From 1924 came a façade of white terracotta to Ottumwa, Iowa: Ornate, Neoclassical.

Did the façade come to Ottumwa from 1924, or was it built in Ottumwa in 1924, idk idc.

 

You know you're in Ottumwa when you see a circa-2018 Chevy Equinox, a 2004 Honda Civic, a 2011 Toyota Camry, and a 2014 Buick Enclave, all lined up side-by-side in angled parking spaces.

 

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In downtown Ottumwa, Iowa, on October 27th, 2020, was the Tequila Grill on the west side of North Market Street, north of East 2nd Street, in the Benson Block at 108-112 N Market St, built in 1924, originally planned as a movie theater, a "contributing property" in the Greater Second Street Historic District, 16000365 on the National Register of Historic Places.

 

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