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Interstate 235 (I-235) cuts through the city, and I-35 and I-80 both pass through the Des Moines metropolitan area, as well as the city of Des Moines. On the northern side of the city of Des Moines and passing through the cities of Altoona, Clive, Johnston, Urbandale and West Des Moines, I-35 and I-80 converge into a long concurrency while I ...
The Des Moines metropolitan area, officially known as the Des Moines–West Des Moines, IA Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) is located at the confluence of the Des Moines River and the Raccoon River. Des Moines serves as the capital of the U.S. state of Iowa.
Iowa state capital relocated to Des Moines from Iowa City. [1] City chartered. [1] 1858 - Bridge built over Des Moines River at Court Avenue. 1860 - Population: 3,965; 1861 - Western Union Telegraph begins operating. [5] 1865 - Hook and Ladder fire company organized. [5] 1866 August: Railroad begins operating. [7] Des Moines Library Association ...
The city now plans to vacate not just the Argonne Armory and the Des Moines Police Station, but also City Hall, which dates to 1910 and was renovated for over $5 million from 2016 to 2018.
DES MOINES, Iowa — A Summer-long saga found some finality Monday night after the Des Moines City Council voted to approve several new rules aimed at the city’s unhoused population. “I think ...
The Des Moines City Council unanimously approved a resolution Monday with the intent for the city to join Central Iowa Water Works (CIWW), the planned new water utility that would unite central ...
The Des Moines City Hall is a government building in Des Moines, Iowa, built in 1909 and 1910.It was individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 10, 1977 as the Municipal Building, and became a contributing property in the Civic Center Historic District in 1988. [1]
Built in 1909 and 1910 at a cost of $500,000 ― roughly $15 million in today’s dollars ― Des Moines City Hall was seen as a celebration of the city’s adoption in 1907 of a new commission ...