Browse Items (334 total)
- Collection: Urban Renewal, 1970s-1980s
East College Street, 100-Block, 1965
Strand Theatre, Sweeting's Flowers, Cook's Paints, Montgomery Ward. Slide printed April 1965.
East College Street, 200-Block, 1973
East College St. between Dubuque and Linn Streets, slide printed August 1973
East College Street, 100-Block, 1970s
Downtown corner
College and Clinton Streets, 1973
Southwest corner of College and Clinton Streets, slide printed August 1973
South Clinton Street, 100-Block, 1966
South Clinton Street before urban renewal. The fire on January 20, 1970, destroyed the Paper Place (130 South Clinton Street) and Things & Things & Things (132 South Clinton Street); addresses for these locations came from the 1966 City Directory.…
Pedestrian Mall, East College Street, 1979
People gathered in downtown Iowa City, slide printed September 1979
College Street, 100-Block, Pedestrian Mall, 1980s
Bushnell's Turtle in the pedestrian mall.
East College and South Dubuque Streets, 1965
Corner of East College and South Dubuque Streets before urban renewal. Strand Theater, Barbara's Bake Shoppe, and Sweeting Flowers. Future site of pedestrian mall. Slide printed April 1965.
Fountain at Dubuque and College Streets, Pedestrian Mall, 1986
Plaza Fountain, slide printed June 1986. This photo features the fountain informally called "Three Women Peeing," an unnamed sculpture created by Bob Satter and Brian Gutheinz. It was a tubular fountain on stepped brick platform, made with steel…
Dubuque and College Streets, 1970s
Dubuque and College intersection. Plaza Centre One, J.C. Penney's. Future site of pedestrian mall.
Alley, 1980s
Alley behind Plaza Centre One, downtown Iowa City.
Alley, 1972
Alley Downtown, slide printed March 1972
South Dubuque Street, 100-Block, 1965
South Dubuque Street and Alley. Future site of Plaza Centre One. Slide printed April 1965.
Plaza Centre One and Fountain, 1980s
Pedestrian mall, College and Dubuque Streets. This photo features the fountain informally called "Three Women Peeing," an unnamed sculpture created by Bob Satter and Brian Gutheinz. It was a tubular fountain on stepped brick platform, made with steel…
Odd Fellows Building, College and Dubuque Streets, 1965
Corner of College and Dubuque, slide printed April 1965. Note on slide, "FUTURE SITE OF PLAZA CENTER I"
Sidewalk, South Dubuque Street, 1970s
South Dubuque Street before urban renewal.
Pedestrian Mall and Plaza, 1980s
Pedestrian mall, Plaza Centre One, Hotel Jefferson.
Pedestrian Mall and Plaza, 1980s
Plaza Centre One, Hotel Jefferson, Pedestrian Mall.
South Dubuque Street, 100-Block, 1973
Looking north on Dubuque St. from College to Washington Streets, west side of street. Hotel Jefferson in the background. Slide printed 1973. Note on slide, "PRESENT SIDE OF CITY PLAZA".
Pedestrian Mall, East College Street, 1980s
Pedestrian mall, Old Capitol Mall.
Pedestrian Mall, South Dubuque Street, 100-Block, 1980s
Pedestrian mall at South Dubuque Street after urban renewal. Hotel Jefferson, Plaza Centre One.
South Dubuque Street, 100-Block, 1972
South on Dubuque and Washington Streets. Hotel Jefferson at the right. Slide printed March 1972.
East Washington Street, 200-Block, 1986
East Washington Street. Slide printed June 1986. Note on slide,"PRIV. REDEV."
East Washington Street, 200-Block, 1960s
Businesses pictured: Astro Theatre, Stillwell's Paint Store, Continental Mortgage Investment, H.D. Beeler Agency.
Aerial View of East Washington Street, 1970s
East Washington Street (aerial)
Clinton and Washington Streets, 1980s
Southeast corner of Clinton and Washington
Clinton and Washington Streets, 1970s
Southeast corner of Clinton and Washington before urban renewal.
South Clinton Street, 000-Block, 1980s
Intersection of South Clinton and East Washington Streets.
Clinton and Washington Streets, 1980s
Corner of Clinton and Washington
Old Capitol Mall, East Washington and South Clinton Streets, 1980s
Old Capitol Mall
Corner of Washington and Clinton Streets, 1973
Southwest corner of Washington and Clinton Streets. Business featured: Burger Chef. Slide printed August 1973.
East College Street, 100-Block, 1971
North side of East College Street
South Clinton Street, 1980s
Old Capitol Mall
South Clinton Street, 100-Block, 1973
West side of Clinton St. from College to Washington Streets. These buildings were soon torn down during urban renewal. Future site of the Old Capitol Mall. Businesses pictured: Little Caesar, the Vine, All Sports Inc. Slide printed August 1973.
South Clinton Street, 1980s
Old Capitol Mall
South Clinton Street, 100-Block, 1965
Looking north on Clinton St. from College to Washington Streets. West side of Clinton. Slide printed April 1965.
19th Century House, East Court Street, 1970-1976
East Court Street, 300-Block, near Linn Street intersection.
Blue Mural, 1970-1976
Building located in the Washington and College Street blocks. Shows a large field around and then a parking lot across from Old Capitol and Pentacrest buildings.
Blue Mural, 1970-1976
Building located in the Washington and College Street blocks. Shows a large field around and then a parking lot across from Old Capitol and Pentacrest buildings.