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Historic King Tower won’t re-open

King Tower Cafe on Highway 30 announced Tuesday they would not re-open.

King Tower announced via Facebook Tuesday they will not re-open their doors.

“It is with a heavy heart and after much consideration that we have decided that we will not reopen King Tower Café. Unfortunately after the epidemic we were hit very hard financially after having to be closed for those weeks that we were, and after the storm hitting us is just too costly financially for us to be able to re-open. We and our staff, would like to send a big thank you out to all our customers from near and far who would come in to support our business. We have had many great times at King Tower and we leave with many treasured memories!! So thank you all once again and Stay strong Iowa,” Jimmy and Lejka Arifi said.

King Tower Cafe was just recognized on the National Register, February 27, 2020. Nationwide 25 structures were recognized for the Register. The only selection from Iowa was the King Tower complex.