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Article: DES MOINES TOUTS CULTURE, NOT CORN.(Living)
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- Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)
- Article date:
- September 30, 1990
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Byline: Dan Zeff Copley News Service
Des Moines wants some respect. It wants the rest of the country to recognize that the city's official flower is not the hayseed. Skyscrapers rise from the downtown area, not cornfields.
Des Moines is happy to announce it has culture, it has history, it has sports and recreation, and it has John Wayne's birthplace.
Des Moines has labeled itself the New Style American City. It welcomes all visitors to bring their tourist dollars and see for themselves that the Iowa rube stereotypes don't fit this city.
To explore downtown Des Moines, begin at the Civic Center with its giant abstract Claes Oldenburg ...