ICE HARBOR EMPORIUM - Revision history

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	[[Image:ICEHEMPOR.jpg\|left\|thumb\|350px\|Photo courtesy: Bob Reding]]		[[Image:ICEHEMPOR.jpg\|left\|thumb\|350px\|Photo courtesy: Bob Reding]]
	[[Image:harbor.jpg\|right\|thumb\|250px\|The original site of the Dubuque Seed Company, Inc. before it was converted into the Ice Harbor Emporium. Photo courtesy: Bob Reding]]ICE HARBOR EMPORIUM. The Ice Harbor Emporium was one of the first efforts to reintroduce business development into the area of the [[ICE HARBOR]]. The building to be used had a long history in the community. Constructed around 1890, it had been used as a wholesale grocery warehouse. In 1909 [[COOPER, Augustin A.\|Augustin A. COOPER]] used it for storing wagon parts. [[DUBUQUE SEED COMPANY]] opened for business there in the 1930s. When the company moved to Key West, [[THOMPSON, John "Jack"\|John "Jack" THOMPSON]] of Dubuque used the building as a storehouse.		[[Image:harbor.jpg\|right\|thumb\|250px\|The original site of the Dubuque Seed Company, Inc. before it was converted into the Ice Harbor Emporium. Photo courtesy: Bob Reding]]ICE HARBOR EMPORIUM. The Ice Harbor Emporium was one of the first efforts to reintroduce business development into the area of the [[ICE HARBOR]]. The building to be used had a long history in the community. Constructed around 1890, it had been used as a wholesale grocery warehouse. In 1909 [[COOPER, Augustin A.\|Augustin A. COOPER]] used it for storing wagon parts. [[DUBUQUE SEED COMPANY]] opened for business there in the 1930s. When the company moved to Key West, [[THOMPSON, John "Jack"\|John "Jack" THOMPSON]] of Dubuque used the building as a storehouse.
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	The first and second floors were the first to be opened for business. Each shop owner rented a 10' by 20' space as a shop. The rest of the building remained open. Rent would be about twenty dollars per month with common expenses shared. Originally the thought was that the Emporium would be opened around the schedules of large civic events. If this worked, there was the potential of then remaining open all year. (1)		The first and second floors were the first to be opened for business. Each shop owner rented a 10' by 20' space as a shop. The rest of the building remained open. Rent would be about twenty dollars per month with common expenses shared. Originally the thought was that the Emporium would be opened around the schedules of large civic events. If this worked, there was the potential of then remaining open all year. (1)

			The building was demolished in 1989 as part of the expansion of US 151/61.



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	1. Freund, Bob, "Harbor Mall to Offer Unique Wares," ''Telegraph Herald'', ~~April~~ 21, 1982, p. 6		1. Freund, Bob,"Ice Harbor Mall to Offer Unique Wares," ''Telegraph Herald'', Apr. 21, 1982, p. 6. Online: http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=HclFAAAAIBAJ&sjid=YAUNAAAAIBAJ&pg=6733,2567852&dq=ice+harbor+dubuque&hl=en



	~~The 1989 through 1993 '''Dubuque City Directory''' listed 98 E. 4th.~~



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	1. Freund, Bob,"Ice Harbor Mall to Offer Unique Wares," ''Telegraph Herald'', Apr. 21, 1982, p. 6. Online: http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=HclFAAAAIBAJ&sjid=YAUNAAAAIBAJ&pg=6733,2567852&dq=ice+harbor+dubuque&hl=en

	~~2. Pieters, Jeffery, "Business Collective 'Bringing the Harbor Up the Hill," ''Telegraph Herald'', January 16, 1999, p. 1~~

	[[Category: Antique Shops]]		[[Category: Antique Shops]]
	[[Category: Postcards]]		[[Category: Postcards]]
	[[Category: Gift Store]]		[[Category: Gift Store]]

