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000-Block West College Street, 1970-1976
Business pictured: Campus Stores, 17 West College Street.
100-Block East Washington Street, 1970-1976
Businesses featured: Lorenz, Green Cross, Bremers,
100-Block South Clinton Street, Rosheks Department Store, 1970-1976
Businesses featured: Dotty Dunn Hats, Rosheks, Moose, Iowa State Bank & Trust Company. There appear to be Christmas decorations on a building and street lamp.
100-Block South Dubuque Street, 1975
Donnelly’s famous tavern, a hangout for the Writer’s Workshop crowd, is to the north.
100-Block South Dubuque Street, 1975
Businesses featured: The Ebony, Salvation Army, Betty's Flower Shop, Red Carpet Travel Service, Dunton Insurance, Donnelly's, Best Steakhouse, Baskin Robbins
19th Century House, East Court Street, 1970-1976
East Court Street, 300-Block, near Linn Street intersection.
200-Block East Washington Street, 1973
Businesses featured: Astro, Stillwell's, Continental Mortgage Investment Company, Iowa City Typewriter, Fuiks Jewelers, Barbara's Bake Shop
200-Block South Capitol Street, Old Capitol Apartments, 1970-1976
Businesses featured: Old Capitol Apartments, Swails Frigidaire. "Bull" Durham ad.
219 North Gilbert Street, 1970-1976
Wentz-Stach house
300-Block South Clinton Street, 1970-1976
Parked cars, building materials. Old Capitol in the background.
402 South Linn Street, 1970-1976
Lawyer house
800 N. Van Buren Street, 1970-1976
Vogt House.
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)
Blanchard's Cafe, S Dubuque St, 1950s
John Wilson’s Sporting Goods store, across the street, later moved to the 400 block of East College, then to Eastdale Mall and later to the Sycamore Mall.
Bremers Fire, 1963
This fire occurred on March 22, 1963.
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…
Cedar #4 School, 1943-1944
The Model A Ford in the photograph is teacher Dorothy Worrell's car.
Clinton and Washington Streets, 1970s
Southeast corner of Clinton and Washington before urban renewal.
Clinton and Washington Streets, 1980s
Corner of Clinton and Washington
College and Clinton Streets, 1973
Southwest corner of College and Clinton Streets, slide printed August 1973
College Street, 200-Block, 1970s
Future site of downtown Pedestrian Mall. J.C. Penney's building, Carnegie Library, parking lot.
Corner of Dubuque and Washington Streets, 1974
SE corner, before Black Hawk Mini Park was created.
Corner of East Washington and South Dubuque Streets, 1972
Slide printed April 1972.
Corner of South Clinton and Washington Streets, 1977
Downtown Iowa City. Slide printed April 1977.
Corner of Washington and Clinton Streets, 1973
Southwest corner of Washington and Clinton Streets. Business featured: Burger Chef. Slide printed August 1973.
Corner of Washington and Dubuque Streets, 1970s
Future site of the Black Hawk mini park
Corner of Washington and Dubuque Streets, mid-1920s
Hotel Jefferson is in the foreground of this image.
Downtown Iowa City, 1970s
Old Capitol and blue mural in the background.
Downtown Iowa City, Iowa
The Englert Theatre and Jefferson building are on the left in this image.
East College Street, 100-Block, 1965
Strand Theatre, Sweeting's Flowers, Cook's Paints, Montgomery Ward. Slide printed April 1965.
East College Street, 100-Block, 1970s
Downtown corner
East College Street, 100-Block, 1970s
Future site of Plaza Centre One. Slide printed August 1973.
East College Street, 200-Block, 1973
East College St. between Dubuque and Linn Streets, slide printed August 1973