2009 Quad Cities

Quad Cities, Illinois/Iowa - August 2009

LeClaire Park located on the banks of the Mississippi - Davenport, Iowa
LeClaire Park with Centennial Bridge in background.
Riverfront walk - LeClaire Park - Davenport, Iowa. Centennial Bridge in background.
John F. Dillon monument - LeClaire Park, Davenport, Iowa
John F. Dillon monument - LeClaire Park, Davenport, Iowa
John F. Dillon monument with Davenport Skybridge in background.
Detail of John F. Dillon monument - LeClaire Park, Davenport, Iowa
Ducks on the banks of the Mississippi River - Davenport, Iowa.
The Davenport Skybridge - Davenport, Iowa. A pedestrian cable-stayed bridge that spans River Drive connecting downtown Davenport with the riverfront.
Davenport Skybridge (inside). The bridge is 50 feet tall and 575 feet long and serves as a tourism attraction with a unique vantage point of the Mississippi River, while also functioning as a safe way to cross the highway.
Village of East Davenport, Iowa. The Village of East Davenport is a neighborhood that dates back to the 1850s. The area was originally known as "Stubb's Eddy". The Village, as it is sometimes called today, was established in 1851 as a result of the logging industry.
Village of East Davenport - Saloon facade
Saloon entrance - Village of East Davenport.
Village of East Davenport - Saloon sign
An 11th Street view of Hose Company No. 4, now a fire museum - Village of East Davenport.
Village of East Davenport - Fire Station, door detail
Ghost sign of Bull Durham tobacco on side of cafe in Village of East Davenport.
Village of East Davenport.
Lindsay Park, Village of East Daventport. This park was used as parade grounds for Civil War soldiers from Camp McClellan. Today it just feels like a small Field of Dreams.
One of many historical buildings dating back to the Civil War - Village of East Davenport.
Art gallery of local artist Isabel Bloom - Village of East Davenport.
Village of East Davenport
11th street businesses - Village of East Davenport
11th Street - Village of East Davenport. Today, the area is Iowa’s second largest historic district. It is a picturesque six-square-block area with homes dating back to the 1830’s.
The Centennial Bridge, or Rock Island Centennial Bridge, connects Rock Island, Illinois and Davenport, Iowa.
The Centennial Bridge is 3,850 feet (1,173 m) long and stands 170 feet (52 m) above water level.
Sign at entrance to Centennial Bridge - Rock Island, Illinois.
The five arches of the Centennial Bridge are a symbol often used to represent the Quad Cities
View of Davenport, Iowa, from Centennial Bridge.
Detail of one of the Centennial Bridge's arches.
The Centennial Bridge was the first tied-arch span and the first 4-lane bridge across the Mississippi River. Construction required 9,750 tons of steel.
The first vehicle to pay a toll to cross the Centennial Bridge was owned by Dohrn Transfer, a company local to Rock Island. When the tolls were removed, the last vehicle to have to pay a toll to cross the bridge was again owned by Dohrn Transfer.
State sign at entrance to Rock Island Illinois.
The City of Rock Island, Illinois, one of the core cities which make up the greater Quad Cities metropolitan area, is located in the southwest “corner” of the Quad Cities - in western Illinois on the Mississippi River, and is home to about 40,000 people
A peek-a-boo view of the Centennial Bridge which can be seen from both Iowa and Illinois.
Rock Island's County Courthouse (1896) - Rock Island, Illinois
Urn decoration in front of Rock Island County Courthouse.
War memorial - Rock Island Courthouse, Illinois.
War memorial - Rock Island Courthouse, Illinois.
Modern Woodmen Building/Rock Island County Administration Building (1898) - Rock Island, Illinois.