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"Before" and "after" photos of the original tin ceilings in our #historic Zastera Pharmacy building. ❤️ Our thanks to Klinger Paint of #CedarRapids #Iowa for donating paint to our nonprofit for this project!

Historic #preservation #win in #CedarRapids #Iowa! ❤️ homegrowniowan.com/church-and-n...

Corner with tiled walls and a metal propellor as decor

Wheeled wagon - low view

The reception area at Hotel Liberec 🇨🇿 is a bit different. There’s a steel wagon with a flat polished top serving as a low table.

The last man at the shoeshine stand For 20 years, Steve Fullerton has polished and buffed the footwear of famous Chicagoans and faithful regulars from his bench in the Cook County Building.

Nice work in today's @chicago.suntimes.com from colleagues Stefano Esposito and photog Pat Nabong

Cedar Rapids volunteers rally to restore long-neglected 1920s storefront A long-neglected storefront in Cedar Rapids’ Time Czech neighborhood is getting a second chance, thanks to a community fundraiser aimed at restoring a historic

Our thanks to #Iowa's News Now for making it to our event this Saturday to raise funds to revitalize the #historic Zastera Pharmacy building in #CedarRapids #Iowa! ❤️ cbs2iowa.com/news/local/c...

Save CR Heritage Brick-by-Brick Finish Line and Salvage Sale | Hoopla Help Save CR Heritage cross the finish line as we revitalize the historic Zastera Pharmacy building. With your generosity and that of the Hall-Perrine Foundation, our all-volunteer nonprofit purchased...

Join us this Saturday to help us reach the finish line as we work to transform this 1920s brick building into a storefront & community hub in #CedarRapids #Iowa! ❤️ www.hooplanow.com/things-to-do... #history #architecture

Volunteer nonprofit advances renovation of former Zastera Pharmacy into community hub An all-volunteer nonprofit focused on preserving historic properties is moving forward with renovations of a longtime neighborhood building it plans to convert

Our thanks to #Iowa's News Now for covering our upcoming Brick-by-Brick fundraiser for the #historic Zastera Pharmacy building in #CedarRapids! ❤️ cbs2iowa.com/news/local/v...

Save CR Heritage moves into next phase for historic Zastera Building project in Cedar Rapids Two Save CR Heritage board members thanked the Linn County Board of Supervisors on March 4, 2026, for their Economic & Community Development Grant awarded last fall. (photo/Cindy Hadish) CEDAR RAPIDS,...

Making progress with our #rehab project on this #historic building in #CedarRapids #Iowa! ❤️ www.savecrheritage.org/save-cr-heri... #history #preservation

Heartbreaking scenes of an iconic building in Glasgow engulfed in flames. A horrible hit for local businesses, the people of Glasgow, and for our city's history.

Extending our thanks to the @linncountyiowa.bsky.social Board of Supervisors for the Economic & Community Development Grant awarded to our Zastera Pharmacy building project! ❤️ #history #sustainability #Iowa

Excited to see these windows and lovely door make the trip from #CedarRapids #Iowa to their "new" home in the #historic city of #EurekaSprings #Arkansas! ❤️ #Preservation #sustainability

Iowa three-bedroom farmhouse offered for free; must be moved This rural Solon home is being offered for free to anyone able to move it. (submitted photo) A three-bedroom farmhouse in rural Solon is being offered for free to anyone who can move the home by this ...

Farmhouse offered for free in #Iowa; must be moved! www.savecrheritage.org/iowa-three-b...

Thanks to all who supported us during our #Valentine's Day sale today. We could feel the ❤️!

Historic Roseland Church, Once On Verge Of Demolition, To Become Black-Women-Led Medical Center Onyx Health Collective, led by Dr. Maya Green and pharmacists Tonya Payton-Campbell and Ramona Burress, assumed ownership of Reformation Lutheran Church in November with plans to convert it into a hea...

I am so proud of and happy for my neighbors Arlene and Maya, and dozens of others who supported this effort to save the derelict Elim Lutheran Church in Roseland. It truly was down to the wire: the building was about to face a city demo order when folks came together to make a fresh future for it.

