New projects transforming Des Moines' Drake neighborhoodDES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — While shopping and entertainment districts across Iowa are just trying to survive the pandemic business slowdown, Des Moines’ Drake neighborhood is in the middle of a transformation. “I don’t know how much it’s ever going to be a real retail shop area, but dining and entertainment is the goal,” he told the Des Moines Register. “We’ve made a lot of great progress and, as you know, we’ve got more to come,” said Marty Martin, president of Drake University. Its location — with restaurants and entertainment within walking distance and downtown Des Moines just a short drive away — is ideal, he said. Use of the name has ebbed and flowed across generations, appearing occasionally in Des Moines Register articles and advertisements.

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