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Last Czech Village stand hopes to revive historic lanes
Local business owner Jo Jacobs and partner Kathy Bullock run The Wooden Spool at 84% 16th Ave SW seeking a return of bustling Czech Village life. National Czech Museum leader Daniel Baldwin says revitalization protects a unique American Czech heritage once supported by many bakeries groceries and shops while locals recall four decades of decline as malls drew crowds.
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Jacobs
Kathy Bullock
16Th Ave
Iowa
Czech Village
Daniel Baldwin
National
Czech & Slovak Museum & Library
Baldwin
Linn County
Bohemia and
Moravia
Matice Skolska
United States
John Berge
Star Private Detective Agency
Cedar Rapids
Berge