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House Relocation, 1970-1976

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View of houses being moved through downtown Iowa City by Max Yocum.

Tags: 1970s, downtown, Dubuque Street, Hotel Jefferson, houses, street scene, urban renewal

House Relocation, 1970-1976

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View of houses being moved through downtown Iowa City by Max Yocum.

Tags: 1970s, businesses, downtown, Dubuque Street, houses, people, street scene, urban renewal

House Relocation, 1970-1976

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View of houses being moved through downtown Iowa City by Max Yocum.

Tags: 1970s, businesses, downtown, Dubuque Street, houses, people, street scene, urban renewal

House Relocation, 1970-1976

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View of houses being moved through downtown Iowa City by Max Yocum.

Tags: 1970s, downtown, Dubuque Street, houses, people, street scene, urban renewal

House Relocation, 1970-1976

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View of houses being moved through downtown Iowa City by Max Yocum.

The sculpture at the corner of Clinton and Iowa Avenue can be seen in the background. Someone once hung laundry on this sculpture.

Tags: 1970s, downtown, Dubuque Street, people, street scene, urban renewal

House Relocation, 1970-1976

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View of houses being moved through downtown Iowa City by Max Yocum.

Tags: 1970s, businesses, downtown, Dubuque Street, houses, people, street scene, urban renewal

House Relocation, 1970-1976

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View of houses being moved through downtown Iowa City by Max Yocum.

Tags: 1970s, businesses, downtown, Dubuque Street, houses, people, street scene, urban renewal

House Relocation, 1970-1976

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View of houses being moved through downtown Iowa City by Max Yocum.

Tags: 1970s, downtown, Dubuque Street, houses, people, urban renewal

House Relocation, 1970-1976

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View of houses being moved through downtown Iowa City by Max Yocum.

Tags: 1970s, downtown, Dubuque Street, houses, people, urban renewal

House Relocation, 1970-1976

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View of houses being moved through downtown Iowa City by Max Yocum.

Tags: 1970s, downtown, Dubuque Street, houses, Iowa Avenue, Old Capitol, urban renewal

House Relocation, 1970-1976

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View of houses being moved through downtown Iowa City by Max Yocum.

Tags: 1970s, downtown, Dubuque Street, houses, urban renewal

Construction, 1970-1976

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Construction of the pedestrian mall in downtown Iowa City. Focus of slides is on the corner of Dubuque and College St.

Tags: 1970s, businesses, construction, downtown, Dubuque Street, Hotel Jefferson, people, Plaza Centre One, urban renewal

Construction, 1970-1976

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Construction of the pedestrian mall in downtown Iowa City. Focus of slides is on the corner of Dubuque and College St.

Tags: 1970s, businesses, College Street, construction, downtown, Dubuque Street, Iowa Theatre, movie theatres, pedestrian mall, Plaza Centre One, urban renewal

Construction, 1970-1976

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Construction of the pedestrian mall in downtown Iowa City. Focus of slides is on the corner of Dubuque and College St.

Tags: 1970s, businesses, College Street, construction, downtown, Dubuque Street, urban renewal

Temporary buildings, 1970-1976

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These temporary buildings housed businesses during the urban renewal process on Clinton Street.

Tags: 1970s, businesses, Clinton Street, construction, downtown, temporary buildings, urban renewal

Temporary buildings, 1970-1976

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These temporary buildings housed businesses during the process on Clinton Street.

Tags: 1970s, businesses, Clinton Street, construction, downtown, people, temporary buildings, urban renewal

Temporary buildings, 1970-1976

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These temporary buildings housed businesses during the process on Clinton Street.

Tags: 1970s, businesses, Clinton Street, construction, downtown, people, temporary buildings, urban renewal

125 East College Street, 1970-1976

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Tags: 1970s, businesses, College Block Building, College Street, construction, downtown, National Register of Historic Places, urban renewal

125 East College Street, 1970-1976

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Tags: 1970s, businesses, College Block Building, College Street, construction, downtown, National Register of Historic Places, urban renewal

East Hall Annex

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Photo taken from Dubuque Street. This building was demolished in 1973.

