SKYWALK - Revision history

Randylyon at 16:18, 17 July 2021

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	[[Image:imp174.jpg\|left\|thumb\|350px\|Proposed skywalk for downtown Dubuque. Photo courtesy: Ed Sheppley]]SKYWALK~~. Enclosed walkway constructed over an alley or street to connect two buildings~~. Dubuque's first skywalk linked the Roshek's store at 7th and Locust [[STREETS]] to their second building at 8th and Main (later known as the Nesler Center). Called a "viaduct," the skywalk was constructed in the 1920s and made wide enough to house the store's lamp department.		[[Image:imp174.jpg\|left\|thumb\|350px\|Proposed skywalk for downtown Dubuque. Photo courtesy: Ed Sheppley]]SKYWALK. Dubuque's first skywalk linked the Roshek's store at 7th and Locust [[STREETS]] to their second building at 8th and Main (later known as the Nesler Center). Called a "viaduct," the skywalk was constructed in the 1920s and made wide enough to house the store's lamp department.

	A plan submitted by the Durrant Group in 1979 estimated the cost at $2 million to link eleven downtown buildings and other municipal parking ramps with skyways, second- and third-floor enclosed sidewalks.		A plan submitted by the Durrant Group in 1979 estimated the cost at $2 million to link eleven downtown buildings and other municipal parking ramps with skyways, second- and third-floor enclosed sidewalks.

Randylyon at 18:00, 27 March 2010

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	A plan submitted by the Durrant Group in 1979 estimated the cost at $2 million to link eleven downtown buildings and other municipal parking ramps with skyways, second- and third-floor enclosed sidewalks.		A plan submitted by the Durrant Group in 1979 estimated the cost at $2 million to link eleven downtown buildings and other municipal parking ramps with skyways, second- and third-floor enclosed sidewalks.

	As part of the proposed plan, [[FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF DUBUQUE]] would be linked to the [[DUBUQUE BUILDING]] that would also be linked to the Fischer Arcade. Present skyways in the city include the two-level structure over the alley between Main and Iowa STREETS connecting offices of [[INTERSTATE POWER COMPANY]] and the skywalk between the Iowa Street parking ramp and Gallery Court, the former Kreesge Building.		As part of the proposed plan, [[FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF DUBUQUE]] would be linked to the [[DUBUQUE BUILDING]] that would also be linked to the Fischer Arcade. Present skyways in the city include the two-level structure over the alley between Main and Iowa [[STREETS]] connecting offices of [[INTERSTATE POWER COMPANY]] and the skywalk between the Iowa Street parking ramp and Gallery Court, the former Kreesge Building.

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Randylyon at 17:59, 27 March 2010

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	[[Image:imp174.jpg\|left\|thumb\|~~150px~~\|Proposed skywalk for downtown Dubuque. Photo courtesy: Ed Sheppley]]SKYWALK. Enclosed walkway constructed over an alley or street to connect two buildings. Dubuque's first skywalk linked the Roshek's store at 7th and Locust [[STREETS]] to their second building at 8th and Main (later known as the Nesler Center). Called a "viaduct," the skywalk was constructed in the 1920s and made wide enough to house the store's lamp department.		[[Image:imp174.jpg\|left\|thumb\|350px\|Proposed skywalk for downtown Dubuque. Photo courtesy: Ed Sheppley]]SKYWALK. Enclosed walkway constructed over an alley or street to connect two buildings. Dubuque's first skywalk linked the Roshek's store at 7th and Locust [[STREETS]] to their second building at 8th and Main (later known as the Nesler Center). Called a "viaduct," the skywalk was constructed in the 1920s and made wide enough to house the store's lamp department.

	A plan submitted by the Durrant Group in 1979 estimated the cost at $2 million to link eleven downtown buildings and other municipal parking ramps with skyways, second- and third-floor enclosed sidewalks.		A plan submitted by the Durrant Group in 1979 estimated the cost at $2 million to link eleven downtown buildings and other municipal parking ramps with skyways, second- and third-floor enclosed sidewalks.

Randylyon at 20:42, 11 January 2009

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	SKYWALK. Enclosed walkway constructed over an alley or street to connect two buildings. Dubuque's first skywalk linked the Roshek's store at 7th and Locust [[STREETS]] to their second building at 8th and Main (later known as the Nesler Center). Called a "viaduct," the skywalk was constructed in the 1920s and made wide enough to house the store's lamp department.		[[Image:imp174.jpg\|left\|thumb\|150px\|Proposed skywalk for downtown Dubuque. Photo courtesy: Ed Sheppley]]SKYWALK. Enclosed walkway constructed over an alley or street to connect two buildings. Dubuque's first skywalk linked the Roshek's store at 7th and Locust [[STREETS]] to their second building at 8th and Main (later known as the Nesler Center). Called a "viaduct," the skywalk was constructed in the 1920s and made wide enough to house the store's lamp department.

	A plan submitted by the Durrant Group in 1979 estimated the cost at $2 million to link eleven downtown buildings and other municipal parking ramps with skyways, second- and third-floor enclosed sidewalks.		A plan submitted by the Durrant Group in 1979 estimated the cost at $2 million to link eleven downtown buildings and other municipal parking ramps with skyways, second- and third-floor enclosed sidewalks.

Randylyon at 19:01, 27 December 2008

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Randylyon at 18:50, 26 December 2008

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	As part of the proposed plan, [[FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF DUBUQUE]] would be linked to the [[DUBUQUE BUILDING]] that would also be linked to the Fischer Arcade. Present skyways in the city include the two-level structure over the alley between Main and Iowa STREETS connecting offices of [[INTERSTATE POWER COMPANY]] and the skywalk between the Iowa Street parking ramp and Gallery Court, the former Kreesge Building.		As part of the proposed plan, [[FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF DUBUQUE]] would be linked to the [[DUBUQUE BUILDING]] that would also be linked to the Fischer Arcade. Present skyways in the city include the two-level structure over the alley between Main and Iowa STREETS connecting offices of [[INTERSTATE POWER COMPANY]] and the skywalk between the Iowa Street parking ramp and Gallery Court, the former Kreesge Building.

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2008-07-30T19:42:47Z

New page: SKYWALK. Enclosed walkway constructed over an alley or street to connect two buildings. Dubuque's first skywalk linked the Roshek's store at 7th and Locust STREETS to their second buil...

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SKYWALK. Enclosed walkway constructed over an alley or street to connect two buildings. Dubuque's first skywalk linked the Roshek's store at 7th and Locust [[STREETS]] to their second building at 8th and Main (later known as the Nesler Center). Called a "viaduct," the skywalk was constructed in the 1920s and made wide enough to house the store's lamp department.

A plan submitted by the Durrant Group in 1979 estimated the cost at $2 million to link eleven downtown buildings and other municipal parking ramps with skyways, second- and third-floor enclosed sidewalks.

As part of the proposed plan, [[FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF DUBUQUE]] would be linked to the [[DUBUQUE BUILDING]] that would also be linked to the Fischer Arcade. Present skyways in the city include the two-level structure over the alley between Main and Iowa STREETS connecting offices of [[INTERSTATE POWER COMPANY]] and the skywalk between the Iowa Street parking ramp and Gallery Court, the former Kreesge Building.