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In March 2001, UPS acquired Mail Boxes Etc., [3] which was founded in 1980 as an alternative to the post office. [4] In February 2003, UPS rebranded more than 3,000 Mail Boxes Etc. locations as The UPS Store. [5] Each location is independently owned. [6]
Cedar Rapids was platted on the east bank of the Cedar River as Rapids City in 1841, and it was incorporated in 1849. Kingston was established on the west bank of the river in 1852, and it was annexed by Cedar Rapids in 1870. The streets were laid out parallel and perpendicular to the river, which flowed from the northwest to the southeast.
Lindale Plaza became the enclosed Lindale Mall in 1980, shortly after Westdale Mall opened in southwest Cedar Rapids. The only anchor change in Lindale's history came in 1981, when Petersen Harned Von Maur replaced Killian's as the latter went bankrupt (its last store in downtown Cedar Rapids closed in November 1982). [7]
The mall officially opened on November 12, 1969. Opening day ceremonies included a ribbon cutting hosted by the then-mayors of Cedar Falls and nearby Waterloo. [2] The Montgomery Ward store, at 130,000 square feet (12,000 m 2), was the largest in Iowa at the time. [3]
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The Second and Third Avenue Historic District is located in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States.It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000. [1] At the time of its nomination it consisted of 186 resources, which included 176 contributing buildings, and 10 non-contributing buildings. [2]
The project won’t affect shoppers, however, as construction will happen after open hours, she said. Walmart is currently open from 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. at 4331 Eighth St. S.
The building served as the grocery warehouse for the Witwer Grocery Company, a local Cedar Rapids grocer which included MeToo stores from 1946 to 1965 and had a bottling facility for Life Cola and Hires Root Beer on the first floor. The building is five stories tall and rises 55 feet (17 m) above the ground. [2]