Real Photo Postcard: The Waterloo Opera House, Waterloo, Iowa.
Theaters
Real Photo Postcard: The Waterloo Opera House, Waterloo, Iowa. No. 33.
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511-513 Lafayette, Waterloo, Iowa
November 1910
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1910, Waterloo, Iowa
Stereoview: City Hotel / Commercial House / Swift's Hotel / Logan House
Hotels
Logan House Antecedents
In June 1866, Mr. Peter West and Mrs. Elizabeth Hubbard (his mother-in-law) built a new brick hotel on the corner of Bridge (later known as E. 4th) & Sycamore. The main building was 40 x 50, with a kitchen 20 x 24. It was a 3 story brick building. The hotel was first known as the City Hotel (1866-1868), and later was known as the Commercial House (1868-1870).
In 1869, the Commercial House was incorporated into a larger hotel structure. By 1870, the first floor had been partitioned into four business rooms, two of which were occupied by Mr. Harbin and C. A. Farwell. Hiram L. Swift moved to Waterloo from Auburn, N. Y. to take over management of the 70-room hotel. The “new” hotel, now known as Swift’s Hotel was opened for occupancy April 12, 1870.
Swift’s Hotel closed in April 1875 when H.L. Swift moved to Marshalltown, Iowa, to take over a hotel there. Later that same month, the owners of the hotel building rented it to Mr. William Barrett of Decorah, Iowa. The hotel was renamed the Logan House, and reopened for business in June 1875.
The hotel underwent a renovation in 1886, and continued under various managers until it was purchased by the James Black Dry Goods Company in December 1909. The Logan House was demolished in 1912 to make way for the construction of the Black’s Building, which is still standing today.
Hickox & Co., Photographers.
Hickox & Co., Photographers.
Hickox & Co. visited Waterloo from May - July, 1871.
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1871, Waterloo, Iowa
Commercial National Bank Building, Waterloo, Iowa
Commercial National Bank Building
The Golden Rule, Waterloo, Ia.
Postmarked January 25, 1908
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1905-1908, Waterloo, Iowa
Commercial National Bank, 1904.
Commercial National Bank
Commercial National Bank, 1904.
The Commercial National Bank was founded in 1882 as Commercial Bank. It became a national bank in February 1883.
The Waterloo Courier
January 1, 1904
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1904, Waterloo, Iowa
Waterloo Saddlery Company, 1903.
Waterloo Saddlery Company, 1903.
The Waterloo Courier
January 1, 1903
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1903, Waterloo, Iowa
Leavitt & Johnson National Bank Building.
Leavitt & Johnson National Bank Building.
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1914 or after, Waterloo, Iowa
Woods Bros. Furniture Store, Waterloo, Iowa.
Woods Bros. Furniture Store, Waterloo, Iowa.
Woods Bros. Furniture was founded in 1903 by C.M. Woods, J.C. Woods and J.H. Woods. They were located at 172-176 Bridge Street. In 1914, the business was sold to the Davidson Company of Des Moines.
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1903-1914, Waterloo, Iowa.
A.J. Wittick Model Market
307 West Fourth Street
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Waterloo Furniture Co., 312-314 East 4th Street.
Waterloo Furniture Co., 312-314 East 4th Street.
Card also features views of the Coliseum at Chautauqua Park, the Melan Arch bridges, East Park Avenue and the interior of the Waterloo Furniture Company.
The business moved in to the brand new building at 312 East 4th Street in August 1900. They remained at that address until the business went bankrupt in August/September of 1916.
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Waterloo, Iowa
Smith, Lichty and Hillman Co.
Smith, Lichty and Hillman Co.
Main Building, Park Ave., Waterloo, Ia. / Sycamore St. Ware-House.
Card marked "Made in U.S.A."
Fergason Post Card Co., Waterloo, Iowa.
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Waterloo, Iowa.
Lobby of Hotel Russell-Lamson, Waterloo, Iowa.
Lobby of Hotel Russell-Lamson, Waterloo, Iowa.
Opened September 1, 1914. 250 Rooms, 150 With Bath. Horton-Holden Hotel Co.
Card marked "Commercialchrome."
Postmarked either 1915 or 1919.
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1915-1920, Waterloo, Iowa.
Model Laundry, Cleaning and Dyeing Co., Waterloo, Iowa.
Model Laundry, Cleaning and Dyeing Co., Waterloo, Iowa, G.R. Spensley, Manager.
Opened in September 1910, closed in 1954 when DeWitt John Spensley purchased D.J. Cleaners.
Housed at 330 East 4th St. until 1938. Building later became known as the Repass Building, and is now BankIowa.
Card marked "Made in U.S.A."
Fergason Post Card Co., Waterloo, Iowa.
Postmarked 1916.
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1910-1916, Waterloo, Iowa.
The Model Clothiers.
The Model Clothiers, Up-to-Date Store. John Lund, Mgr. 208 East 4th Street, Waterloo, Iowa.
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1905-1910, Waterloo, Iowa
Metropole Hotel, Waterloo, Iowa.
Metropole Hotel, Waterloo, Iowa.
Formerly the Hall House, the Metropole Hotel was opened in January 1902. It was located at 313 W. 4th St. The Hotel operated until the summer of 1940, after which time it was sold and became the Congress Hotel.
Card marked "Made in Germany."
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H.L. Woehler, Buffalo, N.Y.
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1902-1913, Waterloo, Iowa.
Lafayette Building, Waterloo, Iowa - Interurban and C.G.W. Ry. Waiting room.
Lafayette Building, Waterloo, Iowa - Interurban and C.G.W. Ry. Waiting room. Pub. For 5 & 10C Dept. Store.
Postmarked 1907.
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1905-1910, Waterloo, Iowa.
The James Black Dry Goods Co., Waterloo, Iowa.
The James Black Dry Goods Co., Waterloo, Iowa.
"Draperies and Curtains, Fourth Floor."
Card marked "C.T. American Art".
Card marked "Made in U.S.A."
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Fergason Post Card Co., Waterloo, Iowa.
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Waterloo, Iowa.
Wholesale District, Waterloo, Ia.
Wholesale District, Waterloo, Ia.
Notable in this view is the building of the Waterloo Daily Reporter.
The Acmegraph Co., Chicago.
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1905-1910, Waterloo, Iowa
The Irving Hotel.
The Irving Hotel. Kingsley & Kingsley, Proprietors. Waterloo, Iowa.
Card marked "C.T. Photochrom."
Card marked "Made in U.S.A."
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Fergason Post Card Co., Waterloo, Iowa.
Postmarked 1913.
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1910-1915, Waterloo, Iowa.
G.E. Boyce, Optical Specialist, Syndicate Building, Waterloo, Iowa.
G.E. Boyce, Optical Specialist, Syndicate Building, Waterloo, Iowa.
View features Syndicate Theatre, Syndicate Building, and Melan Arch Bridge.
Postmarked 1909.
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1905-1909, Waterloo, Iowa.
First National Bank Bldg., Waterloo, Ia.
First National Bank Building.
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Waterloo, Iowa