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Demolition of Best Western Village Inn signals Cedar Rapids change
History notes mark that the Best Western Village Inn hotel at 100 F Ave NW in Cedar Rapids is being torn down as part of flood control and urban renewal era changes. The building opened in 1972 as The Village Inn Motel with a Pancake House, later renamed Cooper's Mill after 1993 ownership changes. The site ties to 1960s redevelopment along F Avenue NW, survivors and losses, and the 2008 and 2016 floods shaping the city’s riverfront.
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Best Western
Cooper’s Mill
F Ave. NW
Cedar Rapids
Mary Cottrell
Mary Pike
Village Inn
DeLong
Longbranch Motor Inn
Town Road
Cedar Rapids and
Marion
DeLongs
Cedar River
Third Street NW
Avenue NW
Dater Swiss Family Dairy
E Avenue NW
Kinderknecht Construction Co
F Avenue NW
F Ave
Cedar River Landing Sports Bar and Grill
Quality Bakery
West Bank
Windsor
First St. NW
Kingston
Vickers
First Avenue
First Street NW
The
History Center
New Village Inn
Sanitary Dairy
Swiss Valley Dairy
Souvenir Pen & Pencil Co
First Street
Shire Hattery
Allied Glass
King’s Crown
Hubbard Ice
Hawkeye Lumber Co
Best Mill
Quass Feed
Vernal
Summer Streets
Joseph Blochlinger
Brooks Pharmacy