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	[[Image:ICEHEMPOR.jpg\|left\|thumb\|350px\|Photo courtesy: Bob Reding]] ICE HARBOR EMPORIUM. The Ice Harbor Emporium was one of the first efforts to reintroduce business development into the area of the [[ICE HARBOR]]. The building to be used had a long history in the community. Constructed around 1890, it had been used as a wholesale grocery warehouse. In 1909 [[COOPER, Augustin A.\|Augustin A. COOPER]] used it for storing wagon parts. [[DUBUQUE SEED COMPANY]] opened for business there in the 1930s. When the company moved to Key West, [[THOMPSON, John "Jack"\|John "Jack" THOMPSON]] of Dubuque used the building as a storehouse.		[[Image:ICEHEMPOR.jpg\|left\|thumb\|350px\|Photo courtesy: Bob Reding]]
			[[Image:harbor.jpg\|right\|thumb\|250px\|The original site of the Dubuque Seed Company, Inc. before it was converted into the Ice Harbor Emporium. Photo courtesy: Bob Reding]]ICE HARBOR EMPORIUM. The Ice Harbor Emporium was one of the first efforts to reintroduce business development into the area of the [[ICE HARBOR]]. The building to be used had a long history in the community. Constructed around 1890, it had been used as a wholesale grocery warehouse. In 1909 [[COOPER, Augustin A.\|Augustin A. COOPER]] used it for storing wagon parts. [[DUBUQUE SEED COMPANY]] opened for business there in the 1930s. When the company moved to Key West, [[THOMPSON, John "Jack"\|John "Jack" THOMPSON]] of Dubuque used the building as a storehouse.

	In 1981 Joe Kucera of Dubuque was looking for a small shop for his furniture-making business. Seeing the potential of the huge building as the home of many small businesses, he mentioned to Jack Thompson the potential leasing small stalls leading to a type of mini-mall. Similar cooperative markets had worked in other historical cities like Boston and St. Louis. Jack Thompson and his wife [[THOMPSON, Mary Virginia "Winnie"\|Mary Virginia "Winnie" THOMPSON]] had years of experience franchising convenience stores in Dubuque. Recognizing the potential; the Ice Harbor Emporium was started.		In 1981 Joe Kucera of Dubuque was looking for a small shop for his furniture-making business. Seeing the potential of the huge building as the home of many small businesses, he mentioned to Jack Thompson the potential leasing small stalls leading to a type of mini-mall. Similar cooperative markets had worked in other historical cities like Boston and St. Louis. Jack Thompson and his wife [[THOMPSON, Mary Virginia "Winnie"\|Mary Virginia "Winnie" THOMPSON]] had years of experience franchising convenience stores in Dubuque. Recognizing the potential; the Ice Harbor Emporium was started.

	The first and second floors were the first to be opened for business. Each shop owner rented a 10' by 20' space as a shop. The rest of the building remained open. Rent would be about twenty dollars per month with common expenses shared. Originally the thought was that the Emporium would be opened around the schedules of large civic events. If this worked, there was the potential of then remaining open all year. (1)		The first and second floors were the first to be opened for business. Each shop owner rented a 10' by 20' space as a shop. The rest of the building remained open. Rent would be about twenty dollars per month with common expenses shared. Originally the thought was that the Emporium would be opened around the schedules of large civic events. If this worked, there was the potential of then remaining open all year. (1)


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	1. Freund, Bob, "Harbor Mall to Offer Unique Wares," ''Telegraph Herald'', April 21, 1982, p. 6		1. Freund, Bob, "Harbor Mall to Offer Unique Wares," ''Telegraph Herald'', April 21, 1982, p. 6



	~~6. "Under the Dome," ''Telegraph Herald'', June 30, 1999, p. 1~~


	~~[[Image:harbor.jpg\|right\|thumb\|250px\|The original site of the Dubuque Seed Company, Inc. before it was converted into the Ice Harbor Emporium. Photo courtesy: Bob Reding]]~~

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	1. Freund, Bob, "Harbor Mall to Offer Unique Wares," ''Telegraph Herald'', April 21, 1982, p. 6		1. Freund, Bob, "Harbor Mall to Offer Unique Wares," ''Telegraph Herald'', April 21, 1982, p. 6

	~~2. "Dubuquefest/Very Special Arts Festival," ''Telegraph Herald'', May 11, 1995, p. 18~~

	~~3. "Riverfest Schedule," ''Telegraph Herald'', September 14, 1991, p. 6~~

	6. "Under the Dome," ''Telegraph Herald'', June 30, 1999, p. 1		6. "Under the Dome," ''Telegraph Herald'', June 30, 1999, p. 1

