A CALL TO ACTION – SAVE THE SLEZAK!

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Thursday, February 8th – 5:30 pm – Speak Up to Protect this 1870s Iowa City Icon!

Saving Iowa City’s Slezak National Hall – 302-316 Bloomington Street – Iowa City. As was reported earlier, the iconic building that houses Pagliai’s Pizza is for sale. The property is advertised as “PERFECT FOR REDEVELOPMENT.” Can you imagine a new structure occupying this block?

The first official step to protect this building is a PUBLIC HEARING on Thursday, February 8 by the Historic Preservation Commission. The hearing starts at:

5:30 PM in the Council Chambers of City Hall – 410 E Washington Street – Iowa City

The commission will vote whether to designate 302-316 Bloomington Street in Iowa City as a local historic landmark.

Read more about this historic building here.

The commission needs to hear from you:

  • Speak up! The hearing is open to the public and the commission wants to hear from Iowa Citians. If you care about the building, step up and say so. Comments should be brief.
  • Show up! We need many people sitting in the audience. Just your presence shows you care. Hope to see you at 5:30 PM!
  • Put it in writing! Send your message to the Historic Preservation Commission in care of Jessica Bristow at jbristow@iowa-city.org. Plan to send it no later than Thursday, February 8 at noon to have your message reach the commissioners.

Review the Commission Packet for February 8 to Learn More:
(Pagliai’s building description starts on page 3):
https://www.iowa-city.org/WebLink/DocView.aspx?id=2190301&dbid=0&repo=CityofIowaCity

Thank you for adding momentum and showing you care about protecting this neighborhood anchor and important piece of Iowa City history.

PLEASE PASS THE WORD! Let’s SAVE THE SLEZAK!

Good news! Progress is being made in SAVING THE SLEZAK! READ MORE HERE!

2 thoughts on “A CALL TO ACTION – SAVE THE SLEZAK!”

  1. Hi Marty,

    It was great to see your call for attendance at the upcoming meeting with regard to the Holub building.

    I just finished writing a two-volume book!!!! (over 1,000 pages) on Iowa City’s domestic architecture and the Holub is within it, as is a citing of your blog, Our Iowa Heritage… I included the original photo of the Old Settlers because of the identification of the Berry family members. All good.

    We’ll catch up one of these days.. Stay well, Marybeth

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