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(Former) Grace and Rubie's Restaurant

209 North Linn Street

41.663942

-91.531876

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Currier Hall (Currier House)

413 North Clinton Street

41.665971

-91.534555

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Dave's Fox Head Tavern

402 E Market St

41.663698

-91.529919

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George's Buffet

312 E Market St, Iowa City, IA 52245

41.663800

-91.531135

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Hamburg Inn No. 2

214 N Linn St, Iowa City, IA 52245

41.664036

-91.531529

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John Berryman's Apartment

409 E. Jefferson St.

41.662431

-91.529704

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Old Linn Street Cafe

121 North Linn Street

41.663193

-91.531704

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Shambaugh House

430 North Clinton Street

41.666695

-91.534162

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St. Mary's Church

228 E Jefferson St

41.662964

-91.531943

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Tennessee Williams: Linn Street Apartment

225 N. Linn St.

41.664698

-91.531850

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Tennessee Williams: North Clinton Boarding House

126 North Clinton St.

41.663558

-91.534355

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The Andre Dubus House

502 Brown Street

41.670403

-91.528351

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The Vonnegut Mansion

800 North Van Buren St.

41.670460

-91.528580

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(Former) Grace and Rubie's Restaurant

209 North Linn Street

Grace and Rubie’s restaurant was a women-only establishment that once existed on North Linn Street in Iowa City’s Northside.

Currier Hall (Currier House)

413 North Clinton Street

The Currier House, a residence house on the University of Iowa campus, was located on the corner of Bloomington and Clinton streets, where the current Currier Hall dormitory now stands.

Dave's Fox Head Tavern

402 E Market St

Dave’s Fox Head (402 East Market Street), on the corner of Market and Gilbert streets, has been the “Workshop bar” since at least the 1980s. From the outside it appears to be little more than a shack, and its interior has remained completely unchanged since I first stepped foot inside in the late 1970s. It’s a simple tavern—a couple of rows of scarred wooden booths, a jukebox, and a pool table. It could be 1945 or 2012 or, judging from the jukebox selection, 1967 onward. Being inside Dave’s is a little like being inside a Raymond Carver story, and although it’s often full of writers, I don’t think anyone ever actually writes in Dave’s.

- From City Guide: Iowa City by Jan Weissmiller

George's Buffet

312 E Market St, Iowa City, IA 52245

Half a block west is George’s Buffet (312 East Market Street), another bar that hasn’t had a makeover the entire time that I’ve been in town. It, too, is a hangout for writers, although it is more apt to include a mix of blue-collar and academic regulars than Dave’s [Fox Head] is. There’s no pool table in George’s, but there are hamburgers and cheeseburgers that have quite a reputation. I haven’t had one in a couple of decades, but from all appearances they haven’t changed: a soft white bun and a piece of juicy (greasy) meat with your choice of condiments wrapped in wax paper, no sides allowed. Recently I picked up a friend in town from L.A., and the first thing he wanted when he stepped off the plane was a hamburger from George’s.

- From City Guide: Iowa City by Jan Weissmiller

Hamburg Inn No. 2

214 N Linn St, Iowa City, IA 52245

Around the corner from Dave’s at 214 Linn Street is the Hamburg Inn, an Iowa City institution since 1937 famous for pancakes and eggs. The Hamburg is open twenty-four hours a day and has a long history with writers. On April 24 a local historian, Marybeth Slonneger, released The Burg, a history of the inn with essays by a selection of writers, including poet Marvin Bell and novelist Mary Helen Stefaniak.

- From City Guide: Iowa City by Jan Weissmiller

John Berryman's Apartment

409 E. Jefferson St.

This apartment in Iowa City's Northside neighborhood is where John Berryman lived during part of his time teaching at the Iowa Writers' Workshop.

Old Linn Street Cafe

121 North Linn Street

Although now closed, the Linn Street Cafe was a regular location for writers and artists to meet for dinner and drinks, often right before their public readings in town. Throughout the 1990s, the staff decorated the walls with framed book jackets. It was a fine-dining destination in Iowa City, with food grounded in the French classic style.

Shambaugh House

430 North Clinton Street

The Shambaugh House is the home of the International Writing Program (IWP) on the University of Iowa campus. From City Guide: Iowa City by Jan Weissmiller:

Catty-cornered across the street from the Dey House is the Shambaugh House, home to the International Writing Program. Founded in 1967 by Paul Engle, it currently brings in forty writers—recent visitors include Hans Castellanos Moya and Etger Kerret—from countries all over the world for ten-week residencies each fall. Prairie Lights hosts readings by the fellows each Sunday afternoon during their tenure.

St. Mary's Church

228 E Jefferson St

Saint Mary’s Parish of Iowa City is a Eucharistic community located in Iowa City's Northside neighborhood. The church was built in 1840 and is on the National Register of Historic Places.

Tennessee Williams: Linn Street Apartment

225 N. Linn St.

This is the location of a former apartment building where Tennesee Williams rented a room during his time as a student in Iowa City.

Tennessee Williams: North Clinton Boarding House

126 North Clinton St.

This house near the University of Iowa dorms and the Northside neighborhood was a boarding house for Tennesee Williams during his time as a student in Iowa City.

The Andre Dubus House

502 Brown Street

The Vonnegut Mansion

800 North Van Buren St.