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The Rock Island Centennial/Master Sgt. Stanley Talbot Memorial Bridge turns 80!
On July 12, 1940, a modern, four-lane highway bridge was dedicated and opened to traffic. This bridge was named Rock Island Centennial Bridge. Its structured design supports the “present day high speed passenger and transport traffic” and serves not only … Continue reading
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Tagged Bridge, Bridges, Centennial Bridge, Stanley Talbot Memorial Bridge
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Living Memory History: The Flood of ’93
The last 1.32 inches of rain that fell in two hours on Thursday, July 8, 1993 helped put 1993 into local history record books. It was the year the Mississippi River once again rose to challenge – and then pass … Continue reading
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Tagged 1993 Flood, Centennial Bridge, Davenport Police Historic Association, Floods, John O'Donnell Stadium, LeClaire Bandshell, LeClaire Park, Mississippi River, Modern Woodmen Park, President Riverboat Casino, Stanley Talbot Memorial Bridge, The Dock Restaurant, Top Ten Floods, Union Station, W. D. Petersen Memorial Pavilion
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Crowdsourcing for Christmas
Consider a gift of knowledge to the Richardson-Sloane Special Collections Center this holiday season! Help us identify this circus performance at “Santa’s House” that we believe took place at the Davenport Municipal Stadium in the late 1940’s. These images from … Continue reading
It Could Have Been Worse: The Centennial Bridge Freeway Proposal
As any Quad-Citian who regularly commutes over the Mississippi can tell you, the Centennial Bridge repair project is ongoing, a new construction project has started on the I-74 off ramps in Moline, and the barges keep stalling traffic over the … Continue reading
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Tagged Arsenal Bridge, Brady Street, Bridges, Centennial Bridge, Harrison Street, I-74 Bridge, One-Way Streets, Welcome Way
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