Here is a video that shows the flooding in Cedar Rapids. Mel shot it yesterday afternoon as we drove north on Interstate 380. It begins just after we passed the 5th Avenue/Diagonal Drive Exit and continues until just after we crossed the Cedar River.
We took the video after walking near downtown. We couldn't get too close because the area was blocked off, but with the zoom lens on the camera, we did get a few pictures of the flooding.
This first photo shows flooding around Quaker Oats and Cargill.
Next, here is Second Avenue on the east side of the Cedar River. I took this photo from the intersection of Second Avenue and Fifth Street.
And here is a photo of First Avenue to the west of I-380. Beyond the NAPA Auto Parts store is the church where we had been planning on going to a wedding yesterday. Due to the flooding, the wedding has been postponed until sometime this fall.
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I am the Marketing Director for From the Top (http://www.youtube.com/user/classicalkids) a non-profit based in Boston MA, which along with Orchestra Iowa has been conducting a year-round residency in Iowa that engages young people through music.
We are putting together a short video that documents the flood damage in Cedar Rapids, and the subsequent rebuilding of the performing arts in that city. You have some amazing footage of Cedar Rapids under-water, and I'm wondering if you would be willing to allow us to use a short clip or two in our video. The video would live on our website, along with YouTube.
Thanks in advance for your consideration.
Best,
Tim Linberg
tlinberg@fromthetop.org
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