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News and Upcoming Events

Spring Has Arrived!

After a hiatus for the winter (even we Broadway residents tend to hibernate), there are new photos in the Taking Pride section of the web-site. Check out it to view photos of some of Broadway's beautiful landscaping.

Great Unveiling a Great Success!

Click Here to View photos from the 2008 Great Unveiling of 824 20th Street and 820 22nd Street.

Follow the progress of the Jackson House Restoration! Resident Diane Oestreich will be tracking this project with a series of articles in The Rock Island Argus, the first of which appeared Sunday, April 13. Click Here to view the articles.

Board Meeting
Broadway Presbyterian Church
Thursday, May 15th
6:30 pm

Minutes of the Board Meetings are now posted on the web-site. Go to News & Publications and click on the date of the meeting to find out the latest information.

Broadway E-Broadcast is Here

In an effort to improve communication and promote the neighborhood, we have started sending an email newsletter. But we need your email address! Please Click Here to send us your email address to be included on our mailing list. Don't worry - your address will be kept strictly confidential and used only for the newsletter.

Sign up for Neighborhood Partners E-News

The City publishes a quarterly Neighborhood News magazine, but the E-News will help keep you informed between issues.

E-News will cover upcoming events or neighborhood-based workshops of interest to Rock Island residents, useful Public Works announcements, grant deadlines and program opportunities. To sign up to receive this email newsletter, email Jill Doak at doak.jill@rigov.org

Take a Step Back in Time

The Broadway Historic District is a 19th century neighborhood in the heart of Rock Island, Illinois. This revitalized residential area is known for its vintage homes, exciting preservation efforts, and front porch socializing.

The neighborhood is located near Rock Island’s thriving arts-and-entertainment district and Mississippi River. Residents and visitors enjoy close proximity to parks, bike paths, schools, and shopping.

The Broadway area has earned a reputation for its architecture and neighborhood events. It was awarded the status of National Historic District in 1998 and has been recognized in Midwest Living and This Old House magazines. Hundreds of people attend the neighborhood’s annual Tour of Homes, where beautifully restored Victorian era homes are open to visitors.

Come learn more about the history of Rock Island and the Broadway District, and what makes this such a great place to live!

The Case-Mitchell House at 720 20th Street may be the Renovation of the Decade for Broadway. Mark and Deb Holmes purchased this home in the early 1990s from the City for $1. At the time there was no roof, few windows, and essentially no interior. Most thought it was headed for demolition. Mark and Deb have put in thousands of hours of work over the years, doing all the work themselves, which makes this even more incredible. They rebuilt the entire roof structure to start, put in new windows, rebuilt all the interior walls, and much much more. Perhaps most impressive, Mark rebuilt the front porch from photos and the shadows on the front facade. This is certainly one of the most grand homes in Broadway, but even more so knowing what the Holmes had to start from!

We hope you like the newly designed web-site. If you have ideas for additions to the site, or changes you would like to see made, please email us at webmaster1@broadwaydistrict.org. We want to know what you think, and make this web-site as useful as possible.

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