The Mustang some would like to forget

A 1976 Ford Mustang Cobra II on display at a annual car show at a local car dealership in Waterloo, Iowa where all the money raised goes to a charity. The Mustang II was a car created in response to the first oil crises in 1973. Many were not happy with the new design but Ford improved it over the years before replacing it with a new model in 1979.

Out in the snow

A Peoria Charter bus sits in the parking lot of the Crossroads Mall in Waterloo, Iowa as its passengers spend the night at a nearby hotel. This overnight stay may not have been scheduled as the weather had been very bad with many highways in the area being closed.

Out in the cold

Iowa Northern Railway 678 spent many years hauling passengers for Amtrak when it was numbered 241. Today it still hauls passengers as it pulls the Hawkeye Express train to University of Iowa home football games and in December for the Snowflake Express. Most of the year the locomotive and its passenger cars can be seen sitting at Bryant Yard in Waterloo, Iowa as it is this particular day in a snow storm.

Another empty store

Another empty retail store that was taken during a snow storm at the Crossroads Mall in Waterloo, Iowa.

Architectural Beauty tainted by evil

The Castle Apartments in Waterloo, Iowa are a beautiful piece of architecture having been built in the early 1910's. Sadly the unique structure was tainted when a young girl was murdered by her neighbor who then stashed her body in the attic space before being caught by police.

The buildings have been empty for years and are scheduled to be torn town at some point.

The Cedar River and Waterloo East Side Commercial District

Looking across the  4th Street bridge in Waterloo, Iowa across the Cedar River toward the Historic East Commercial District on a snowy morning.

Passing by in a blur

A Metro light rail train in Minneapolis, Minnesota leaves a station near the University of Minnesota.

Veterans Memorial Hall in Waterloo, Iowa

Veterans Memorial Hall in Waterloo, Iowa during a late January snow storm.

Younkers, an Iowa institution since 1856 was a victim of the collapse of the Bon-Ton. It started off as a dry-foods store in Keokuk, Iowa and grew to a regional chain.

Pictured is the former Younkers store at the Crossroads Mall in Waterloo, Iowa looking a little desitude during a late January snow storm.