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The Iowa Alcoholic Beverages Division suspended the liquor license of The Que Bar,
211 Iowa Ave., until April 21, Lynn Walding, the division's administrator, said
Thursday. The bar also was fined $4,500, which it has paid, he said.
The bar can stay open during the 90 days but cannot sell alcohol. The state usually ties
the suspensions of bars in college towns to when school is session, Walding said.
The suspension is not appealable.
Bar owner Roy Yelder of Iowa City declined to comment except to say, "You guys are
going to write whatever you want to write anyways, so what difference does it make?"
The Que Bar is being punished for being found to have sold alcohol to an underage
person three times in a three-year period. State law required the suspension and fine.
Still unsettled is the Que Bar's appeal of the Iowa City Council's decision in November
to deny the bar's liquor license renewal application. An appeal was to be heard before an
administrative law judge Thursday morning in Ankeny, but it was postponed because of
the weather, Walding said.
http://www.gazetteonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080117/NEWS/11237703
211 Iowa Ave., until April 21, Lynn Walding, the division's administrator, said
Thursday. The bar also was fined $4,500, which it has paid, he said.
The bar can stay open during the 90 days but cannot sell alcohol. The state usually ties
the suspensions of bars in college towns to when school is session, Walding said.
The suspension is not appealable.
Bar owner Roy Yelder of Iowa City declined to comment except to say, "You guys are
going to write whatever you want to write anyways, so what difference does it make?"
The Que Bar is being punished for being found to have sold alcohol to an underage
person three times in a three-year period. State law required the suspension and fine.
Still unsettled is the Que Bar's appeal of the Iowa City Council's decision in November
to deny the bar's liquor license renewal application. An appeal was to be heard before an
administrative law judge Thursday morning in Ankeny, but it was postponed because of
the weather, Walding said.
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| Answers: 1. Iowa City, Iowa 2. Earliest year is 1897 3. The Q-bar |
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| Answer to Quiz #145 - January 27, 2008 |
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| The key to the puzzle is the Library sign hanging to the left of the building. By doing a little surfing on Google, you will find the same photo on the website of the Iowa City Public Library at http://www.icpl.org/about/history.php |
| History of the Iowa City Public Library http://www.icpl.org/about/history.php |
| How to Find What is at That Location Today |
| For a full walking tour map and guide of Historic Downtown Iowa City, click here. or see http://icdowntown.com/walkingtour.htm |
| The dollar isn’t what it used to be, and Laundry Today readers will not be surprised to learn that laundry wages of a hundred years ago sound very low by today’s standards. But so do prices. The lists below are interesting, both for the dollar amounts and for the job titles and garments that made up the laundry trade at the turn of the last century. Wages per 10-hour day (1902) in Portland, OR Overtime was paid at the rate of time and a half. Head markers $2.92 Markers and distributors, first class $2.50 Markers and distributors, second class $2.00 Apprentices (to serve one year): First three months $1.00 Second three months $1.25 Third three months $1.50 Head washer $2.92 Washer, first class $2.50 Washer, plain work $2.00 Wringer (hand) $1.67 Flannel washer $1.66 Flannel washer, assistant $1.50 Head starcher $1.67 Starcher, machine $1.50 Ladies' clothes starcher $1.50 Collar & Cuff Rubbers $1.25 Collar & Cuff Feeders $1.00 Dryroom hands $1.25 Mangle feeders and folders $1.25 Shakers out $1.10 Head polisher $2.00 Polisher, second class $1.66 Collar & Cuff feeders and finishers $1.25 Same, second class $1.15 Neck, yoke, sleeve, machine & shirt folders $1.25 Body ironers $1.50 Shirt backers $1.50 Shirt finisher $1.25 Seamstress $1.25 Ironers, first class $1.10 Ironers, second class $1.25 Prices for Laundry Work in Indianapolis, Indiana Indianapolis Laundrymen’s Association, 1894 Shirts 10 to 12-1/2 cents Shirts, Stock Work 10 to 15 cents Shirts, Night 10 to 20 cents Underwear 8 to 15 cents Collars and Cuffs 30 cents/doz. Socks per pair 5 cents Handkerchiefs 3 to 5 cents Shirtwaists 15 cents Vests 15 cents Coats and Jackets 10 to 25 cents Duck Trousers 25 to 50 cents |
| The Laundry of Days Gone By Laundry Today Archives http://www.laundrytoday.com/archives/vol_5_10/..... |
| According to the library's website: The first ICPL was on the second floor of the C.O.D. Steam Laundry building at 211 Iowa Ave. opening its doors on Thursday January 21, 1897. |
