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HARBOR PLACE MALL
HARBOR PLACE MALL. In December, 1987 the Planning and Zoning Commission denied a request for the proposed Harbor Place Mall to change the zoning from heavy industrial to commercial under the entore Fourth Street Peninsula Rezoning Plan had been approved. (1)
Harbor Place Mall, developed by Kenneth F. HARTIG, Jr. and John "Jack" THOMPSON, converted the former ADAMS COMPANY (Encyclopedia Dubuque) building at the ICE HARBOR into a shopping mall around 1989. (2) The tenants came to include the ICE HARBOR EMPORIUM, Dubuque Trolley, Inc., Harbor Place Snack Shop, Harbor Place Antiques and Collectibles, Becky's Area Rugs, Rustic Hills Carriage Tours, Mississippi Fudge Factory, and the DISCOVERY CENTER.
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 noticeOn 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