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	The first and second floors were the first to be opened for business. Each shop owner rented a 10' by 20' space as a shop. The rest of the building remained open. Rent would be about twenty dollars per month with common expenses shared. Originally the thought was that the Emporium would be opened around the schedules of large civic events. If this worked, there was the potential of then remaining open all year. (1)		The first and second floors were the first to be opened for business. Each shop owner rented a 10' by 20' space as a shop. The rest of the building remained open. Rent would be about twenty dollars per month with common expenses shared. Originally the thought was that the Emporium would be opened around the schedules of large civic events. If this worked, there was the potential of then remaining open all year. (1)

	~~[[Image:harborpm.jpg\|left\|thumb\|150px\|Photo courtesy: Bob Reding]]~~

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	[[Image:ICEHEMPOR.jpg\|left\|thumb\|350px\|Photo courtesy: Bob Reding] ICE HARBOR EMPORIUM. The Ice Harbor Emporium was one of the first efforts to reintroduce business development into the area of the [[ICE HARBOR]]. The building to be used had a long history in the community. Constructed around 1890, it had been used as a wholesale grocery warehouse. In 1909 [[COOPER, Augustin A.\|Augustin A. COOPER]] used it for storing wagon parts. [[DUBUQUE SEED COMPANY]] opened for business there in the 1930s. When the company moved to Key West, [[THOMPSON, John "Jack"\|John "Jack" THOMPSON]] of Dubuque used the building as a storehouse.		[[Image:ICEHEMPOR.jpg\|left\|thumb\|350px\|Photo courtesy: Bob Reding]] ICE HARBOR EMPORIUM. The Ice Harbor Emporium was one of the first efforts to reintroduce business development into the area of the [[ICE HARBOR]]. The building to be used had a long history in the community. Constructed around 1890, it had been used as a wholesale grocery warehouse. In 1909 [[COOPER, Augustin A.\|Augustin A. COOPER]] used it for storing wagon parts. [[DUBUQUE SEED COMPANY]] opened for business there in the 1930s. When the company moved to Key West, [[THOMPSON, John "Jack"\|John "Jack" THOMPSON]] of Dubuque used the building as a storehouse.

	In 1981 Joe Kucera of Dubuque was looking for a small shop for his furniture-making business. Seeing the potential of the huge building as the home of many small businesses, he mentioned to Jack Thompson the potential leasing small stalls leading to a type of mini-mall. Similar cooperative markets had worked in other historical cities like Boston and St. Louis. Jack Thompson and his wife [[THOMPSON, Mary Virginia "Winnie"\|Mary Virginia "Winnie" THOMPSON]] had years of experience franchising convenience stores in Dubuque. Recognizing the potential; the Ice Harbor Emporium was started.		In 1981 Joe Kucera of Dubuque was looking for a small shop for his furniture-making business. Seeing the potential of the huge building as the home of many small businesses, he mentioned to Jack Thompson the potential leasing small stalls leading to a type of mini-mall. Similar cooperative markets had worked in other historical cities like Boston and St. Louis. Jack Thompson and his wife [[THOMPSON, Mary Virginia "Winnie"\|Mary Virginia "Winnie" THOMPSON]] had years of experience franchising convenience stores in Dubuque. Recognizing the potential; the Ice Harbor Emporium was started.
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	The 1989 through 1993 '''Dubuque City Directory''' listed 98 E. 4th.		The 1989 through 1993 '''Dubuque City Directory''' listed 98 E. 4th.

	~~[[Image:IHE.jpg\|left\|thumb\|250px\|Photo courtesy: Bob Reding]]~~

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	6. "Under the Dome," ''Telegraph Herald'', June 30, 1999, p. 1		6. "Under the Dome," ''Telegraph Herald'', June 30, 1999, p. 1

	~~[[Image:imp534.jpg\|left\|thumb\|250px\|A license each of the participants in the Mall had to possess to do business. Photo courtesy: Bob Reding]]~~

	[[Image:harbor.jpg\|right\|thumb\|250px\|The original site of the Dubuque Seed Company, Inc. before it was converted into the Ice Harbor Emporium. Photo courtesy: Bob Reding]]		[[Image:harbor.jpg\|right\|thumb\|250px\|The original site of the Dubuque Seed Company, Inc. before it was converted into the Ice Harbor Emporium. Photo courtesy: Bob Reding]]

