CEDAR RAPIDS — John George Cherry founded the J.G. Cherry Company as a dairy equipment manufacturing company, but its most permanent physical legacy, the Cherry Building, has evolved into an arts and small business center. The building, 329 10th Ave. SE, was constructed in 1919 and celebrated its centennial on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019, with […]
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Unearthing history at Greene Square in C...
By Cindy Hadish/Homegrown Iowan CEDAR RAPIDS — A time capsule, buried 40 years ago in Greene Square Park, was opened to the public Friday, May 20, 2016, to reveal a glimpse of the history of Cedar Rapids. Greene Square, between Third and Fourth avenues SE in downtown Cedar Rapids, has been undergoing a $1.9 million renovation […]
Greene Square Park moving into the futur...
CEDAR RAPIDS – The city’s oldest park will retain some of its past in the future. Renovation of Greene Square Park is targeted to begin next spring, with the previous design plan scrapped after public input. See the preliminary concept here. Heather Lynxwiler, an architect with OPN Architects, said that initial plan, with a curved […]