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Historic Smulekoff’s Building Opens for Bids in Downtown Cedar Rapids
01
Mar 2015

Historic Smulekoff’s Building Opens for Bids in Downtown Cedar Rapids

CEDAR RAPIDS — Known as a downtown institution, the Smulekoff’s building will change hands under city plans, but it won’t be the first time the..

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Saga of Neighboring Historic Buildings Continues in Cedar Rapids
24
Feb 2015

Saga of Neighboring Historic Buildings Continues in Cedar Rapids

By Cindy Hadish/Save CR Heritage CEDAR RAPIDS – The City Council rejected bids tonight to redevelop one of the city’s oldest riverfront commercial structures, but..

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Late-1800s home on Cedar Rapids casino site faces demolition
20
Feb 2015

Late-1800s home on Cedar Rapids casino site faces demolition

By Cindy Hadish/Save CR Heritage CEDAR RAPIDS – It’s the last house standing on a lot where city leaders had gambled on a casino, but..

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Service station undergoes transformation in New Bohemia
30
Jan 2015

Service station undergoes transformation in New Bohemia

By Cindy Hadish/Save CR Heritage CEDAR RAPIDS — Its small size belies the massive attention a newly restored service station is attracting in New Bohemia...

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Parlor City owner tackles next project in New Bohemia
18
Jan 2015

Parlor City owner tackles next project in New Bohemia

By Cindy Hadish/Save CR Heritage CEDAR RAPIDS – The last of three neighborhood theaters built one century ago for Czech immigrant movie-goers could someday again..

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Former packing house workers invited to share photos at collection event
31
Dec 2014

Former packing house workers invited to share photos at collection event

By Cindy Hadish/Save CR Heritage CEDAR RAPIDS — For more than a century, the T.M. Sinclair & Co. Packing House — later known as Wilson &..

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Historic preservation takes center stage in new Kirkwood program
19
Dec 2014

Historic preservation takes center stage in new Kirkwood program

CEDAR RAPIDS – Even in working for one of the most iconic historic sites in Iowa, Taylor Manley knows there is always something new to..

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Wellington Heights house restored as part of larger neighborhood effort
24
Nov 2014

Wellington Heights house restored as part of larger neighborhood effort

By Cindy Hadish/Save CR Heritage Liz Martin and Nathan Biehl had to move furniture out of a room in their duplex last year just to..

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Ausadie Building could become first local historic landmark
14
Nov 2014

Ausadie Building could become first local historic landmark

By Cindy Hadish/Save CR Heritage The historic Ausadie Building—the “Jewel of First Avenue”—has retained its stately presence on First Avenue SE in Cedar Rapids for..

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Cedar Rapids examines proposed downtown historic district
20
Oct 2014

Cedar Rapids examines proposed downtown historic district

By Cindy Hadish/Save CR Heritage CEDAR RAPIDS – Few people batted an eye when the former Isis Theatre in downtown Cedar Rapids was demolished earlier..

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