| I just about fell off my chair when the Google search turned up the photo in the quiz as one of the photos showing the various locations of the Iowa City Public Library, since Iowa City was my home town!! I'll even admit to having "quaffed a few root beers" in that very establishment. ;-) The date given under the photo for the opening of the public library does not necessarily mean that the photo was taken on that day, since the C.O.D. Steam Laundry was apparently the subject of the photo, not the library. I'm very curious to know how the submitter decided on this photo for the quiz... Has he been to Iowa City? Does he live near there, now? The building is on the list of places to see on a Walking Tour of downtown Iowa City and the Old Capitol Cultural District. For those that (probably) don't know, Iowa City was once the capital of Iowa before the legislature moved it to Des Moines in 1857, and the original Old Capitol Building is now part of the University of Iowa "Pentacrest" (five buildings on the block), being the focal point for the U. of I. administration. Naturally, being in a university town, the current pool hall/tavern business in this location thrives easily. Neil Ferguson |
| Before commercial laundries began to advertise in the 1870s, laundry was done at home. By 1888 Ann Arbor steam laundry was the first to use coal-fired power. In 1905 varsity laundry owners H. B. Tenny and Fred Lantz posed in their doorway at 215-217 South Fourth Avenue with the women who did ironing, mending, and hand touch-up work. the coal man wears a long black coat. http://www.aadl.org/gallery/aastreets/site6/ wall_displays/w2/varsity_300.jpg .html |
IOWA CITY - The state
has revoked for 90 days
the liquor license of an
Iowa City bar in trouble
for selling alcohol to
minors. The revocation
begins Tuesday, the start
of the spring semester
for University of Iowa
students.
has revoked for 90 days
the liquor license of an
Iowa City bar in trouble
for selling alcohol to
minors. The revocation
begins Tuesday, the start
of the spring semester
for University of Iowa
students.
| 1. In what location (city and state) was this photo taken? 2. What year was it taken? 3. What business is located there now? |
| Thanks to Jerry Vongeront for submitting the idea for this quiz. |
This brought back vivid memories for me. When I was a young child my mother, who
was a small town librarian, didn't believe in babysitters. I spent many summer days at
the library reading while my mother worked. The earliest library I remember was in no
more than a shed. My sister and I had to walk "downtown" to the post office to go to
the bathroom, as the library had no plumbing. In the sixties the library upgraded and
moved to the basement of the doctor's office across the street. A little musty, but it did
have a restroom. As a librarian myself, I loved this puzzle. Thanks for the memories.
Mary Osmar
*****
That was fun to read about laundries 100 years ago. I didn’t mention earlier that my
father was excused from serving in WWII because he worked for an important home-
based industry: the laundry. He picked up and delivered the linens (in a motorized
truck!) to various hotels in the area. And once, when my parents were dining at one of
the hotels, their waitress had the name which they chose to give me. The smell of the
heat & humidity of a laundry always brings back pleasant childhood memories. I still
have one of the heavy cotton open-weave bags and the big 5-inch long safety pin that
was used then. And of course I have one of the wooden hangers imprinted with the
laundry’s name, address and 4 digit phone number. Venita Wilson
*****
Incidently, I saw a concert at this bar sometime in the mid-1990s when I was visiting a
friend who was going to the Universtiy of Iowa at the time. The concert was on the
second floor, which would have been where the library used to be. I remember
thinking that the interior was amazing. Tom Tollefsen
*****
Quiz #145 was not difficult. However, the photo was interesting. Especially that six
legged horse! Just kidding. BTW, the horses' noses point down to an opening at the
front side corner that probably was where a coal chute was used to send coal down to
the basement furnaces. My wife saw this and recalled that when we were kids some of
our winter time chores involved the daily ritual of tending to the coal fired furnace.
Stan Read
*****
Hey! That's great that you have another quiz from Iowa - Iowa City to be exact. This is
the location of the first Iowa City Public Library (which was on the second floor of the
laundry). What do you suppose the man in the upstairs window is doing? Reading?
Wool gathering? Watching the horse and laundry wagon?
The photo was taken between 1897 (when the library opened) and June 1901 when the
library was moved from 211 Iowa Avenue to a different location. Evidently the words
that indicate that it was once a laundry can still be seen painted on the building.
