This blog is about historical and cultural sites, places and events all over the world visited by bicycle or that could be visited by bicycle. It is to show that a motor vehicle does not always have to be used and it is often better to visit these places by bicycle.
The day this photos were taken the author did not ride his bike to the museum, but he has on many occasions in the past to the museum.
This photos were taken at the Sioux City Railroad Museum.
The railroad museum used to be the Milwaukee Shops when the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad, also known as the Milwaukee Road, was in operation. The shop was where maintenance and repair were done to the locomotives, rail cars and equipment as necessary to keep them operating on the railroad.
Today the museum houses a great many pieces from railroad history including steam locomotive 1355, Old Iron Horse. They have a lot of their building still standing and in use today for purposes of the museum.
Union Pacific Passenger Station Terra Cotta Shield:
The day this video was recorded the author did not ride his bike, but he has on many occasions in the past to the museum.
This video was taken at the Sioux City Railroad Museum.
The railroad museum used to be the Milwaukee Shops when the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad, also known as the Milwaukee Road, was in operation. The shop was where maintenance and repair were done to the locomotives, rail cars and equipment as necessary to keep them operating on the railroad.
Today the museum houses a great many pieces from railroad history including steam locomotive 1355, Old Iron Horse. They have a lot of their building still standing and in use today for purposes of the museum.
The museum also operates a small passenger train which is what the author was riding on when he recorded the video.
This series is about the exhibits at the Sioux City Public Museum and the Woodbury County Courthouse 100th anniversary celebration.
In 2018 the Woodbury County Courthouse building celebrated 100 years.
Construction began in 1916 and the building opened in 1918. The courthouse is Prairie School Architecture in design. It was designed by William L Steele, William G. Purcell and George G. Elmslie. Various artists were commissioned to create the beautiful murals and sculptures that adorn the building.
This video was created 5 years ago from photos taken by the blog author. Special permission had to be granted for the photos taken on the second floor of the courthouse. The public is allowed to take photos of and from the main floor during the business hours of the building. The video reflects the history held within a courthouse and the purpose a courthouse serves it's community.
On Thursday June 14, 2012 Tom Munson, Archive Clerk at the Sioux City Public Museum lead a tour of Historic Jackson Street on the north side of Sioux City. The tour was between 27th and about 31st Streets. There are 17 homes or sites of former homes that stood that have historic significance to Jackson Street and Sioux City, Iowa.
Triangle Lodge No. 643 has a long and proud history in Sioux City, Iowa. Here is a time line of that history:
1921:Encouraged by the growth of Masonry in Sioux City, a number of Masons living in Leeds began to think about creating their own Lodge. November 7, 1921: At an enthusiastic meeting of about 20 Master Masons from Leeds, Hinton and vicinity was held in Leeds to discuss plans for organizing a Lodge During the meeting Brother Cyrus T. Hansen was anmed Temporary Secretary. End of 1921 to beginning of 1922: Several meeting were held and after an exemplification of the work held in Landmark Lodge No. 103 recommendations for a charter were filed with the Grand Lodge of Iowa. February 16, 1922: Amos W. Alberson, Grand Master of Masons in Iowa, granted the Leeds Masons a Dispensation, giving them authority to present work officially. March 3, 1922: The first officers were installed and the first meeting was held. The lodge had 28 original members, Wilson D. Rich was the first Worshipful Master, there were 14 raisings during its first year, and it met on the first Friday of the month. The location was listed as Leeds Station, Sioux City, Iowa. The lodge shared a hall with the International Order of Odd Fellows, or I.O.O.F. for which rent was $5.00 per meeting. June 14, 1922: The Grand Lodge of Iowa granted a permanent charter. Triangle became the 643rd Blue Lodge chartered in the state of Iowa. 1923: The meeting date moved to the second Tuesday of the month. Initiation fees were $50.00 to join and dues were $4.00 per year. April 17, 1947: A new location was dedicated and the lodge moved to it's new home in Leeds at 4007-09 Floyd Avenue. December 31, 1957: This was a high water mark for number of members at Triangle Lodge , by year end it was 582 members on. Triangle Lodge had not had that many members before or since. October 19, 1968: A Temple Dedication was held for the current location at 3100 41st Street. Grand Master Edwin Hamilton presided. The Worshipful Master of Triangle Lodge that year was R. Keith McDuddlin. November 1968: Past Grand Master of Masons in South Dakota, Right Worshipful Brother Kenneth Glasser is first Brother confered in new Lodge building at 3100 41st Street. November 24, 1971: Worshipful Master for 2010 is born. January 1, 1972: The mailing address was Post Office Box 75L.
There seems to be some discrepency's as to where Triangle Lodge was located from 1922 to the time it moved into the current location on 41st Street. Most of the info. about the Lodge's history came from the Grand Lodge of Iowa. The Worshipful Master for 2010 did his own research at the Pearl St. Research Center in Sioux City. Here is what he found: 1. Floyd Blvd was originally called Floyd Avenue. 2. The only I.O.O.F. Lodge found in Leeds was at 815 Floyd Ave, today that address is 4015 Floyd Blvd. 3. What is known as the Leeds area or neighborhood today originally started out as the town of Leeds. Leeds was it's own town for about 6 months to a year and was officially annexed by Sioux City in 1891. The addresses today were differant at the time the I.O.O.F. and Triangle Lodge were originally located on Floyd. Thus the reason why the address for both was 815 Floyd Ave. Sioux City later changed the addresses to their system. 4. Triangle Lodge was located above Browns Fine Foods at 4009 Floyd Ave. 5. In March of 1922 Triangle Lodge was located at 4011 Floyd Ave . 6. In 1943 Triangle Lodge was located at 4100 Floyd Ave. This location was listed as Riediger's Hardware. After Triangle Lodge moved in the late 1960's the building was Taylor's Tap, then a resteraunt called LJ's and it is currently for sale. 7. There was a fire at one of the previous locations where Triangle Lodge was located. If this information is compared to the timeline above people will notice the discrepency. It is not known which is the truest history of the location of Triangle Lodge, but it does make for an interesting history.
Here are photo's of the buildings at 4007 to 4015 Floyd Blvd and 4100 Floyd Blvd as they look today:
Here is video footage of some of the history of Triangle Lodge No. 643. The video is in two parts and is narrated by the late Worshipful Brother Duane Dydahl, PM, Triangle Lodge No. 643. It entails the construction of the current lodge building:
