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 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.…
William Hubbard was mayor of Iowa City from 1966 to 1967, serving one term. Bob Hibbs wrote for the Iowa City Press Citizen's Fabulous 150 that Mayor Hubbard was "downtown businessman (Jackson’s) and electrical contractor..., a shaker who steadfastly…
Loren Hickerson was mayor of Iowa City from 1968 to 1971, serving two terms. According to Downtown Redevelopment, The Iowa City Story, Mayor Hickerson "paved the way for the eventual implementation of the federal urban renewal project in Iowa City"…
Businesses featured: Dotty Dunn Hats, Rosheks, Moose, Iowa State Bank & Trust Company. There appear to be Christmas decorations on a building and street lamp.