What Mississippi River town in Iowa has the best downtown?
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Why yes they did. It was a government prison, opened late and way over budget. Who would have guessed?
In Thomspon IL they built a prison, not sure if Fed or State, that sat empty for over 10 years. If not more. lol
Didn't they want to close Gitmo and send the terrorists there, or did they just build it for Illinois' ex-governors.....I thought Thompson was private..
Sabula!
Then you actually go there and feel sad
Then you actually go there and feel sad
McGregor?
Every time I drive through there (maybe 10 times a year), the downtown is hoppin' busy.
Every time I drive through there (maybe 10 times a year), the downtown is hoppin' busy.
Haven't been to Burlington in a long time but the internet says good things about their downtown. Home of the Burlington Bulldogs.
I thought it was the Bees or the Greyhounds. Were those offensive to Canines or Hexapodas?
We played them in 1976. Guess my memory is getting a little rusty.
No worries. The Bettendorf Bulldogs get credit for everything. ; ) They used to awesome in sports. Now, not at all.
Greatest Iowa HS FB game I ever saw was Tim Dwight's City High squad vs. Tavian Banks Bettendorf team. Last team with the ball won - Bettendorf.
Two AMAZING athletes. Bett and City High were the 2 big dogs in the yard on the east side of Iowa.
Clinton had a good one, on 5th Ave. no less. Don't know what it's like now. The Van Allen bldg. was designed by a noted architect, I think Sullivan.
Yeah, but it lost its character with the dike. I like D Port and Burlington compared to theirs. Dubuque's is hard to explain. Cool buildings but confusing and some spots need a lot of work. Same with both D Port and Burlington though. Lots of character in those building in the downtowns of both.
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Agreed, kinda. Burlington has the most potential though. Maybe its the bluff that makes it so cool.
Well it is not Keokuk my hometown. But Galena is pretty cool along with Prarie Du Chein. Keokuk did have a cool downtown when I was a kid however.
Burlington, with Dubuque a close second since building the Mystique Ice Arena for the Fighting Saints and the National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium.
I've been going to Guttenberg since the early 70's. Currently own a cabin/home nearby too.
Downtown Guttenberg is nice, but a bit boring. There ain't much to do really outside of the river. But it is a nice little town, clean, the people are mostly great, and on weekends during the summer it is more lively.
My plan is to retire there.
Reading these answers, I'm left thinking...why don't we have nicer riverfront towns? With great downtown and riverfront entertainment options?
We can do better...
We can do better...
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