City - Dubuque IA - Main street 1940 - Side by Side
by Mike Savad
Title
City - Dubuque IA - Main street 1940 - Side by Side
Artist
Mike Savad
Medium
Photograph - Colorized Photo
Description
Colorized photo from 1940, April
Original title: Main street of Dubuque, Iowa
Photographer: John Vachon
Location: 801 Main St, Dubuque, Iowa
For the most part this street is almost entirely intact. That big yellow building on the corner is still there, but none of the others next to it are. Across the street, that shadow on the corner that building is gone, but the rest are there as far as I can tell.
From postcards and photos of this spot in the 1940's, the corner pole was a yellow color. The streets are concrete here, sort of a beige cement, with red areas, though this area, its one color.
The building on the left is the Stampfer building, also known as the Security building. It has a long history of being a department store, then a smaller store, then office space. I think its a gallery or something now.
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December 2nd, 2020
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