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76000771 [1] Added to NRHP. August 10, 1976. The Central Park–North Main Street Historic District is a nationally recognized historic district located in Charles City, Iowa, United States. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. [1] At the time of its nomination it consisted of 17 resources, which included 16 ...
Part of the Tornadoes of 1968 and Tornado outbreak of May 1968. On May 15, 1968, an extremely powerful and violent multi-vortex tornado hit the communities of Hansell, Hampton, Charles City, Elma and Aredale, all located in the state of Iowa. It killed 13, injured 462, and was one of the largest tornadoes ever recorded in the state. [ 1 ]
Charles City is a significant commercial and transportation center for the area. U.S. Routes 18 and 218, Iowa Highway 14, and the Canadian National and Canadian Pacific railroads serve the city. The population was 7,396 at the time of the 2020 census, a decrease of 5.3%, from 7,812 in 2000. [3]
Downtown Iowa City was a movie theatre ghost town a decade ago, but the passion was there. A movie theater topped the list when Iowa City sent out a community-wide survey for what residents wanted ...
In Iowa City, the campus of the University of Iowa was vulnerable, and serious flooding did occur there. President George W. Bush landed on Air Force One at The Eastern Iowa Airport on June 20. He toured on foot and by helicopter the Cedar Rapids and Iowa City region. On the same day, Senator John McCain made a stop in Columbus Junction. [3] [4]
State Theatre (Washington, Iowa) The State Theatre is a historic movie theater in Washington, Iowa. The venue is recognized by Guinness World Records as the oldest continually operating movie theater in the world. It opened in 1893 as the Graham Opera House and screened its first film on May 14, 1897, with a cinematograph made in Paris.
Story City is located in central Iowa on Interstate 35, 45 minutes north of Des Moines and 10 minutes north of Ames which is home to Iowa State University. Industrial parks, shopping malls, and several restaurants are located on the interstate, with a historic downtown located less than two miles west of I-35.
The Paramount Theatre is a 1,693-seat [1] theater in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. It was individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. In 2015 it was included as a contributing property in the Cedar Rapids Central Business District Commercial Historic District. [2] The theater is a restored example of a vaudeville/movie palace ...