{"id":10183,"date":"2018-08-09T10:00:54","date_gmt":"2018-08-09T15:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/iowahighwayends.net\/blog\/?p=10183"},"modified":"2018-08-08T00:57:51","modified_gmt":"2018-08-08T05:57:51","slug":"mcelroy-auditorium-un-renamed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/iowahighwayends.net\/blog\/2018\/08\/mcelroy-auditorium-un-renamed\/","title":{"rendered":"McElroy Auditorium un-renamed"},"content":{"rendered":"

In 1920, the first paved road in rural Black Hawk County opened<\/a>. It was Rainbow Road between Cedar Falls and Waterloo, and yes, it was a rural road at the time. The road went past the National Cattle Congress and its brand-new arena, the Hippodrome.<\/p>\n

The Hippodrome was the home of the only major professional sports team in Iowa<\/a>\u00a0and, a few years later, was where the public heard about a superhighway that would never be built<\/a>. In 1965, it was renamed McElroy Auditorium.<\/p>\n

Now, the auditorium is going back to the Hippodrome name, the Waterloo Courier<\/em> reports<\/a>. It won’t bring back the NBA team, and it won’t restore Cattle Congress’ glory days, but at least there’s a history lesson here, right? Right?<\/p>\n

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A hippodrome, according to Miriam-Webster dictionary, is an oval stadium for horse and chariot races in ancient Greece or an arena for equestrian performances.<\/em><\/p>\n

Miriam-Webster dictionary<\/em><\/p>\n

*head explodes*<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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