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"A New Public Library for Everybody" ICPL Construction Wall Panel Corner, 2002
Wall surrounding ICPL construction site, "A new public library for everybody."
"A New Public Library for Everybody" ICPL Construction Wall Panel, 2002
Wall surrounding ICPL construction site, "A new public library for everybody."
"A New Public Library for Everybody" Wide View, ICPL Construction Wall Panel, 2002
Wall surrounding ICPL construction site, "A new public library for everybody."
"A New Public Library" ICPL Construction Wall Panel, 2002
Wall surrounding ICPL construction site, "A new public library for everybody."
"Come On In" Clost-Up, ICPL Construction Wall Panel, 2002
Wall surrounding ICPL construction site, "Come on in."
"Come On In" ICPL Construction Wall Panel, 2002
Wall surrounding ICPL construction site, "Come on in."
"Dorothy" unfazed
"Dorothy," the tornado sculpture at the Dubuque Street entrance of the pedestrian mall, was not damaged by the storm. The sculpture was created by Justine Zimmer.
"Feed Me" ICPL Construction Wall Panel, 2002
Wall surrounding ICPL construction site, "Feed me."
"Linn Street & Library Entrance" ICPL Construction Wall Panel, 2002
Wall surrounding ICPL construction site. Sign- Linn Street & Library Entrance
"Los Libros" ICPL Construction Wall Panel, 2002
Wall surrounding ICPL construction site, "Los Libros."
"Sing" ICPL Construction Wall Panel, 2002
Wall surrounding ICPL construction site
"There Is No Frigate Like a Book..." ICPL Construction Wall Panel
Wall surrounding construction site, "There is no frigate like a book to take us..."
"To Downtown" Close-Up Directional, ICPL Construction Wall Panel, 2002
Wall surrounding ICPL construction site, "To downtown, to fountain, to Library."
"To Downtown" Directional, ICPL Construction Wall Panel, 2002
Wall surrounding ICPL construction site, "To downtown, to fountain, to Library."
"We Are Open" ICPL Close-Up Construction Wall Panel, 2002
Wall surrounding ICPL construction site, "We are open."
"Welcome to Iowa City" ICPL Construction Wall Panel, 2002
Wall (with signs) surrounding ICPL construction site (library entrance).
A Dairy Queen without a roof
Dairy Queen at 526 South Riverside Drive experienced heavy damage from 2006 the tornado.
Aerial view of downtown Iowa City land development, 1970s
Future Old Capitol Mall site during urban renewal.
Aerial view of downtown Iowa City, 1972
Future site of parking ramp downtown. Businesses pictured on South Dubuque Street 100-Block: J.C. Penney's, Iowa movie theatre, Piper's Candies, Blackstone Beauty Salon. Slide printed March 1972.
Aerial View of East Washington Street, 1970s
East Washington Street (aerial)
Aerial view of Iowa City, 1977
Iowa City central business district.
Alley, 1972
Alley Downtown, slide printed March 1972
Alley, 1980s
Alley behind Plaza Centre One, downtown Iowa City.
Architect Rendering of New ICPL Building, 2002
Boards for new building.
Audience at ICPL Groundbreaking, 2002
Audience at ICPL groundbreaking ceremony
Bivouac Store during Urban Renewal, 1973
Temporary building constructed on South Clinton Street during Urban Renewal. Slide printed July 1973.
Black Hawk Mini Park at Dubuque and Washington Streets, 1970's
Black Hawk mural in background. Future site of Pedestrian Mall.
Building the Iowa City Carnegie Library Addition, 1963
An addition of 14,000 square-feet was built onto the Carnegie building and dedicated on Sunday, November 10, 1963. The need for more library space was primarily attributed to an increased population and a record-breaking amount of library…
Building the Library, 2004
After more than two years of construction the doors opened to the new building June 12, 2004. The current ICPL location is an expansion and renovation of the 1981 building, its current space nearly double that of the original. A successful November…
Building Workers 1, Iowa City Public Library, 1904
Workers undergoing excavation work on Iowa City's Carnegie Library, which began construction in the summer of 1903. The Carnegie Library at 212 South Linn Street opened its doors on Thursday, October 27, 1904. Funds for the construction of this…
Building Workers 2, 1904
Workers building Iowa City's Carnegie Library, which began construction in the summer of 1903. The Carnegie Library at 212 South Linn Street opened its doors on Thursday, October 27, 1904. Funds for the construction of this building were provided by…
Burlington Street Bridge looking East
Burlington Street Bridge looking East after the 2006 F2 tornado.
Burlington Street looking East
Burlington Street looking East after the 2006 F2 tornado.
Businesses along the 300 Block of Burlington St.
Businesses along the 300 Block of Burlington Street, damaged from the 2006 F2 tornado.
C.O.D. Steam Laundry Building, 1897
The first ICPL was on the second floor of the C.O.D. Steam Laundry building at 211 Iowa Ave. opening its doors on Thursday January 21, 1897. The library initially employed one librarian and held a total of 1,300 books. Public outcry for more…
Cannon & Pratt Building, 1901
The second location for the ICPL was at 212 East College Street in the Cannon & Pratt building opening in June of 1901. Today most of this site is occupied by the present public library building. While rent at this new location was an additional…
Children at ICPL Groundbreaking, 2002
Children Shoveling
Children at ICPL Groundbreaking, 2002
Children Shoveling
Children at ICPL Groundbreaking, 2002
Children Shoveling