Tags: 1970s, downtown, Dubuque Street, street scene, University of Iowa, urban renewal

Sweeting's Flowers Building Demolition, 1970-1976

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Corner of Dubuque and College Streets

Tags: 1970s, businesses, College Street, Demolition, downtown, Dubuque Street, urban renewal

Sweeting's Flowers Building Demolition, 1970-1976

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Corner of Dubuque and College Streets

Tags: 1970s, businesses, College Street, Demolition, downtown, Dubuque Street, urban renewal

Odd Fellows Building Demolition, 1970-1976

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Corner of Dubuque and College Streets

Tags: 1970s, businesses, College Street, Demolition, downtown, Dubuque Street, street scene, urban renewal

Blue Mural, 1970-1976

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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.

Tags: 1970s, art, College Street, downtown, murals, power lines, urban renewal, Washington Street

Blue Mural, 1970-1976

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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.

Tags: 1970s, art, College Street, downtown, murals, power lines, urban renewal, Washington Street

Blue Mural, 1970-1976

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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.

Tags: 1970s, art, College Street, downtown, murals, urban renewal, Washington Street

Blue Mural, 1970-1976

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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.

Tags: 1970s, art, College Street, downtown, murals, power lines, urban renewal, Washington Street

Dubuque and College Streets, 1970s

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Dubuque and College intersection. Plaza Centre One, J.C. Penney's. Future site of pedestrian mall.

Tags: 1970s, businesses, City of Iowa City, College Street, downtown, Dubuque Street, pedestrian mall, Plaza Centre One, urban renewal

East College Street, 100-Block, 1970s

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Downtown corner

Tags: 1970s, cars, City of Iowa City, College Block Building, College Street, construction, downtown, National Register of Historic Places, urban renewal

Black Hawk Mini Park at Dubuque and Washington Streets, 1970's

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Black Hawk mural in background. Future site of Pedestrian Mall.

Tags: 1970s, art, Black Hawk Mini Park, City of Iowa City, Dubuque Street, murals, parks, people, Spirit of Blackhawk, trees, urban renewal, Washington Street

Washington Street and Black Hawk Mini Park, 1970s

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Black Hawk mural. Pre-Pedestrian Mall.

Tags: 1970s, art, Black Hawk Mini Park, cars, City of Iowa City, downtown, murals, people, Spirit of Blackhawk, urban renewal, Washington Street

Plaza Centre One, 1970s

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South Dubuque and College Streets. Pre-Pedestrian Mall.

Tags: 1970s, cars, City of Iowa City, College Street, downtown, Dubuque Street, Hotel Jefferson, Plaza Centre One, urban renewal

Downtown Iowa City, 1970s

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Old Capitol and blue mural in the background.

Tags: 1970s, cars, City of Iowa City, downtown, fields, Old Capitol, power lines, urban renewal

College Street, 200-Block, 1970s

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Future site of downtown Pedestrian Mall. J.C. Penney's building, Carnegie Library, parking lot.

Tags: 1970s, businesses, Carnegie Library, cars, City of Iowa City, College Street, downtown, urban renewal

Aerial view of downtown Iowa City land development, 1970s

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Future Old Capitol Mall site during urban renewal.

Tags: 1970s, aerial view, City of Iowa City, downtown, Old Capitol Mall, urban renewal

Corner of South Dubuque & East College Streets, 1975

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Tags: 1970s, College Street, downtown, Dubuque Street, people, street scene, urban renewal

100-Block South Dubuque Street, 1975

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Donnelly’s famous tavern, a hangout for the Writer’s Workshop crowd, is to the north.

Tags: 1970s, cars, downtown, Dubuque Street, people, street scene, urban renewal

Demolition of the Odd Fellows Building, Corner of East College & South Dubuque Streets, 1975

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Tags: 1970s, College Street, Demolition, downtown, Dubuque Street, Odd Fellows building, urban renewal

Demolition of the Odd Fellows Building, Corner of East College & South Dubuque Streets, 1975

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Tags: 1970s, College Street, Demolition, downtown, Dubuque Street, Odd Fellows building, people, urban renewal

100-Block South Dubuque Street, 1975

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Businesses featured: The Ebony, Salvation Army, Betty's Flower Shop, Red Carpet Travel Service, Dunton Insurance, Donnelly's, Best Steakhouse, Baskin Robbins

Tags: 1970s, businesses, cars, downtown, Dubuque Street, power lines, street scene, urban renewal

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