From my checking about, it looks as though the emphasis of activities within the
building has changed - from reading to The Q (Cue) Bar (also pool hall). Is this "from
books to booze"? One source I found indicated that Bruggers Bagels was in the building
now but from Switchboard it looks as though Bruggers is at 225 Iowa Avenue instead.
What a change in the size of the library building - so small to now one that is very large
and imposing! Again, thanks for all the fun AND for including another photo from the
GREAT STATE of IOWA!!!!!! Grace Hertz
*****
I checked out [the Laundry Today Newsletter], and I don't know if it was the "CSI"
fan in me or not, but I thought the below question was very suspicious, as in maybe
they should turn this person over to the cops as they just murdered someone, etc. ;)
Yikes!! Beth Long
*****
"Washed up": sounds like an idea for a future contest photo. Doing of laundry at home
vs. commercial laundry: quite an undertaking --- It invokes memories of what it was
like back then (40s and 50s): wringer/ washer in the basement with 2 metal lined
concrete tubs side by side. And oh yes, the washer board was close at hand. Clothes
lines were strung in the basement and outside when the weather was better. Bvds
would be hung on the line; while today, dvds can viewed on screens-- both small and
large. Mike Dalton
*****
I was surprised to find that this week's quiz concerns Iowa City, just down the road
from Cedar Rapids. Next time I'm there, I'll have to check out the location!
Evan Hindman
*****
:) There's a newsletter about everything these days! It's amazing when you start looking
into anything how much interest and information there is out there about it; even for
things as "simple" as laundry. Katie Ash
*****
What a strange location for a library - no wonder they only stayed there for four years.
Imagine all the pages of the books curling on their edges as the steam from the laundry
below seeped up through the building! Pamela Hoffman
*****
Their website is located here: www.theicqbar.com. On the first page of their website
you can see a picture taken from almost the same angle as this one. You can see the
similarities in the window sizes and shapes. It's very interesting to see how different it
is as well. Judy Winsor
*****
Nice to have a quick one; but I'm wondering if it was possible to really narrow down
the exact year. If so, it will take more time than I'm willing to give right now. The
"Public Library"sign at left was fun. I'd hoped to use Google Map's street view to see
what was there, but I guess it will be a LONG time before they get that for the smaller
big cities, let alone the boonies. Cari Thomas
*****
I went to white pages.com and did a reverse lookup on address which is today: The
Cue Sports Bar aka The Q Bar; details on employees, reviews, zip code, phone number,
etc., are available. Mike Dalton
*****
(I think I recognize a McKinley bumper sticker on the horse-and-buggy - so that would
fit time-wise). Most descriptions that accompany this picture mention that the library
opened on Jan 21 1897 - I doubt the picture was taken that day, however - that doesn't
look like a January day in Iowa) Andy Hoh
was a small town librarian, didn't believe in babysitters. I spent many summer days at
the library reading while my mother worked. The earliest library I remember was in no
more than a shed. My sister and I had to walk "downtown" to the post office to go to
the bathroom, as the library had no plumbing. In the sixties the library upgraded and
moved to the basement of the doctor's office across the street. A little musty, but it did
have a restroom. As a librarian myself, I loved this puzzle. Thanks for the memories.
Mary Osmar
*****
That was fun to read about laundries 100 years ago. I didn’t mention earlier that my
father was excused from serving in WWII because he worked for an important home-
based industry: the laundry. He picked up and delivered the linens (in a motorized
truck!) to various hotels in the area. And once, when my parents were dining at one of
the hotels, their waitress had the name which they chose to give me. The smell of the
heat & humidity of a laundry always brings back pleasant childhood memories. I still
have one of the heavy cotton open-weave bags and the big 5-inch long safety pin that
was used then. And of course I have one of the wooden hangers imprinted with the
laundry’s name, address and 4 digit phone number. Venita Wilson
*****
Incidently, I saw a concert at this bar sometime in the mid-1990s when I was visiting a
friend who was going to the Universtiy of Iowa at the time. The concert was on the
second floor, which would have been where the library used to be. I remember
thinking that the interior was amazing. Tom Tollefsen
*****
Quiz #145 was not difficult. However, the photo was interesting. Especially that six
legged horse! Just kidding. BTW, the horses' noses point down to an opening at the
front side corner that probably was where a coal chute was used to send coal down to
the basement furnaces. My wife saw this and recalled that when we were kids some of
our winter time chores involved the daily ritual of tending to the coal fired furnace.
