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Lion Bridge Brewing Company finds perfect fit in historic Czech Village grocery store
19
Jun 2014

Lion Bridge Brewing Company finds perfect fit in historic Czech Village grocery store

Note: Save Cedar Rapids Heritage chose Lion Bridge Brewing Company as the site of its first Preservation Mixer, scheduled for 5:30 p.m. Thursday, June 26,..

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Hach Building demolition ends family and neighborhood story
12
May 2014

Hach Building demolition ends family and neighborhood story

CEDAR RAPIDS – Robert Hach Jr. shook his head in disbelief. More than a century of his family’s history knocked down within minutes; wiped clean..

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Razing of New Bohemia building to leave hole in historic district
05
May 2014

Razing of New Bohemia building to leave hole in historic district

CEDAR RAPIDS — When New Bohemia’s Hach Building is bulldozed in coming days, it won’t be due to a lack of interest in restoring the..

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Photo gallery: Moving day for the Brewer House
03
Apr 2014

Photo gallery: Moving day for the Brewer House

The Brewer House, a building on the National Register of Historic Places, made its own historic move on Thursday, April 3, 2014. Goodwin House Moving..

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Historic Sokol building could soon take turn for the better
26
Mar 2014

Historic Sokol building could soon take turn for the better

CEDAR RAPIDS — The gymnasts have vaulted off, but a developer hopes to bring a new form of activity to the historic Sokol building in..

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Historic restoration in store for Commonwealth Apartments under tax credit proposal
24
Mar 2014

Historic restoration in store for Commonwealth Apartments under tax credit proposal

CEDAR RAPIDS – Entering the Commonwealth Apartments is like taking a step back in time. Built in 1925 as an extended-stay hotel, the building, at..

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New B Avenue historic district first in years for Cedar Rapids
28
Jan 2014

New B Avenue historic district first in years for Cedar Rapids

CEDAR RAPIDS — For most of her life, Dixie Derby has lived on B Avenue NE in Cedar Rapids, but it wasn’t until recently that she..

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05
May 2013

Preservation Showcase: A day of awareness in Cedar Rapids

CEDAR RAPIDS – Preservation Showcase provided a daylong spotlight for historic preservation in Linn County. Members of Save CR Heritage joined the sponsoring city Historic..

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