Browse Items (334 total)
- Collection: Urban Renewal, 1970s-1980s
Old Post Office building, Corner of Linn and Washington Streets, 1931
Original Iowa City Post Office building. Current site of the Senior Center building.
Bremers Fire, 1963
This fire occurred on March 22, 1963.
Bremers Fire, 1963
This fire occurred on March 22, 1963.
Bremers Fire, 1963
This fire occurred on March 22, 1963.
Bremers Fire, 1963
This fire occurred on March 22, 1963.
Bremers Fire, 1963
This fire occurred on March 22, 1963.
Bremers Fire, 1963
This fire occurred on March 22, 1963.
Bremers Fire, 1963
This fire occurred on March 22, 1963.
Bremers Fire, 1963
This fire occurred on March 22, 1963.
Bremers Fire, 1963
This fire occurred on March 22, 1963.
South Clinton Street, 100-Block, 1965
Looking north on Clinton St. from College to Washington Streets. West side of Clinton. Slide printed April 1965.
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"
South Dubuque Street, 100-Block, 1965
South Dubuque Street and Alley. Future site of Plaza Centre One. Slide printed April 1965.
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.
East College Street, 100-Block, 1965
Strand Theatre, Sweeting's Flowers, Cook's Paints, Montgomery Ward. Slide printed April 1965.
Unidentified alley, 1965
Slide printed April 1965.
Old Post Office building, Corner of Linn and Washington Streets, 1965
Original Iowa City Post Office building. Current site of the Senior Center building. Slide printed April 1965.
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.…
Proposed Urban Renewal area, 1966
Sasaki plan, aerial view.
Building Remains, 000-Block East Washington Street, 1970-1976
Future site of Old Capitol Mall.
Building Remains, 000-Block East Washington Street, 1970-1976
Future site of Old Capitol Mall.
South Linn Street, 1970-1976
South Linn Street intersection with East Washington Street downtown.
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.
View of the Old Capitol from Capitol and College Streets, 1970-1976
Buildings and businesses featured: Old Capitol Building, Iowa State Bank & Trust Company and Auto Bank
Playground Near Central Business District, 1970-1976
Odd Fellows building in the background on the right.
Playground Near Central Business District, 1970-1976
Hotel Jefferson in the background.
200-Block South Capitol Street, Old Capitol Apartments, 1970-1976
Businesses featured: Old Capitol Apartments, Swails Frigidaire. "Bull" Durham ad.
100-Block East Washington Street, 1970-1976
Businesses featured: Lorenz, Green Cross, Bremers,
Washington Street, 1970-1976
During urban renewal. Future site of Old Capitol Mall. Graffiti: "Love the people not the needle!!"
Building Debris at Washington and Clinton Streets, 1970-1976
Future site of the Old Capitol Mall. View of South Clinton Street downtown.