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Two disasters in 1967 and 1968 shaped the future of the Iowa Terminal. First, a fire originating in a neighboring lumberyard on Thanksgiving Day in November 1967 destroyed the carbarn at Emery along with several pieces of rolling stock, the railroad's primary rotary converter, and a large supply of tools and spare parts. Key parts of the system ...
Automobile Row Historic District is a nationally recognized historic district located in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2015. [ 1 ] At the time of its nomination it consisted of 24 resources, which included 17 contributing buildings , two contributing sites , four non-contributing ...
Nanna Heitmann—Magnum Photos for TIME Former President Donald Trump stands with members of his family on the third day of the RNC at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wis. " The Chaos and Commotion ...
One page that is dedicated to celebrating photography from history is Old-Time Photos on Facebook. This account shares digitized versions of photos from the late 1800s all the way up to the 1980s.
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]
Cedar Rapids is a city in and the county seat of Linn County, Iowa, United States. The population was 137,710 at the 2020 census, making it the second-most populous city in Iowa. [8] [9] The city lies on both banks of the Cedar River, 20 miles (32 km) north of Iowa City and 128 miles (206 km) northeast of Des Moines, the state's capital
Before Cedar Rapids was incorporated, May's Island was a low, marshy piece of land in the Cedar River (then called the Red Cedar), prone to flooding and covered with scrubby brush and trees. Because of the undergrowth and its inaccessibility, it was reputedly used by local horse thieves as a spot to temporarily hide their loot.
Former parlor-lounge No. 188, the Dell Rapids, is on display at the Museum of Arts and Sciences in Daytona Beach, Florida. [13] Former parlor-lounge No. 187, the Coon Rapids was last spotted around 1979, and is thought to be stored with the last two Baldwin RF-16s in Wells, MI as part of a private collection.