Category Archives: Places

Parade -Downtown Des Moines

Remember the good ol’ days of parades through downtown Des Moines on brick roads? Me neither. These photos were taken circa 1880 about 130 years ago. I don’t have a lot of information about any of these photos other than … Continue reading

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Visit to Saylorville Lake

I thought I would drive out to Saylorville Lake in early spring hoping to see some interesting sites and the spillway completely open. As usual Saylorville did not disappoint.

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2nd round of 2010 flood photos

I went out and about again today looking for areas that are affected by the high water level in the Des Moines River. These range from Downtown, to 14th Street, to Yellow Banks Park and Vandalia Road area. Also, don’t … Continue reading

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1st photos of 2010 flood

I was home sick today but had to make a quick run downtown late this afternoon and took my camera with me just in case. I made a couple stops to take some photos and get some fresh air. These … Continue reading

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More details about train wreck-1877

Ok, I have to admit that first post was just to try and get you hooked so you had to find out more about this train wreck.   Here are more details from this train wreck and a glimpse of … Continue reading

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Iowa’s worst train wreck?

Ok, I am excited about this one. I have a photo of a train wreck with very little information to go on in order to try and re-create the story around it. On the back of photo there is a … Continue reading

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Candidate for photo contest

DM Juice is having a photo contest…I’ve been going over all my photos and trying to get a good photo that represents how I see and experience Iowa. I really wanted to take a photo specially for this purpose but … Continue reading

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