Our Good Way To City and Main Campus Museums Tour
An Iowa City weekend outing guides three area museums. Johnson County Heritage Museum in Coralville offers rotating displays open Sundays 2 to 5 pm. University of Iowa Museum of Natural History in Macbride Hall features global specimens and is open weekdays 8 am to 4 30 pm. U of I Art Museum showcases Paul Strand’s Mexican Portfolio and works by Rembrandt and Durer with free admissions. The piece notes footpath sightseeing along the Iowa River, river views, benches, and a 40 minute Hancher Auditorium tour on Sundays and Wednesdays at 2 pm. Special group tours can be arranged through the box office.
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Iowa City
Iowa
University of Iowa Museum of Natural History
Macbride Hall
Arctic Sea
Bahamas
Fiji Islands
U. of J. Art Museum
Paul Strand
Strand
Rembrandt
Durer
Whistier
Des Moines
John Brady
U. of 1. Art Museum
Lown River
Lowa Avenue
English Philosophy
Crandic Railroad
Iowa Memorial Union
Canber House
Hancher Auditorium
Hancher
Reynold Peterson
Monteverdi
University of Iowa
John Kobes
Kobes
South Governor
Urban Iowa City architecture and historic sites highlighted
The piece surveys University of Iowa campus architecture including Basic Sciences and Recreation buildings, the Old Capitol undergoing restoration opening July 4 next year, and the First Presbyterian church saved by a student. It notes National Historic Register entries on South Summit Street and specific homes, plus the Black Angel grave monument in Oakland cemetery as a weekend curiosity.
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U. of S
Basic Sciences
Dental College
Old Capitol
Pentacrest
Iowa
Des Moines
Old Cap
First Presbyterian Church
Clinton and
Market Streets
U. of L
Iowa City
South
Summit Street
Burlington Street
Wentz
Gilbert Street
Close
Gilbert
Oakland Cemetery
Legends Surround The Black Angel And A Tiny Grotto
The piece recounts myths about a 814 foot Black Angel statue linked to a buried woman and weather turning it black. It notes the Bohemian inscriptions on the graves of Teresa Feldevert and Nicolás, plus Eddie Dolezal’s grave marked by a cement tree trunk. It also describes John Kobes 520 South Governor stone grotto open year round with about 2000 visitors annually and no admission. Dateline 1775.
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Teresa Feldevert
Nicholas
Feldeverts
Eddie Dolezal
Teresa
Eddie
South Governor
John Kobes
Kobes
Seattle Plans Ammonia From Trash Conversion Plant
Seattle backs a 1980 trash conversion plant using pyrolysis to produce ammonia. Ferrous metal is removed, trash heated to 3000 degrees, yielding slag and gas purified for ammonia. aims to conserve about five billion cubic feet of natural gas annually and supply 140000 tons of ammonia for fertilizer and industry.
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Seattle
API
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By Steve Helle
Bill Miller
P.m
Ticonderoga
Nita
Gen. Schuyler
Congress
Col
Benedict Arnold
Quebec
Arnold
Lewellen Florist
Town & Country Shopping Center
Krebs Florist
18Th St
Cedar Rapids
Cedar Memorial Flower Shop
1St Ave
Bezdek’s Florists
Marion Bivd
Marion
Seasons Florist
Mt. Vernon Ra
Newport's Greenhouse & Flower Shop
Wilson SW
Peck’s
Green Thumb
Center Pt. Rd
Blair’s
7Th Ave
Novotny Flowers
Toman Florist & Gift Shop
Center Point Rd
Person's Flower Shop
Ellis Blvd
Dana
Serer
Lowe City
Killians
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