Davenport, IA (+ Moline & Rock Island, IL)

[QuadCityImages]

Downtown Bettendorf is almost completely dominated by the Isle of Capri Casino and their recently constructed Waterfront Convention Center (run by the casino).


Between the two hotel towers that make up Isle of Capri's complex, this is the largest hotel in Iowa. Not much to look at though.


Here's a photo taken just after construction finished on Bettendorf's Waterfront Convention Center. It is closer to downtown Bettendorf than the rest of the casino complex, but it is connected via skywalk.

As far as Davenport and Moline, where are all the new buildings in the above posts? I like historic restoration as much as the next guy (more, probably) but it seems like a big part of our recent downtown progress is being left out in this thread. I'll try to gather up some images of buildings built in the last decade.

[DeBaliviere]

Please, somebody renovate this beautiful building!

[rockyi]

^It's amazing how quickly an empty building deteriorates. I took the photo below of the same building (called Washington Square) in the summer of '04 when it was still in use. It was vacated a year or maybe two after that.

[Ex-Ithacan]

How the heck did I miss this thread? Love the tour Tt. Nice additions rock.
So sad about the building above being empty

Originally Posted by kcexpress69

Nice tour of the Quad Cities!! I visited there back in 02 and drove through for about an hour. You're right about Bettendorf. They have nothing to speak of or a CBD. What about East Moline? Did you get a chance to see it??

I was there in '03, and had the same feeling kcex.




I always wondered where rock hung out, and now I know:




Thanks fellas.