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08/31/2026

Then & Now: Homewood Evangelical Free Church

Built in 1965, this postcard shows The Homewood Evangelical Free Church, which has been a part of the community for over sixty years.

When the church was first built, the area was difficult to get to. Members would have to hike through the woods and ravines to get to the church.

The sanctuary was built in in 1975, and in 1998 the Family Life center was added to the building. If you look closely at the “before” and “after” photos, you can see where the original chapel is, and how much the building has expanded since it was originally constructed.

08/27/2026

Then & Now: Missions Tabernaklet

You may have driven by this old church on 10th Street and 5th Avenue and thought, "what's the story with that building?"

The First Mission Covenant Church of Moline was organized on February 28, 1876 under the name "The Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Gustav Adolphus Church of Moline, Ill."

On July 28, 1890 the Congregation joined the Evangelical Mission Covenant Church of America. The decided to build a new sanctuary and on December 9, 1900, this building was dedicated. The building cost an estimated $12,000 to construct. This new building became known as the "Swedish Mission Tabernacle," which it kept until 1936 when the Congregation was renamed to the First Mission Covenant Church of Moline.

Originally all services were exclusively in Swedish, until 1944 when the the Sunday School began teaching in English.

In 1968 the Congregation relocated to their current location on 41st Street.

Since then the building has been used by a number of faith communities, including the River City Fellowship Church and the Quad Cities Vineyard Christian Fellowship.

The building is currently owned by a private owner.

08/26/2026

I'm grateful to Texas Roadhouse for seeing the potential that we all know is here in Moline. We're blessed with a great city staff who help make deals like this work out.

Making this site work involved members of multiple departments (Community & Economic Development, Finance, Legal, Utilities, and Engineering) just to make sure everything was aligned to get us there. Having departments that work together for a common goal is part of what makes Moline great.

I'll see you all at the ribbon cutting!

08/24/2026

Then & Now: Wharton Field House

It’s easy to look at an old postcard like this and see just another Moline building. But Wharton Field House has seen a lot since it opened in 1928. For generations, this was a place where the whole community gathered for high school basketball, professional basketball, wrestling, concerts, high school graduations, and just about anything else that could fill the seats.

The Tri-Cities Blackhawks played here in the late 1940s and early 1950s, helping launch what would eventually become today's Atlanta Hawks . Decades later, professional basketball returned when the Quad City Thunder made Wharton their home from 1987 to 1993. But basketball was only part of the story. The building hosted wrestling for decades, including stars like Gorgeous George, Hulk Hogan and Ric Flair, while musicians and entertainers ranging from Johnny Cash, Patsy Cline and Chuck Berry to The Byrds, Bill Haley & His Comets and Jack Benny took the stage. So when you look at this old postcard, you're looking at more than a gym, you're looking at a place where generations of Quad Citians came to watch, cheer, dance, sing and be entertained.

Today Wharton Fieldhouse, along with the adjoining Browning Field, is owned by the Moline Coal Valley School District and is used for school sporting events like football, basketball, and volleyball.

What are your memories of this unique piece of Moline history?

08/20/2026

Then & Now: 5th Avenue looking west.

These two postcards show the same area of town during different eras. One was taken before the Moline Trust & Savings Bank building (currently the Chase Bank building) was constructed, and the other after. They both show a vibrant downtown.

The north side of the street was demolished decades ago and redeveloped as the Heritage Building. Most of the buildings on the south side, however, are still there.

08/17/2026

Then & Now: The Moline Turners

This postcard shows The Moline Turners. The building itself has an interesting history. Before becoming the home of the Moline Turners, it was part of Oakwood Country Club, a golf club that began as the nine-hole Fair Acres course in 1923. Oakwood became a country club in 1929 and operated on the east side of Moline until its property was displaced by construction of I-74.

In 1970, the Moline Turners purchased the former Oakwood Country Club lounge and swimming-pool facility, using proceeds from the sale of their longtime downtown Turner Hall. The Turners had been a major Moline institution since their founding in 1866, promoting gymnastics, athletics, social activities and physical education.

The move was an attempt to give the aging organization a new lease on life, but it ultimately wasn't enough. Membership continued to decline, and the Moline Turners disbanded in 1983.

Today, the building remains associated with physical activity as Next Level Fitness QC .

08/13/2026

Then & Now: the Velie Mansion

You may know it by a number of names, such as the Velie Mansion, The Plantation Restaurant (with the Tahitian Room!), Harry's Bar, or the Quad City Bank & Trust Headquarters.

Built for William Lamb Velie, the grandson of John Deere, the 46-room Italian-style mansion was inspired by Italian Villas in Europe and crafted by imported artisans from Italy and Greece.

William Velie was a major regional industrialist who built one of the more successful independent automobile companies in America. At its peak, thousands of Velies were leaving Moline every year and being sold across the country.

08/10/2026

Then & Now: the C.R.I. & P. Train Depot.

This postcard shows the C.R.I. & P. Train Depot, which was constructed in 1923. The Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific passenger depot permanently closed a section of 18th street that once ran north and south across 4th Avenue. At the time, the city viewed the loss of a roadway as a reasonable trade-off for improved passenger rail service and greater regional connectivity.

A century later, the situation has changed dramatically. The depot that once connected Moline to cities across the Midwest is long gone, but the street closure remains. Instead of serving as a transportation hub, the site is occupied by three surface parking lots owned by Deere & Company, the City of Moline, and Renew Moline. The depot was sold to Deere & Company in late 1969 (or early 1970), marking the beginning of the site's transition from a place of movement and connection to one primarily devoted to parking.

08/06/2026

Then & Now: 15th Street from 6th Avenue

On Monday I shared another vantage point of this section of town. This postcard shows 15th Street in Downtown Moline. In the postcard we can see a set of trolley tracks, telegram lines, the Grand Theater, and so many buildings and parts of "normal life" that might feel foreign today.

If you are asking "why is it so different today?" you are not alone. A few things made this area of town an economic powerhouse a century ago compared to today.

First, the limits of the city were much smaller when this photo was taken. Oven time new economic opportunities presented themselves and the city expanded. Some businesses relocated.

Second, you are seeing a version of Downtown Moline that was not so car-dependent. Historic downtowns are built for pedestrian access, because that was the only option a century ago.

08/03/2026

Then & Now: 15th Street from 6th Avenue

It's hard to imagine, but this stretch of road was once the economic heart of the city. Businesses lined 15th street from 4th Avenue all the way up to 7th Avenue at the Five Points.

Another big difference is that roads were not exclusively for cars. While automobiles were common on city streets, they were shared with pedestrians, horses, and cyclists. Mixed use streets made commercial storefronts more accessible to a wider audience.

A number of these buildings have been gone for over a century, but it is refreshing to see echoes of Moline's past still around today.

Look out for another post on Thursday of this same intersection from another point of view.

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