page_title: History of Dubuque, Iowa
section_title: Westward migration
hierarchical_section_title: History of Dubuque, Iowa / Westward migration
caption_attribution_description: Kmart store 4018, in Dubuque, Iowa. This location has the distinction of being the first Kmart store to open in Iowa. I took this in February of 2006. Jesster79 03:05, 3 February 2006 (UTC)
context_page_description: The city of Dubuque, Iowa stretches back over 200 years, when Julien Dubuque first settled in the area in the late 18th century. A number of forces shaped the city into what it is today.
context_section_description: During the latter half of the 20th century, residents and businesses of Dubuque began migrating out primarily to the western part of the city.  This movement has changed the face of many areas of the city, and pushed out the western borders of Dubuque.  Many homes and businesses were built on areas that were once farm fields in "the middle of nowhere."
  Following World War II, the baby boom impacted Dubuque.  A number of these young families settled in the west end.  Areas that were once fields were turned into housing for these young families, and Dubuque began pushing westward.  Because of this, the Archdiocese of Dubuque opened Wahlert High School - a central parochial high school.  The Dubuque Community School District opened Hempstead High School - the city's second public high school - in 1970.
  During this time, a number of new businesses were established in Dubuque.  The S. S. Kresge Corporation opened a new Kmart on a parcel of land on what was once the western border of Dubuque.  This was the first Kmart in Iowa.  Target Stores opened their own location about a mile west of Kmart it the late 1970s. In 1970 the first stores at Kennedy Mall - the first indoor, climate-controlled mall in Iowa - were opened.
  A number of businesses moved to the western part of the city.  In 1964, Montgomery Ward decided to move their store from the downtown out to the west end. Both Wards and Roshek's Department Store moved into Kennedy Mall when it was opened. In the 1980s, both JCPenney and Sears moved their stores from the downtown out to Kennedy Mall.
  This westward migration had redefined the lower main street area.  Instead of being the main shopping area of the city, it became mostly a business park.  After hours and on weekends, the area was deserted.  The city has made a number of efforts to increase the importance of the downtown area once again.
caption: The Dubuque Kmart. This Kmart has the distinction of being the first Kmart in Iowa.
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