Quad Cities - Postcard Past / Present Photo (Page 2)

Jun 21, 2023 Quad Cities Illinois

CRI&P Railroad Depot, Rock Island, Illinois

The Rock Island Line may have been a “mighty good road”, but the Chicago, Rock Island, & Pacific passenger station in its namesake city is surprisingly humble. Built in 1902 and designed by Frost & Granger out of Chicago, this was the CRI&P’s third (and final) passenger depot in Rock Island.

Jun 6, 2023 Quad Cities Illinois

Fort Armstrong Theatre, Rock Island, Illinois

A flamboyant brick and terracotta movie theater opened in 1921, the Fort Armstrong Theater is a preservation success story from an era where those were rare for small cities like Rock Island.

Mar 24, 2023 Iowa Quad Cities

St. John's M.E. Church, Davenport, Iowa

The neighboring houses were razed and at some point St. John's lancet arch belfry openings were filled in, but otherwise this gothic revival church in Iowa looks like it hasn’t aged a day. Built in 1903, St. John's M.E. Church was designed by Clausen & Burrows.

Mar 21, 2023 Quad Cities Iowa

Linke Tourist Homes, Davenport, Iowa

The 1930s version of an Airbnb, tourist homes were regular-ass homes with rooms rented out to travelers by the homeowners—in this case, John and Edith Linke.

Mar 10, 2023 Iowa Quad Cities

Sacred Heart Cathedral, Davenport, Iowa

When the Irish community that gave Davenport’s Cork Hill its name outgrew their first church on this site, they hired (who else?) the Midwest’s preeminent Irish-American ecclesiastical architect to design the replacement, the Cork-born James J. Egan.