Cerro Gordo County, Iowa
The former Cerro Gordo County Courthouse was located in the parking lot next to City Hall.
The courthouse was completed in 1902 at a cost of $64,000 and made of Bedford stone. It served Cerro Gordo County until 1960.
Mason City Drive-In Theater was located across from the North Iowa Events Center.
The Mason City Electric Generating Station (5th and S. Delaware) and water cooling tower in Willow Creek, October, 1956.
Roosevelt Middle School, built in 1939, was torn down in 2006.
The old Sears store was located at 23 E. State in 1956.
Monroe Junior High School taken May, 1953, Mason City.
Lehigh Row housed cement plant laborers.
E.E. "Doc" Mason had his service station, Sinclair Service, at 643 S. Federal, Mason City.
Memorial University was at the site of the current Mason City school administration building. The cornerstone was laid on June 26, 1901, and
opened it's doors on September 20, 1902. It was torn down in 1979.
Lincoln School in Mason City.
The massive Decker Meat Packing Plant was founded in 1896 and closed in 1975.
The Park 70 Theater was located at the site of the current Wells Fargo building downtown.
Madison School was demolished in 2015.
The former Globe Gazette building west of First Baptist Church in Mason City.
Hotel Eadmar was located next to the former Park 70 Theater.
The Iowa Odd Fellows Home was an orphanage. It was located on the site of the current IOOF Home and
Rehabilitation Center.
The Mechanical Air Systems building at 425 South Federal was torn down in 2007.
The 400 block of North Federal Avenue was dorn down as part of the Northbridge project.
Holy Family Schooll demolition, Mason City.
The former Dieken Shoe Repair building on East State street was demolished to make a parking lot.
Demolition during February of 1984 to make way for Southbridge Mall.
Old Harding Elementary School in Mason City, just before demolition began in 1999.
The Calvary Alliance Church was torn down to make room for Fareway.
St. Joseph School was ereted in 1901 and demolished in 2004.
Spic N Span, McGregors Furniture were located in the Southbridge Mall area.
Transcription by Sharon R. Becker, October of 2016
 
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Mason City, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa
August 30, 2016
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