Cedar Rapids
Population 2010: 126,326, #196 in U.S., #2 in Iowa 1950: 72,296, #158 in U.S. 2010
Metropolitan Area: 257,940, #176 in U.S. 1950 Metropolitan Area: 104,274, #143 in U.S. Setting Cedar
Rapids was founded in 1838 on the Cedar River. City Hall and the Linn County
Courthouse are located on Mays Island, in the middle of the river. Riverfront
Park is on the west side of the river, across from downtown. Coe College is just northeast of downtown. Buildings Tallest building: Alliant Tower (1972), 285 feet Stores Cedar Rapids has no downtown department stores. Downtown has skyways connecting the second floors of buildings on about 15 blocks. Trains Amtrak has no service to Cedar Rapids. Museums The Cedar Rapids Museum of Art and the Koehler History Center are located downtown. |  Cedar Rapids and Cedar River Theaters Downtown Cedar Rapids has no movie theaters. The Paramount Theater (1928), a restored movie palace, hosts touring Broadway shows, Orchestra Iowa, and Cedar Rapids Opera Theatre. The Iowa Theater
(1928)
is a former movie theater that is now the home of Theatre Cedar Rapids. Sports The Cedar Rapids Kernels, Single-A Midwest League affiliate of the Minnesota Twins, play at Veterans Memorial Stadium (2002), west of downtown. The U.S. Cellular Center (1979) has sporting events, touring Broadway shows, and concerts. |