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7th Street, Securities Building and Des Moines Life

Des Moines Life, pictured on the right, was incorporated in 1885 and had a capital stock of $100,000. The Securities Building was built in 1910.

7th and Locust Street, Chamberlain Hotel

Originally planned at four stories, the Chamberlain Hotel grew to six stories before its completion in 1903. D.S. Chamberlain hired W.L. Brown, former manager of the Savery hotel, to oversee construction of the building. Current site of the Ruan Two…

4th Street, Looking North

This view looks north up 4th street, from just above Court Avenue. The Kirkwood Hotel is on the left. It was replaced with the current building in 1930, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Observatory Building was built…

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