Not sure why someone would swap out a vintage beauty like this for a more modern version, but we're glad to accept the donation and search for a new loving home for this door. ❤️ Let us know if that's you!

We ❤️ seeing the doors we rescued from Iowa's Queen of Hearts mansion (sadly demolished Sept. 2025) going to new loving homes! Stop by our #Valentine's Sale 9-11 a.m. Feb. 14 in #CedarRapids #Iowa if you need a solid vintage door for your home! ❤️

Tall church of rusticated light gray stone. There is a large tower at left and a smaller one at right both of which have numerous small arched windows in them. There is a very large arched window in the center of the church and entrances on each side.

Interior of Quinn Chapel with a section of a dome painted with gold trim. There are painting of religious figures in the center and gold organ pipes below those.

Historic black and white photo of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. preaching at Quinn Chapel. He is standing in front of the organ pipes that are visible in the previous photograph. There is a large bouquet of flowers in front of him. Another man is sitting at the right, listening to the speech.

Quinn Chapel AME Church in Chicago, built in 1892, Henry Starbuck, architect. Frederick Douglass, Susan B. Anthony, and Martin Luther King, Jr. all spoke here.

Documentary underway on the stained glass window by #artist #GrantWood in #CedarRapids #Iowa: homegrowniowan.com/piecing-hist...

These 4 original carriage house doors, an incredible donation from owners of an iconic home in #CedarRapids #Iowa, are available. ❤️ You need these! 😃 Proceeds benefit restoration of the #historic Zastera Pharmacy.

Happy ending after employees of a store in #CedarRapids #Iowa tracked down the young #heart warrior who lost this teddy bear! ❤️ homegrowniowan.com/lost-teddy-b... #Christmas

#Immigrant owned grocery store opens near long-vacant Hy-Vee in #CedarRapids #Iowa: homegrowniowan.com/grocery-stor...

A piece of good news, as a piece of #history is restored in #CedarRapids #Iowa ❤️ homegrowniowan.com/legacy-conti...

Nice #weather for penguins this Saturday; not so great for a sale. 😬 Our #SmallBusinessSaturday sale is postponed until Saturday, Dec. 6 for the safety of our volunteers and customers. Stay warm! ☃️ #CedarRapids #Iowa #snowstorm #snow #winter

New business opens in former Sykora Bakery in Czech Village A new business opened Nov. 20, 2025, in half of the former Sykora Bakery building in Czech Village in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. (photo/Cindy Hadish) CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa -- A new business has opened in the fo...

New business opens in iconic building in #Czech Village in #CedarRapids #Iowa homegrowniowan.com/new-business...

A few of the #architectural salvage treasures saved from a beloved home in #Marion #Iowa, available at our upcoming Small Business Saturday sale, 9-11 a.m. Nov. 29 in #CedarRapids. Details: www.hooplanow.com/things-to-do...

Our former neighbor. 💔

GROWFEST at Kazimour Farm and Orchard in Cedar Rapids celebrates fall, supports nonprofit Families select pumpkins to buy on Saturday, Oct. 4, 2025, during GROWFEST in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. (photo/Cindy Hadish) CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa -- Unseasonably warm temperatures didn't deter visitors from a...

Celebrating #autumn in extreme heat in #Iowa. 🌞 homegrowniowan.com/growfest-at-...

Three Demolition Permits Will Clear North Center Site For SFR Permitted In August - Chicago YIMBY Four demolition permits issued by the City of Chicago on September 22 will clear space for a single-family home permitted back in August.

This is gross. All the buildings to be demolished were built ca. 1906, according to building permits. They will be replaced by a SFH. chicagoyimby.com/2025/09/thre...

Historic Cedar Rapids mansion in need of new owner The Carpenter home is shown during its early years in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. (photo/Moniker 86 Social Club) CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa -- Finding the right owner for a historic property can be a challenge, but a...

Hoping a new owner can be found for this lovely #historic #mansion in #CedarRapids #Iowa. Take a peek inside! 🧐 www.savecrheritage.org/historic-ced... #architecture