Browse Items (334 total)
- Collection: Urban Renewal, 1970s-1980s
South Dubuque Street, 100-Block, 1965
South Dubuque Street and Alley. Future site of Plaza Centre One. Slide printed April 1965.
Alley, 1972
Alley Downtown, slide printed March 1972
Alley, 1980s
Alley behind Plaza Centre One, downtown Iowa City.
Dubuque and College Streets, 1970s
Dubuque and College intersection. Plaza Centre One, J.C. Penney's. Future site of pedestrian mall.
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…
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.
College Street, 100-Block, Pedestrian Mall, 1980s
Bushnell's Turtle in the pedestrian mall.
Pedestrian Mall, East College Street, 1979
People gathered in downtown Iowa City, slide printed September 1979
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.…
College and Clinton Streets, 1973
Southwest corner of College and Clinton Streets, slide printed August 1973
East College Street, 100-Block, 1970s
Downtown corner
East College Street, 200-Block, 1973
East College St. between Dubuque and Linn Streets, slide printed August 1973
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 Street, between Dubuque and Linn Streets. Site of the current Iowa City Public Library. Slide printed August 1973.
Corner of Dubuque and Washington Streets, 1974
SE corner, before Black Hawk Mini Park was created.
South Dubuque Street, 000-Block, 1980s
Slide printed November 1991.
Corner of Washington and Dubuque Streets, 1970s
Future site of the Black Hawk mini park
Aerial view of Iowa City, 1977
Iowa City central business district.
Iowa Theatre, 1970s
On South Dubuque Street.
East College Street, 100-Block, 1970s
Future site of Plaza Centre One. Slide printed August 1973.
Black Hawk Mini Park at Dubuque and Washington Streets, 1970's
Black Hawk mural in background. Future site of Pedestrian Mall.
Downtown Iowa City, 1973
Temporary building contructed during Urban Renewal period. Slide printed July 1973.
Mini Park at Dubuque and Washington Streets, 1974
Pre-pedestrian mall, prior to the Black Hawk mural that was painted on the side of the building shown. Slide printed September 1974.
Downtown fountain, Pedestrian Mall, 1984
At the Holiday Inn enrance. Slide printed October 1984. 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,…
East Washington Street construction during Urban Renewal, 1975
East Washington Street, looking West in front of City Hall. Slide printed August 1975.
Epstein's Books during Urban Renewal, 1973
Temporary building constructed on Clinton Street during Urban Renewal. Slide printed July 1973.
Washington Street and Black Hawk Mini Park, 1970s
Black Hawk mural. Pre-Pedestrian Mall.
Pedestrian Mall and Plaza construction, 1980
Pedestrian Mall and fountain. Dated August 1980. 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…
East Court Street, 300-Block, during Urban Renewal, 1972
Slide printed August 1972.
Unidentified alley, 1965
Slide printed April 1965.
Corner of East Washington and South Dubuque Streets, 1972
Slide printed April 1972.
Bivouac Store during Urban Renewal, 1973
Temporary building constructed on South Clinton Street during Urban Renewal. Slide printed July 1973.
Things & Things & Things, 130 South Clinton Street, 1972
Slide printed April 1972.
Unidentified Bathroom, 1972
During Urban renewal. Slide printed March 1972.
Plaza Centre One, 1970s
South Dubuque and College Streets. Pre-Pedestrian Mall.
East Washington Street, 200-Block, 1972
Plamor Lanes. Slide printed April 1972.
South Clinton Street, 000-Block, 1972
Building construction. Seiferts, the Airliner, Allen's. Slide printed April 1972.
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.
Downtown Iowa City, 1970s
Old Capitol and blue mural in the background.