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Friday, July 3, 2015

Walking Around Mason City, Iowa






Welcome to
Mason City

















The Civil War Statue in Central
who died in the conflict.





designed by Frank Lloyd
 Wright in the Prairie Style.







The Charles H. MacNider
Art Museum




A nearby sculpture of a
Grizzly Bear with a
freshly caught Salmon









Eric at Southbridge Mall
in downtown Mason City






One of many beautiful
older homes in
Mason City.





Shops  adjacent to
Central Park











This old house is ready
to be moved.











The historic Park Inn
designed by
Frank Lloyd Wright.









as designed by
Frank Lloyd Wright.





Henkel Construction Company
& Accord Architects operate
out of the Carnegie Building.


















Television 3 KIMT















Harding Masonic Lodge 
No. 649 A.F & A.M.









(lyricist & musical
playwright)
childhood home






There was a time, in the late 1800s and early 1900s, when boys were named Joyce, Kimberly, Laverne, Meredith...

Enough with the names..  Meredith Willson set his famous play, The Music Man, in early 1900s Mason City.  Residents in his hometown loved seeing their beloved city recreated by Willson.  The Music Man ran on Broadway in the late 1950s and was made into a movie in 1962.  It is now part of the American psyche.






Music Man Square is
devoted to music.







Music Lessons, an Instrument Loan Program & Sound Studio are some of the services offered here.






robbed by John Dillinger






Eric found this bank listed on Roadside America website.  We both thought that there could be false claims of Dillinger robberies at banks around the Midwest.  I looked for corroborating sources and found many.   So, this is the first bank robbery site Eric and I have ever visited.

We were surprised and delighted to find so many interesting places in Mason City.

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