Stan Read
*****
Hey! That's great that you have another quiz from Iowa - Iowa City to be exact. This is
the location of the first Iowa City Public Library (which was on the second floor of the
laundry). What do you suppose the man in the upstairs window is doing? Reading?
Wool gathering? Watching the horse and laundry wagon?
The photo was taken between 1897 (when the library opened) and June 1901 when the
library was moved from 211 Iowa Avenue to a different location. Evidently the words
that indicate that it was once a laundry can still be seen painted on the building.
From my checking about, it looks as though the emphasis of activities within the
building has changed - from reading to The Q (Cue) Bar (also pool hall). Is this "from
books to booze"? One source I found indicated that Bruggers Bagels was in the building
now but from Switchboard it looks as though Bruggers is at 225 Iowa Avenue instead.
What a change in the size of the library building - so small to now one that is very large
and imposing! Again, thanks for all the fun AND for including another photo from the
GREAT STATE of IOWA!!!!!! Grace Hertz
*****
I checked out [the Laundry Today Newsletter], and I don't know if it was the "CSI"
fan in me or not, but I thought the below question was very suspicious, as in maybe
they should turn this person over to the cops as they just murdered someone, etc. ;)
Yikes!! Beth Long
*****
"Washed up": sounds like an idea for a future contest photo. Doing of laundry at home
vs. commercial laundry: quite an undertaking --- It invokes memories of what it was
like back then (40s and 50s): wringer/ washer in the basement with 2 metal lined
concrete tubs side by side. And oh yes, the washer board was close at hand. Clothes
lines were strung in the basement and outside when the weather was better. Bvds
would be hung on the line; while today, dvds can viewed on screens-- both small and
large. Mike Dalton
*****
I was surprised to find that this week's quiz concerns Iowa City, just down the road
from Cedar Rapids. Next time I'm there, I'll have to check out the location!
Evan Hindman
*****
:) There's a newsletter about everything these days! It's amazing when you start looking
into anything how much interest and information there is out there about it; even for
things as "simple" as laundry. Katie Ash
*****
What a strange location for a library - no wonder they only stayed there for four years.
Imagine all the pages of the books curling on their edges as the steam from the laundry
below seeped up through the building! Pamela Hoffman
*****
Their website is located here: www.theicqbar.com. On the first page of their website
you can see a picture taken from almost the same angle as this one. You can see the
similarities in the window sizes and shapes. It's very interesting to see how different it
is as well. Judy Winsor
*****
Nice to have a quick one; but I'm wondering if it was possible to really narrow down
the exact year. If so, it will take more time than I'm willing to give right now. The
"Public Library"sign at left was fun. I'd hoped to use Google Map's street view to see
what was there, but I guess it will be a LONG time before they get that for the smaller
big cities, let alone the boonies. Cari Thomas
*****
I went to white pages.com and did a reverse lookup on address which is today: The
Cue Sports Bar aka The Q Bar; details on employees, reviews, zip code, phone number,
etc., are available. Mike Dalton
*****
(I think I recognize a McKinley bumper sticker on the horse-and-buggy - so that would
fit time-wise). Most descriptions that accompany this picture mention that the library
opened on Jan 21 1897 - I doubt the picture was taken that day, however - that doesn't
look like a January day in Iowa) Andy Hoh
Que Bar
211 Iowa Ave
IOWA CITY, IA 52246
(319) 337-9107
Owner Information: YELDER ENTERPRISES
211 IOWA AVENUE
IOWA CITY, IA 52240
Deedholder Information: YELDER, ROY L
Owner Information: ROY L YELDER
521 MELROSE CT
IOWA CITY, IA
http://www.iowa-city.org/backflow.asp?c=BFP03-00129
211 Iowa Ave
IOWA CITY, IA 52246
(319) 337-9107
Owner Information: YELDER ENTERPRISES
211 IOWA AVENUE
IOWA CITY, IA 52240
Deedholder Information: YELDER, ROY L
Owner Information: ROY L YELDER
521 MELROSE CT
IOWA CITY, IA
http://www.iowa-city.org/backflow.asp?c=BFP03-00129
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| Varsity Steam Laundry Iowa City c. 1905 |
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| How Katie Solved the Puzzle |
| I found my information on this Web site: http://www.icpl.org/about/history.php. It's from the Iowa City Public Library, and it has a lot of information about it on there. It actually doesn't say the picture was taken on that day, but it does say that's when it opened its doors, and I thought the photo looked like one that would have been taken on opening day. Anyhow, after that I just googled the address to see what's currently there, and apparently it's the Que (who I guess had some trouble with their liquor license not too long ago!) I really enjoy doing these puzzles; they make me feel like a detective! Thanks for setting them up each week! Katie Ash |
| A Proud Man from Iowa |
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Note: Many Quizmasters pointed out that I mis-stated the question about the date of
the photo. Although the website of the Iowa City Public Library gives the date of 1897
alongside the photo, they are referring to the year the library opened at this location.