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	The first and second floors were the first to be opened for business. Each shop owner rented a 10' by 20' space as a shop. The rest of the building remained open. Rent would be about twenty dollars per month with common expenses shared. Originally the thought was that the Emporium would be opened around the schedules of large civic events. If this worked, there was the potential of then remaining open all year. (1)		The first and second floors were the first to be opened for business. Each shop owner rented a 10' by 20' space as a shop. The rest of the building remained open. Rent would be about twenty dollars per month with common expenses shared. Originally the thought was that the Emporium would be opened around the schedules of large civic events. If this worked, there was the potential of then remaining open all year. (1)


	~~[[Image:harborplaceflyer.jpg\|left\|thumb\|250px\|A flyer distributed by Harbor Place Mall. Photo courtesy: Bob Reding]]~~
	~~[[Image:harborplaceevents.jpg\|right\|thumb\|300px\|These were two of the major events sponsored by the Mall to attract children and their parents. Photo courtesy: Bob Reding]]~~
	[[Image:harborpm.jpg\|left\|thumb\|150px\|Photo courtesy: Bob Reding]]		[[Image:harborpm.jpg\|left\|thumb\|150px\|Photo courtesy: Bob Reding]]

Randylyon at 02:29, 16 December 2024

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	[[Image:harbor.jpg\|right\|thumb\|250px\|The original site of the Dubuque Seed Company, Inc. before it was converted into the Ice Harbor Emporium. Photo courtesy: Bob Reding]]		[[Image:harbor.jpg\|right\|thumb\|250px\|The original site of the Dubuque Seed Company, Inc. before it was converted into the Ice Harbor Emporium. Photo courtesy: Bob Reding]]

	~~The 1983 through 1987 '''Dubuque City Directory''' listed 169 Iowa.~~

	The 1989 through 1993 '''Dubuque City Directory''' listed 98 E. 4th.		The 1989 through 1993 '''Dubuque City Directory''' listed 98 E. 4th.

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	[[Image:ICEHEMPOR.jpg\|left\|thumb\|350px\|Photo courtesy: Bob Reding]]		[[Image:ICEHEMPOR.jpg\|left\|thumb\|350px\|Photo courtesy: Bob Reding] ICE HARBOR EMPORIUM. The Ice Harbor Emporium was one of the first efforts to reintroduce business development into the area of the [[ICE HARBOR]]. The building to be used had a long history in the community. Constructed around 1890, it had been used as a wholesale grocery warehouse. In 1909 [[COOPER, Augustin A.\|Augustin A. COOPER]] used it for storing wagon parts. [[DUBUQUE SEED COMPANY]] opened for business there in the 1930s. When the company moved to Key West, [[THOMPSON, John "Jack"\|John "Jack" THOMPSON]] of Dubuque used the building as a storehouse.
	~~[[Image:harborplace.jpg\|left\|thumb\|350px\|Photo courtesy: Bob Reding]]~~
	~~[[Image:harborplaceflyer.jpg\|left\|thumb\|250px\|A flyer distributed by Harbor Place Mall. Photo courtesy: Bob Reding]]~~
	~~[[Image:harborplaceevents.jpg\|right\|thumb\|300px\|These were two of the major events sponsored by the Mall to attract children and their parents. Photo courtesy: Bob Reding]]~~
	~~[[Image:harborpm.jpg\|left\|thumb\|150px\|Photo courtesy: Bob Reding]]~~

	ICE HARBOR EMPORIUM. The Ice Harbor Emporium was one of the first efforts to reintroduce business development into the area of the [[ICE HARBOR]]. The building to be used had a long history in the community. Constructed around 1890, it had been used as a wholesale grocery warehouse. In 1909 [[COOPER, Augustin A.\|Augustin A. COOPER]] used it for storing wagon parts. [[DUBUQUE SEED COMPANY]] opened for business there in the 1930s. When the company moved to Key West, [[THOMPSON, John "Jack"\|John "Jack" THOMPSON]] of Dubuque used the building as a storehouse.

