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| Title | View from Fleming Building Facing East Toward Locust Street |
| Alternative Title | Birdseye Views from Fleming Building |
| Date of Photograph | 1914 |
| Description | This view from the Fleming Building faces northeast toward Locust Street. The Fleming Building was built in 1909 and still stands on 6th Avenue. The building with the tower is the Observatory Building, which was one of the tallest buildings in the Midwest at the time. To the left of the Observatory Building, sporting the decorative roof, stands the Savery Hotel. This building was razed and a new Savery Hotel was built on the same site in 1919. In the background, the Des Moines Coliseum, the Municipal Building, and the state capitol are all visible. The Fleming Building, the Iowa State Capitol, and the Municipal Building are all listed on the National Register of Historic Places. |
| Address | 218 6th Ave.
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| Subject | Cityscapes
Factories
Office buildings
Capitols
Rivers
Steeples
Fire escapes
Marquees
Commercial streets
Business districts
Historic buildings
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| Business / Place | Observatory Building
Savery Hotel
Municipal Building
Des Moines River
Public Library
Iowa State Capitol
Bankers Trust Company
Des Moines Coliseum
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| Original Item ID | v. 8, p. 9 |
| Repository | Special Collections, Cowles Library -- Drake University. |
| Repository Collection | Art Work of Des Moines -- Book Eight
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| Original Item Description | Photographic print, 4.5 x 7 in. |
| Date Digital | 2005/05/24 |
| Restrictions | U.S. and International copyright laws protect this digital image. Commercial use or distribution of the image is not permitted without prior permission of the copyright holder. For permission to use the digital image, please contact: bart.schmidt@drake.edu |
| Publisher | Chicago, Il. : Gravure Illustration Co. |
| File # | dm0147 |
| Type | Image |
