{"id":8246,"date":"2017-12-15T17:18:05","date_gmt":"2017-12-15T23:18:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs2.davenportlibrary.com\/sc\/?p=8246"},"modified":"2017-12-15T17:18:05","modified_gmt":"2017-12-15T23:18:05","slug":"shopping-local-for-the-holidays-in-downtown-davenport","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/sc\/2017\/12\/15\/shopping-local-for-the-holidays-in-downtown-davenport\/","title":{"rendered":"Shopping Local for the Holidays in Downtown Davenport"},"content":{"rendered":"

2nd Street was the place to be for holiday shopping in Davenport, say these images from our collection, available via the Upper Mississippi Valley Digital Image Archive<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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2nd Street between Brady and Main Streets, c. 1920’s (VM89-000499)<\/p><\/div>\n

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Second Street between Main and Harrison Streets, c. 1940’s (VM89-000498)<\/p><\/div>\n

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2nd Street between Brady and Main Streets, c. 1940’s (VM89-000957)<\/p><\/div>\n

Learn more about downtown Davenport shops and department stores, such as Harned and Von Maur, below, by viewing our December display on the lower level of the Main Street Library.<\/p>\n

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Harned and Von Maur building,  223-229 West 2nd Street, c. 1890 (VM89-000846)<\/p><\/div>\n

Articles like this one from the 18 March 1887 Morning Democrat<\/em> (all of the Davenport newspapers are available at the Center on microfilm) help us trace the fascinating history of downtown business development<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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As a break from your holiday shopping in downtown Davenport<\/a>, drop in here at the Richardson-Sloane Special Collections Center<\/a> (321 Main Street) and find out how it was done in days past!<\/p>\n

(posted by Katie)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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