	In 1981 Joe Kucera of Dubuque was looking for a small shop for his furniture-making business. Seeing the potential of the huge building as the home of many small businesses, he mentioned to Jack Thompson the potential leasing small stalls leading to a type of mini-mall. Similar cooperative markets had worked in other historical cities like Boston and St. Louis. Jack Thompson and his wife [[THOMPSON, Mary Virginia "Winnie"\|Mary Virginia "Winnie" THOMPSON]] had years of experience franchising convenience stores in Dubuque. Recognizing the potential; the Ice Harbor Emporium was started.		In 1981 Joe Kucera of Dubuque was looking for a small shop for his furniture-making business. Seeing the potential of the huge building as the home of many small businesses, he mentioned to Jack Thompson the potential leasing small stalls leading to a type of mini-mall. Similar cooperative markets had worked in other historical cities like Boston and St. Louis. Jack Thompson and his wife [[THOMPSON, Mary Virginia "Winnie"\|Mary Virginia "Winnie" THOMPSON]] had years of experience franchising convenience stores in Dubuque. Recognizing the potential; the Ice Harbor Emporium was started.

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	[[Image:ICEHEMPOR.jpg\|left\|thumb\|350px\|Photo courtesy: Bob Reding]]		[[Image:ICEHEMPOR.jpg\|left\|thumb\|350px\|Photo courtesy: Bob Reding] ICE HARBOR EMPORIUM. The Ice Harbor Emporium was one of the first efforts to reintroduce business development into the area of the [[ICE HARBOR]]. The building to be used had a long history in the community. Constructed around 1890, it had been used as a wholesale grocery warehouse. In 1909 [[COOPER, Augustin A.\|Augustin A. COOPER]] used it for storing wagon parts. [[DUBUQUE SEED COMPANY]] opened for business there in the 1930s. When the company moved to Key West, [[THOMPSON, John "Jack"\|John "Jack" THOMPSON]] of Dubuque used the building as a storehouse.
	~~[[Image:harborplace.jpg\|left\|thumb\|350px\|Photo courtesy: Bob Reding]]~~
	~~[[Image:harborplaceflyer.jpg\|left\|thumb\|250px\|A flyer distributed by Harbor Place Mall. Photo courtesy: Bob Reding]]~~
	~~[[Image:harborplaceevents.jpg\|right\|thumb\|300px\|These were two of the major events sponsored by the Mall to attract children and their parents. Photo courtesy: Bob Reding]]~~
	~~[[Image:harborpm.jpg\|left\|thumb\|150px\|Photo courtesy: Bob Reding]]~~

	ICE HARBOR EMPORIUM. The Ice Harbor Emporium was one of the first efforts to reintroduce business development into the area of the [[ICE HARBOR]]. The building to be used had a long history in the community. Constructed around 1890, it had been used as a wholesale grocery warehouse. In 1909 [[COOPER, Augustin A.\|Augustin A. COOPER]] used it for storing wagon parts. [[DUBUQUE SEED COMPANY]] opened for business there in the 1930s. When the company moved to Key West, [[THOMPSON, John "Jack"\|John "Jack" THOMPSON]] of Dubuque used the building as a storehouse.

	In 1981 Joe Kucera of Dubuque was looking for a small shop for his furniture-making business. Seeing the potential of the huge building as the home of many small businesses, he mentioned to Jack Thompson the potential leasing small stalls leading to a type of mini-mall. Similar cooperative markets had worked in other historical cities like Boston and St. Louis. Jack Thompson and his wife [[THOMPSON, Mary Virginia "Winnie"\|Mary Virginia "Winnie" THOMPSON]] had years of experience franchising convenience stores in Dubuque. Recognizing the potential; the Ice Harbor Emporium was started.		In 1981 Joe Kucera of Dubuque was looking for a small shop for his furniture-making business. Seeing the potential of the huge building as the home of many small businesses, he mentioned to Jack Thompson the potential leasing small stalls leading to a type of mini-mall. Similar cooperative markets had worked in other historical cities like Boston and St. Louis. Jack Thompson and his wife [[THOMPSON, Mary Virginia "Winnie"\|Mary Virginia "Winnie" THOMPSON]] had years of experience franchising convenience stores in Dubuque. Recognizing the potential; the Ice Harbor Emporium was started.