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Court and Linn Streets during Urban Renewal, 1972
Iowa City Catholic Grade School, formerly Saint Patrick's Parochial School, on the right. Slide printed August 1972.
Corner of Washington and Dubuque Streets, 1970s
Future site of the Black Hawk mini park
Corner of Washington and Clinton Streets, 1973
Southwest corner of Washington and Clinton Streets. Business featured: Burger Chef. Slide printed August 1973.
Corner of South Clinton and Washington Streets, 1977
Downtown Iowa City. Slide printed April 1977.
Corner of East Washington and South Dubuque Streets, 1972
Slide printed April 1972.
Corner of Dubuque and Washington Streets, 1974
SE corner, before Black Hawk Mini Park was created.
Cookies at ICPL Groundbreaking, 2002
Groundbreaking ceremony; cookies
College Street, 200-Block, 1970s
Future site of downtown Pedestrian Mall. J.C. Penney's building, Carnegie Library, parking lot.
College Street, 100-Block, Pedestrian Mall, 1980s
Bushnell's Turtle in the pedestrian mall.
College Green Park damage
Savation Army truck, downed power lines, uprooted trees
College and Clinton Streets, 1973
Southwest corner of College and Clinton Streets, slide printed August 1973
Clinton and Washington Streets, 1980s
Southeast corner of Clinton and Washington
Clinton and Washington Streets, 1980s
Corner of Clinton and Washington
Clinton and Washington Streets, 1970s
Southeast corner of Clinton and Washington before urban renewal.
City residents experience blackouts
Traffic circle at Washington and Summit streets. Downed power lines explain the blackout.
Children at ICPL Groundbreaking, 2002
Children Shoveling
Children at ICPL Groundbreaking, 2002
Children Shoveling
Children at ICPL Groundbreaking, 2002
Children Shoveling
Children at ICPL Groundbreaking, 2002
Children Shoveling
Children at ICPL Groundbreaking, 2002
Children Shoveling
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…
Businesses along the 300 Block of Burlington St.
Businesses along the 300 Block of Burlington Street, damaged from the 2006 F2 tornado.
Burlington Street looking East
Burlington Street looking East after the 2006 F2 tornado.
Burlington Street Bridge looking East
Burlington Street Bridge looking East after the 2006 F2 tornado.
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…
Building the Library, 2004
After more than two years of construction the doors opened to the new building June 12, 2004. The current ICPL location is an expansion and renovation of the 1981 building, its current space nearly double that of the original. A successful November…
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…
Black Hawk Mini Park at Dubuque and Washington Streets, 1970's
Black Hawk mural in background. Future site of Pedestrian Mall.
Bivouac Store during Urban Renewal, 1973
Temporary building constructed on South Clinton Street during Urban Renewal. Slide printed July 1973.
Audience at ICPL Groundbreaking, 2002
Audience at ICPL groundbreaking ceremony
Architect Rendering of New ICPL Building, 2002
Boards for new building.
Alley, 1980s
Alley behind Plaza Centre One, downtown Iowa City.
Alley, 1972
Alley Downtown, slide printed March 1972
Aerial view of Iowa City, 1977
Iowa City central business district.
Aerial View of East Washington Street, 1970s
East Washington Street (aerial)
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 downtown Iowa City land development, 1970s
Future Old Capitol Mall site during urban renewal.