Christmas trees decorate both ends of the blocklong First Street Parkade on Dec. 17, 1961, the day the parking ramp opened in Cedar Rapids for public use. The city offered free parking on the ramp -- ...
CEDAR RAPIDS - Yes, the circular ramp still standing at the otherwise demolished First Street Parkade is coming down, too. The parkade's “helix” ramp, a portion of which extends outside the parkade ...