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Article: Duplex raises attention; Developer says city does not need another parking lot
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- Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque)
- Article date:
- May 8, 2003
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A Dubuque developer wants to stop a parking lot from replacing an
architecturally significant duplex on Central Avenue.
John Gronen, president of Gronen Restoration, said he spoke with
the owner of the building earlier this week and would strongly
consider buying the property before the Dubuque Colts Drum and Bugle
Corps schedules bulldozers to raze the structure.
Gronen views the fate of this property as being greater than
saving one architecturally significant structure.
"Dubuque does not need another corner parking lot." he said. "If
we are going to tear the building down, let's improve the area.
Adding a parking lot is not going to do it."
Gronen's interest in the issue of this property ...