link to Cedar Rapids first ballpark. He noted the old nickname The Bunnies reflecting the city name.
Historian Mark Stoffer Hunter guides a bus tour of Cedar Rapids flooded neighborhoods noting past losses like Union Station and Mansion Hill homes. He urges readers to consider what to keep or tear down amid decisions shaping future regret.
Cedar Rapids historian Mark Stoffer Hunter discussed historic sites from a bus tour. He described the 1897 Union Station on Fourth Street with a 102 foot tower and two marble fireplaces, torn down in 1961 for a parking ramp. Downtown merchants feared Lindale Plaza would divert business. He urged caution in tearing down historic landmarks.
The piece recounts Cedar Rapids growth from 1920s downtowns with 12 silent theaters to the shift as talkies arrived. It notes Mansion Hill demolitions for business, the 1886 Averill House on First Avenue, the 1911 Wells Fargo bank by Louis Sullivan, and the Czech Village origins. It also mentions floods and the Mother Mosque of America built in 1934 amid a 1949 grocery-store boom.
In the 1870s residents near Time Check relied on a railside walkway to reach jobs at a Quaker plant and the Burlington Cedar Rapids and Northern Railway. June floods destroyed the walkway leaving a gate fragment. Workers received time delayed paychecks dubbed time checks. Hunter notes this era built Cedar Rapids hard work.
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