I recently put together this collection to post on city development forum, and I figured I'd also post it here to show something of the Quad Cities beyond the iWireless Center. Enjoy.
The Quad Cities are a metro area on the Mississippi River consisting of Davenport and Bettendorf in Iowa, and Rock Island, Moline, and East Moline in Illinois. The MSA population is 376,000, and we're one of the few bi-state metros with population pretty evenly split between the two states. At around 100,000, Davenport is the largest city in the metro, but there really is no dominant city.
Downtown Davenport:
Downtown Rock Island:
Downtown Moline (During the Taste of the Quad Cities):
Downtown Bettendorf (Dominated by Isle of Capri Casino/Hotel):
The Quad Cities have grown up around the Mississippi, and we are beginning to really refocus on it as the area tries to reinvent itself. The 80's farm crisis hit the area hard (lost 30,000 jobs) but we are definitely in the midst of a rebirth.
The I-74 Bridge:
The Centennial Bridge:
The
Arsenal Bridge was built in 1896, near the site of the first railroad bridge across the Mississippi. Its still a working swing span drawbridge.
Downtown Davenport has been working on a number of projects over the last 5-6 years to revitalize downtown, including the $113 million River Renaissance project. Part of RR was the $48.5M Figge Art Museum designed by David Chipperfield:
