This 1938 building was constructed on the site of the old City Hall and fire station which was destroyed by fire. The building was constructed in phases under Franklin Delano Roosevelt's Works Progress Administration from 1938 to 1941. The building was designed to house commercial space along 3rd Avenue to provide the city with additional income and is the home of the City Auditorium which provides a meeting space for community events. The clock on the tower is the original one from the old city hall, circa 1890.
The top postcard (c. 1945) shows City Hall and the Municipal Auditorium.The lower postcard (ca. 1908) shows the original 1890 city hall. The building also housed the fire department. Fire wagons were housed inside the arched doors on the left face of the building (18th Street side).
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