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Sidewalk, South Dubuque Street, 1970s
South Dubuque Street before urban renewal.
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, 1970s
Southeast corner of Clinton and Washington before urban renewal.
Proposed Urban Renewal area, 1966
Sasaki plan, aerial view.
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.…
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.
Unidentified alley, 1965
Slide printed April 1965.
East College Street, 100-Block, 1965
Strand Theatre, Sweeting's Flowers, Cook's Paints, Montgomery Ward. 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.
South Dubuque Street, 100-Block, 1965
South Dubuque Street and Alley. Future site of Plaza Centre One. 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 Clinton Street, 100-Block, 1965
Looking north on Clinton St. from College to Washington Streets. West side of Clinton. Slide printed April 1965.
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…
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…
Old Post Office building, Corner of Linn and Washington Streets, 1931
Original Iowa City Post Office building. Current site of the Senior Center building.
Iowa City Carnegie Library, 1904
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 a $35,000 grant from Andrew Carnegie.
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…
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…
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…
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…
ICPL Construction Site, 2002
Construction progress on new building August 2002
ICPL Construction Site, 2002
Construction progress on new building August 2002 (crane)
ICPL Construction Site, 2002
Wall surrounding construction site
ICPL Construction Site, 2002
Wall surrounding construction site
ICPL Construction Site, 2002
Wall surrounding construction site, "A New Public Library for You."
ICPL Construction Site, 2002
Wall surrounding construction site, "A New Public Library for You."
ICPL Construction Site, 2002
Wall surrounding construction site, "A New Public Library for You."
ICPL Construction Site, 2002
Wall surrounding construction site
ICPL Construction Site, 2002
Construction site
ICPL Construction Site, 2002
Construction site
ICPL Construction Site, 2002
Construction site
ICPL Construction Site, 2002
Construction site and crane.
ICPL Construction Site, 2002
Construction site and crane.
ICPL Construction Site, 2002
Construction site and crane.
ICPL Construction Site, 2002
Construction site
ICPL Construction Site, 2002
Construction site and crane.
ICPL Construction Site, 2002
Construction site and crane.
ICPL Construction Site, 2002
Construction site and crane.
ICPL Construction Site, 2002
Construction site