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Iowa City: All of our creativity went into the name!

Iowa Capital is renowned as a hub for famous writers like Kurt Vonnegut, Raymond Carver, and Flannery O’Connor – though when I moved here as a fresh-faced 18-year-old, I mistakenly thought that the University of Iowa’s Writer’s Workshop was actually for undergrads instead of a graduate program. Despite my initial mistake, it became clear to me that the love of writing pervades every brick and cobblestone of Iowa City, and its designation as a UNESCO City of Literature remains an irresistible tug for poets, essayists, and authors of every variety.

To be perfectly honest, my first three years of school in Iowa Municipality disappointed me. Compared to my hometown, Austin, the whole town seemed claustrophobic and uncultured. Since graduating and moving beyond the prescribed borders of campus, though, my opinion has changed. Iowa City’s often overlooked elements involve its vibrant DIY arts and music scenes, a thriving bike culture, and activism that does not limit its scope to the white middle-class.

The negative aspects of campus life and my first run-in with Midwestern weather – i.e. somewhere that actually has snow in the

Mid-1980's Iowa City gay parties

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by Alan Light

I didn't take these photos, they are from others. I'm told these photos were taken mostly at parties before they went to the Iowa City gay bar, the 620 (620 South Madison Street) which was in its hayday in the 1980's, and closed in 1998. In these photos: Stan Parker, Kevin Manning, Ken Lillig, Brandt Turner, Jerry Cahill, Joel Isgrig, Todd Shipman, Marty Bender, Scott Tallman, John Hennigir, Jerry Cahill, Mike Paonessa, Duane Drees, Dan Sannes (Hardware Dan), Charlie Thompson, Greg Perkins, Scott Hesch, Brett Mauk, William Johnson, Tim Erickson, Bryan Postel, Brian Kirk, Thomas Ramsey, Quinn Constello, Gianni Suau, Danny Verling, Philip Longmeyer, Todd Schumacher, Todd Shipman, Bob Brown, Mark Hess, Michael Wood Pontarelli, Scott Neasham, Scott Hesch, Dave Nagle, Greg Perkins, Steve Piland - and many unknown.

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