Ped Mall (Iowa City)
http://dbpedia.org/resource/Ped_Mall_(Iowa_City) an entity of type: Thing
The Ped Mall, also known as the Pedestrian Mall, is a pedestrian mall located in downtown Iowa City, Iowa, near the University of Iowa campus. Officially named City Plaza it was completed in 1979 as the centerpiece of the city’s urban renewal project. Landscaping was completed the following year. It was designed by Jack Leaman of Associated Engineers, Inc., in Mason City, Iowa. While pedestrian malls were a common feature of urban renewal projects in the United States, the Iowa City Ped Mall is one of the few that is still in existence. Spanning from Burlington Street to Washington Street and Clinton Street to Linn Street, the Ped Mall serves as a gathering place for students, locals, and transients. It draws large crowds for its summertime events such as the Friday Night Concert Series an
rdf:langString
rdf:langString
Ped Mall (Iowa City)
rdf:langString
City Plaza (Ped Mall)
rdf:langString
City Plaza
xsd:float
41.65902709960938
xsd:float
-91.53311157226562
xsd:integer
13567531
xsd:integer
1025702320
xsd:date
2021-05-27
rdf:langString
Jack Leaman
rdf:langString
Urban Renewal Landscape Feature
xsd:integer
1979
rdf:langString
E. College from S. Clinton to S. Linn and S. Dubuque from E. College to Iowa Avenue, Iowa City, Iowa
rdf:langString
Iowa#USA
rdf:langString
yes
rdf:langString
cp
rdf:langString
Iowa City Downtown Historic District
xsd:integer
100006609
xsd:string
41.65902777777778 -91.53311111111111
rdf:langString
The Ped Mall, also known as the Pedestrian Mall, is a pedestrian mall located in downtown Iowa City, Iowa, near the University of Iowa campus. Officially named City Plaza it was completed in 1979 as the centerpiece of the city’s urban renewal project. Landscaping was completed the following year. It was designed by Jack Leaman of Associated Engineers, Inc., in Mason City, Iowa. While pedestrian malls were a common feature of urban renewal projects in the United States, the Iowa City Ped Mall is one of the few that is still in existence. Spanning from Burlington Street to Washington Street and Clinton Street to Linn Street, the Ped Mall serves as a gathering place for students, locals, and transients. It draws large crowds for its summertime events such as the Friday Night Concert Series and the annual Iowa City Jazz Festival and Iowa City Arts Festival. The Ped Mall area also contains restaurants, bars, retail, hotels, and the Iowa City Public Library. The Coldren Opera House was located on the street which has now become the mall. In 2021, it was included as a contributing property in the Iowa City Downtown Historic District.
xsd:nonNegativeInteger
3048
xsd:string
100006609
xsd:gYear
1979
<Geometry>
POINT(-91.533111572266 41.659027099609)