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05
Mar 2017

Last of The Flats: Bohemian home awaits rescue in Cedar Rapids

By Cindy Hadish/Save CR Heritage CEDAR RAPIDS — A once-thriving neighborhood in southeast Cedar Rapids could lose the last of its homes soon. During its Feb...

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Will Knutson Building meet same fate as historic Sinclair smokestack?
30
Jun 2015

Will Knutson Building meet same fate as historic Sinclair smokestack?

By Cindy Hadish/Save CR Heritage CEDAR RAPIDS – As it currently sits, Tim Blumer agrees with the people who view the Knutson Metal Co., building..

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Immigrant home demolished in Cedar Rapids among oldest in New Bohemia
24
Apr 2015

Immigrant home demolished in Cedar Rapids among oldest in New Bohemia

Note: The Cedar Rapids Historic Preservation Plan will be discussed Wednesday, April 29, 2015, at the National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library, 1400 Inspiration..

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Advocates hope to save 1890s home as church seeks demolition
14
Oct 2014

Advocates hope to save 1890s home as church seeks demolition

Note: Anyone interested in saving this home and in the historic tax credit process can email Save CR Heritage at: SaveCRHeritage@gmail.com By Cindy Hadish/Save CR..

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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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Meeting set to consider taking 1920s-era buildings off demolition list
20
Jan 2014

Meeting set to consider taking 1920s-era buildings off demolition list

UPDATE: Anyone interested in these buildings should contact Cedar Rapids Housing Redevelopment Analyst, Caleb Mason, at (319)286-5188 or c.mason@cedar-rapids.org. CEDAR RAPIDS – With more than..

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25
Nov 2013

Historic home moved to downtown Cedar Rapids opens as offices

CEDAR RAPIDS – The only building saved from more than a dozen demolished in the city’s medical district is finding new life as office space..

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05
Oct 2013

CR School Board to decide fate of district’s oldest standing school

UPDATE: Tonight’s board meeting has been pushed ahead to 5 p.m. The public hearing on Lincoln Elementary is first on the agenda. CEDAR RAPIDS –..

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Historic Hach Building destined for demolition in New Bohemia District
26
Aug 2013

Historic Hach Building destined for demolition in New Bohemia District

CEDAR RAPIDS – Despite last-minute efforts to save it, an iconic building that connects the New Bohemia district to Czech Village is destined for the..

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The story behind the upcoming demolition of A&W in Cedar Rapids
27
Jun 2013

The story behind the upcoming demolition of A&W in Cedar Rapids

The developer who hoped to save the former Ellis Boulevard A&W  from the wrecking ball is telling his side of the story. Council members voted..

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