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FIVE POINTS
FIVE POINTS. This well-known site marked the intersection of Elm, 20th, Rhomberg and Garfield STREETS. (1) It once featured a building containing a hotel and the Five Points Saloon.
In 1916 during PROHIBITION in Iowa the saloon became Home's Place, a popular spot for socializing and card playing. The saloon returned with the end of Prohibition. The building was demolished in the 1960s, and the site became a gas station.
In 2003 the area was the scene of rehabilitation efforts to provide AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
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Source:
1. Day, Mike, "Native Language," Telegraph Herald, November 25, 2004, p. 1
