If there’s a neighborhood in Davenport that reminds me the most of Clayton, it’s McClellan Heights, to the east of Prospect Park, which we looked at yesterday. And perhaps, also like the Moorlands, that large development of Clayton that lies on the southeast side of that St. Louis suburb, though McClellan Heights lacks the large…
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Prospect Park, Davenport, Iowa
Heading east of downtown Davenport, we reach Prospect Park and environs. Centered around an eponymous greenspace, the area grew up later than Hamburg upriver from older parts of Davenport. There is still no levee protecting the city, so there are excellent views of the Mississippi River from the neighborhood. There are relatively simple houses on…
North of Downtown, Davenport, Iowa
Leaving the Hamburg neighborhood, we wandered up Brady Street, I think, and looked at the Cork Hill area, I think, and other neighborhoods north of downtown Davenport. First up on the list of major landmarks we spotted is Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Cathedral, built in 1891 according to designs by architect James Egan. Mass was…
Hamburg, Davenport, Iowa, Part Two
Continuing our look at the Hamburg neighborhood in Davenport that we started yesterday, we look at another amazing Italianate house. What is interesting is that there does not seem to be much of a Second Empire phase in the city’s architecture, or on the other side of the river. There certainly is plenty of Second…
Hamburg, Davenport, Iowa, Part One
We headed down to the Hamburg neighborhood in Davenport, which has recently seen extensive rehabbing and restoration of its historic houses. The neighborhood is obviously named after the German Hanseatic city of Hamburg, which still is one of the most important port cities in the world. Apparently many of the early residents of the area…
Downtown, Davenport, Iowa
Continuing and ending our end of the month look at Mississippi River towns north of St. Louis for the time being, we come to the Quad Cities, and first we will look at Davenport, Iowa. Of course, Davenport, and Rock Island, Illinois on the opposite bank (which we’ll look at in a few days) are…
Iowa River Towns
Starting at the end of June, at the end of each month the rest of the summer, I will be featuring an Iowa river town north of St. Louis along the Mississippi. These cities, such as Keokuk, have a more direct link to St. Louis, as Union Electric built a hydroelectric dam here just over…
Chicago and Rock Island Railroad Bridge
Update: Apologies on the low quality image; I photographed a museum display on Arsenal Island. Apparently it’s next to impossible to find a decent photo of this bridge. Before the railroads, there was the Michigan and Illinois Canal, and I looked at one of its locks in November of 2022. This is the bridge that…
Davenport, Iowa
Update: I made it back Memorial Day weekend of 2025 and explored the city extensively. You can see new posts on Davenport here. I was able to photograph a little bit of Davenport recently while on a trip there; I’ll definitely need to make it back and see some more.