The photo could have been taken any time between 1897 when the library opened, and
June 1901, when it was relocated to 212 E. College St..
the photo. Although the website of the Iowa City Public Library gives the date of 1897
alongside the photo, they are referring to the year the library opened at this location.
The photo could have been taken any time between 1897 when the library opened, and
June 1901, when it was relocated to 212 E. College St..
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As many of you pointed out, the photo could not have been taken at the opening of the
library, since the people in the picture are not dressed for the cold weather that Iowa
normally has in January. Also note that there are leaves on the tree to the left, indicating
that the earliest the photo could have been taken was spring or summer of 1897.
library, since the people in the picture are not dressed for the cold weather that Iowa
normally has in January. Also note that there are leaves on the tree to the left, indicating
that the earliest the photo could have been taken was spring or summer of 1897.
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| Location of Iowa City http://en.wikipedia.org/... |
| Iowa City, Iowa |
County: Johnson County
Major: Regenia Bailey
Population (2006 est.)
- City 62,649
- Metro 139,567
Major: Regenia Bailey
Population (2006 est.)
- City 62,649
- Metro 139,567
Iowa City was literally carved out of native prairie in 1839. It was organized by Fiat of
the Iowa Territorial Legislature and U.S. Congress and was intended to be the first
permanent location of Iowa's early seat of government. Chauncey Swan, John Ronalds,
and Robert Ralston were appointed to be the commissioners for the locating and
planning of the new capitol. Thomas Cox and John Frierson were hired to survey the
original town plat and L. Judson was hired to draw the plat dated to June 27, 1839.
Field survey was completed by October and lithograph copies were being distributed by
December.
In 2004. Forbes Magazine named Iowa City the third Best Small Metropolitan Area in
the United States. Utne Magazine ranked Iowa City eighth in its 1997 survey of
"America's 10 Most Enlightened Towns".
In June 2006, Kiplinger's rated Iowa City #10 on its list of the Top 50 Smart Places to
Live.
the Iowa Territorial Legislature and U.S. Congress and was intended to be the first
permanent location of Iowa's early seat of government. Chauncey Swan, John Ronalds,
and Robert Ralston were appointed to be the commissioners for the locating and
planning of the new capitol. Thomas Cox and John Frierson were hired to survey the
original town plat and L. Judson was hired to draw the plat dated to June 27, 1839.
Field survey was completed by October and lithograph copies were being distributed by
December.
In 2004. Forbes Magazine named Iowa City the third Best Small Metropolitan Area in
the United States. Utne Magazine ranked Iowa City eighth in its 1997 survey of
"America's 10 Most Enlightened Towns".
In June 2006, Kiplinger's rated Iowa City #10 on its list of the Top 50 Smart Places to
Live.
| Iowa City's History and Claim to Fame http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iowa_City http://icdowntown.com/node/140/ |
You can do a reverse search on www.whitepages.com:
| Today: The Iowa City Public Library remains at 123 South Linn Street. |
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| Daily Iowa State Press Thursday, April 06, 1899 The COD Laundry |
| Bulk wash chemicals to remove bloodstains Are there additives/chemicals that can be added to a bulk wash to remove bloodstains? Answer: Enzymes are very effective in removing bloodstains and are generally safe on both colored linens and whites. Setting up a formula for a long wash or even a soak is the most effective treatment. Chlorine bleach will also remove bloodstains, but caution should be used with the types of linen that it is used on. |
| Daily Iowa State Press January 1899 Ad for the COD Laundry |
| I had never heard of duck trousers. They were expensive to get clean. More info about duck trousers: http://historywired.si.edu/object.cfm?ID=484 Grace Hertz |
