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The first half comes from the Marda Theatre (later Odeon Theatre; 1953–1988), which was founded by Mark and Mada Jenkins, who combined their names to create "Marda". [5] [6] [7] The name "Marda Loop" was chosen in a contest conducted by the BIA in 1985. [10] Historically, the area has always been a hub of commercial activity for that part of ...
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U.S. Route 30 Business is a business route that runs along Iowa Avenue in Marshalltown, Iowa. The route runs on the former alignment of US 30 through the town, a 1950s-era bypass of Marshalltown that was bypassed in 1997 by a freeway 3 ⁄ 4 mile (1.2 km) south of the original bypass. [11] [12]
The location of present-day Cedar Rapids was in the territory of the Fox and Sac tribes at the time of European American settlement.. The first settler on the site of the future city was Osgood Shepherd, who built a log cabin (which he called a tavern) in 1837 or 1838 next to the Cedar River (then known as the Red Cedar) at what is now the corner of First Avenue and First Street Northeast.
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Rock Rapids is a city in and the county seat of Lyon County, Iowa, United States. [2] The population was 2,611 in the 2020 census , an increase from 2,573 in the 2000 census . [ 3 ]
In 1999, the Park Inn Hotel was named on the Iowa Historic Preservation Alliance's Most Endangered Properties List. [ 1 ] The Park Inn Hotel was the third hotel designed by Wright and served as the prototype for Midway Gardens in Chicago and the Imperial Hotel, Tokyo , which was torn down in 1968.
With the passing of the FY2017 Budget on January 7, 2016, voted on by the Cedar Rapids Public Library Board of Trustees, the library was subjected to budget costs totaling approximately $461,000. These cuts resulted in a reduction of library services, including operation hours.