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[[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: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]] | ||
The building | ICE HARBOR EMPORIUM. The Ice Harbor Emporium was one of the first efforts to attract business development into the [[ICE HARBOR]]. The building to be used had a long history in the community. Constructed around 1890, it had been was 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, Jack Thompson of Dubuque used it as a storehouse. | ||
In 1981 Joe Kucera of Dubuque was looking for a small shop for his furniture-making business. Kucera saw the potential of the huge building as the home of many small business. The potential of leasing out small stalls as a type of mini-mall. Similar cooperative markets had been working in other historic areas like Boston and St. Louis. The Thompsons who had years of experience franchising convenience stores in Dubuque saw 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 being shared. | |||
In 1998 the Emporium, a collective of eighteen artisans and retailers, then located in the [[HARBOR PLACE MALL]] was evicted by its landlord, the Greater Dubuque Riverboat Entertainment Company which also owned the [[DIAMOND JO]] riverboat casino, the Portside building, and 11 acres at the Ice Harbor. The company explained that it intended to raze the building. The Emporium, established in 1978, moved to [[PLAZA 20]] and kept its name. (2) | In 1998 the Emporium, a collective of eighteen artisans and retailers, then located in the [[HARBOR PLACE MALL]] was evicted by its landlord, the Greater Dubuque Riverboat Entertainment Company which also owned the [[DIAMOND JO]] riverboat casino, the Portside building, and 11 acres at the Ice Harbor. The company explained that it intended to raze the building. The Emporium, established in 1978, moved to [[PLAZA 20]] and kept its name. (2) | ||
In 1990 a 115 square-foot space on the mail floor rented for $150 per month. (3) | |||
[[DUBUQUEFEST/VERY SPECIAL ARTS]] became a seasonal favorite of visitors. To reach the Harbor Place Mall, the Round Robin Trolley Service ran fro the Hawkeye Bank parking lot to the Mall, Mississippi Museum River complex, [[DIAMOND JO CASINO]], Iowa Welcome Center, [[SPIRIT OF DUBUQUE, and Dubuque Brewery for fifty cents per person. Boarding was available at any location. On one of the days, demonstrations of line dancing and lessons were provided. (4) Riverfest brought visitors and tourists to Dubuque. Among the features in 1991 were computer portrait demonstrations. (5) | |||
The end of one of the last businesses to operate in the Mall, the [[ICE HARBOR EMPORIUM]], began with an eviction notice On Tuesday, June 29, 1999 workmen began removing the roof from former mall. The building was to be razed. (6) | |||
[[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]] | |||
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1. "Agendas," ''Telegraph Herald,'' December 20, 1987, p. 7 | |||
2. Blocker, Sue, "Downtown Firms Make Changes," ''Telegraph Herald,'' January 15, 1989, p. 15 | |||
3. Want Ads, ''Telegraph Herald'', July 30, 1990, p. 10 | |||
4. "Dubuquefest/Very Special Arts Festival," ''Telegraph Herald'', May 11, 1995, p. 18 | |||
5. "Riverfest Schedule," ''Telegraph Herald'', September 14, 1991, p. 6 | |||
6. "Under the Dome," ''Telegraph Herald'', June 30, 1999, p. 1 | |||
[[Category: Gift Store]] | |||
[[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:imp534.jpg|left|thumb|250px|A license each of the participants in the Mall had to possess to do business. Photo courtesy: Bob Reding]] | ||
Revision as of 03:12, 14 December 2024
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ICE HARBOR EMPORIUM. The Ice Harbor Emporium was one of the first efforts to attract business development into the ICE HARBOR. The building to be used had a long history in the community. Constructed around 1890, it had been was a wholesale grocery warehouse. In 1909 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, Jack Thompson of Dubuque used it as a storehouse.
In 1981 Joe Kucera of Dubuque was looking for a small shop for his furniture-making business. Kucera saw the potential of the huge building as the home of many small business. The potential of leasing out small stalls as a type of mini-mall. Similar cooperative markets had been working in other historic areas like Boston and St. Louis. The Thompsons who had years of experience franchising convenience stores in Dubuque saw 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 being shared.
In 1998 the Emporium, a collective of eighteen artisans and retailers, then located in the HARBOR PLACE MALL was evicted by its landlord, the Greater Dubuque Riverboat Entertainment Company which also owned the DIAMOND JO riverboat casino, the Portside building, and 11 acres at the Ice Harbor. The company explained that it intended to raze the building. The Emporium, established in 1978, moved to PLAZA 20 and kept its name. (2)
In 1990 a 115 square-foot space on the mail floor rented for $150 per month. (3)
DUBUQUEFEST/VERY SPECIAL ARTS became a seasonal favorite of visitors. To reach the Harbor Place Mall, the Round Robin Trolley Service ran fro the Hawkeye Bank parking lot to the Mall, Mississippi Museum River complex, DIAMOND JO CASINO, Iowa Welcome Center, [[SPIRIT OF DUBUQUE, and Dubuque Brewery for fifty cents per person. Boarding was available at any location. On one of the days, demonstrations of line dancing and lessons were provided. (4) Riverfest brought visitors and tourists to Dubuque. Among the features in 1991 were computer portrait demonstrations. (5)
The end of one of the last businesses to operate in the Mall, the ICE HARBOR EMPORIUM, began with an eviction notice On Tuesday, June 29, 1999 workmen began removing the roof from former mall. The building was to be razed. (6)
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Source:
1. "Agendas," Telegraph Herald, December 20, 1987, p. 7
2. Blocker, Sue, "Downtown Firms Make Changes," Telegraph Herald, January 15, 1989, p. 15
3. Want Ads, Telegraph Herald, July 30, 1990, p. 10
4. "Dubuquefest/Very Special Arts Festival," Telegraph Herald, May 11, 1995, p. 18
5. "Riverfest Schedule," Telegraph Herald, September 14, 1991, p. 6
6. "Under the Dome," Telegraph Herald, June 30, 1999, p. 1
The Ice Harbor Emporium had operated out of the former site of the DUBUQUE SEED COMPANY. Containing over thirty specialty shops, the Emporium offered country and tole painting, tinware, brass, calligraphy, Iowa Hawkeye items, porcelain dolls, doll clothes, miniatures, and jewelry.
The 1983 through 1987 Dubuque City Directory listed 169 Iowa.
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, "Bueiness Collective 'Bringing the Harbor Up the Hill," Telegraph Herald, January 16, 1999, p. 1