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Title: Corner View of B.P.O.E. Building
Description: A view of the B.P.O.E. building when it housed Godfather's Pizza in Grinnell, Iowa, at the corner of 4th Avenue and Main Street. The restaurant closed it's Grinnell location in 2011. Grinnell Locksmith was located in the basement; its sign is visible on the Main Street side of the building. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Imagine Grinnell Slides, p.37, slide 5.
Date Created: 1988
PID: grinnell:20570

Title: Corrough Block, 901 Main Street, Grinnell, Iowa
Description: Photograph of the Corrough Block at 901 Main Street (northwest corner of 4th and Main) in Grinnell, Iowa. Built in 1900 in Romanesque style; the building was significant for its use of stone and brick. The Main Street facade features rusticated stone. The Fourth Avenue facade is constructed of rough textured burgundy brick on the lower level and smooth-moulded buff colored brick on the upper level. The oriel window on the second floor was where the dental chair sat because of the good lighting. Photo also features man and woman standing outside of bank. Horses and buggies in the street. Boardwalk across the unpaved street. Visible businesses include F.A. Palmer Dentist, Lanphere Land co., Gallagher Dentist, and a drug store. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Miscellaneous photographs. Collection #17-2, Grinnell Buildings.
Date Created: 1900
PID: grinnell:5636

Title: Duck Hunting is Good on Main Street
Description: Main Street, Grinnell, Iowa, 1898. Dawson Brande is aiming his gun at a duck decoy in a water-filled pothole on Main street. A sign says, "No swimming here." Other men are standing on the street observing. A horse watering trough is visible. Also pictured is a horse drawn vehicle, perhaps a food truck? Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. McNally photographs. Collection #1, Series #1-3.
Date Created: 1898
PID: grinnell:6156

Title: East Side of Main Street
Description: View of the east side of the 800 block of Main Street looking north in Grinnell, Iowa around 1900 or before. Visible businesses include: Palace Livery; Bates & Stoaks Druggists; a barber shop; L. Glemley, dentist; Shahans Grocery; Drs. Parish & [illegible]. Mud streets and hitching posts visible. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. McNally photographs. Collection #1, Series #1-2.
Date Created: 1890
PID: grinnell:6371

Title: FedEx Truck Parked on Broad Street
Description: A FedEx truck parked in the middle of Broad Street in downtown Grinnell, Iowa. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Martzahn City Planning Slides, p.9, slide 1.
Date Created: 2002
PID: grinnell:30207

Title: Fourth Ave. East From Main St., Grinnell, IA -545-, Fourth Avenue East From Main Street
Description: Postcard view looking east from the intersection of 4th Avenue and Main Street in Grinnell, Iowa. Rexall Drugs is on the right and the Rexall "Special Delivery" truck is in the intersection. Postcard was made by L.L. Cook, Lake Mills, Wis. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. McNally photographs. Collection #1, Series #1-1.
Date Created: 1920
PID: grinnell:6205

Title: Fourth Ave., Grinnell, Ia., Fourth Avenue, Grinnell, Iowa
Description: Color postcard view of Fourth Avenue in Grinnell, Iowa, looking west from approximately Fourth Avenue and Park Street. Grinnell High School is visible on the right. Glimpses of the Old Stone Church (Congregational) and Merchants' National Bank are visible through the trees. The postcard is addressed to Miss Jane Risser, L. St. West, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and is signed Rue Hinch. The postcard is postmarked September 21, 1916, in Grinnell. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Miscellaneous photographs. Collection #17-5, Views of Grinnell.
Date Created: 1916
PID: grinnell:12373

Title: Fourth Ave., Grinnell, Ia., R-92
Description: Postcard view looking west on Fourth Avenue, Grinnell, Iowa, from the intersection of 4th Avenue and Broad Street. Businesses visible include: Merchants National Bank, Ray's Pharmacy, Candyland, Yeager, Western Union, Large's Drugs, Arnold's Shoes. Postcard produced by L.L. Cook Company, Milwaukee, Wis. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. McNally photographs. Collection #1, Series #1-1.
Date Created: 1930
PID: grinnell:6216

Title: Fourth Ave., West, Grinnell, Ia., Fourth Avenue Looking West, Grinnell, Iowa
Description: Color postcard view of Fourth Avenue in Grinnell, Iowa, looking west from approximately the intersection of Fourth Avenue and Broad Street. The Old Stone Church (Congregational) is visible on the right hand side. Buggies are parked along the south side of the street next to Central Park. Postcard is addressed to Miss Maggie King, Cincinnati, Iowa, and postmarked August 5, 1913. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Miscellaneous photographs. Collection #17-2, Grinnell Buildings.
Date Created: 1913
PID: grinnell:11304

Title: Fourth Avenue E., Grinnell, Iowa, 4th Avenue E., Grinnell, Iowa
Description: Postcard view of the north side of Fourth Avenue in Grinnell, Iowa, looking east from the corner of 4th Avenue and Main Street. Horse and carriage in the street, prominent electrical poles and lines, Congregational Church steeple in background. Postmarked September 29, 1913, in Grinnell, Iowa. Addressed to Mrs. Ida Williams, Windsor, Vermont.
Date Created: 1913
PID: grinnell:5937