MLK Substation

MLK Substation is an electrical substation in Des Moines Township, Polk, Iowa. MLK Substation is situated nearby to the bus station DART Central Station, as well as near the heritage site L. Harbach and Sons Furniture Warehouse and Factory Complex.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include L. Harbach and Sons Furniture Warehouse and Factory Complex and Polk County Courthouse.

L. Harbach and Sons Furniture Warehouse and Factory Complex

Heritage site

Photo: Boscophotos, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The L. Harbach and Sons Furniture Warehouse and Factory Complex, also known as the Way-Helms Co. & Red Cross Mattress, L. Ginsberg & Sons wholesale furniture warehouse, and the A.A. L. Harbach and Sons Furniture Warehouse and Factory Complex is situated 630 feet southeast of MLK Substation.

Polk County Courthouse

Courthouse

Photo: McGhiever, CC BY 4.0.

The Polk County Courthouse located in Des Moines, Iowa, United States, was built in 1906. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979 as a part of the County Courthouses in Iowa Thematic Resource. Polk County Courthouse is situated 840 feet north of MLK Substation.

Hippee Building

Heritage site

Photo: McGhiever, CC BY 4.0.

The Hippee Building, also known as the Southern Surety Building, the Savings and Loan Building, and the Midland Building, is a historic building located in downtown Des Moines, Iowa, United States. Hippee Building is situated 1,100 feet north of MLK Substation.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Des Moines and Downtown Des Moines.

Des Moines

Photo: Stephen Matthew Milligan, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Des Moines, capital of Iowa, is in the western region of the American Midwest. Des Moines is the largest city in Iowa and the annual site of the Iowa State Fair and numerous cultural festivals during warm weather months.

Downtown Des Moines

Neighborhood

Photo: BarbaraLN, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Downtown Des Moines is the central business district of Des Moines, Iowa and the Greater Des Moines Metropolitan Area. Downtown Des Moines is defined by the City of Des Moines as located between the Des Moines River to the east, the Raccoon River to the south, Center Street to the north, and 18th and 15th Streets to the west.

East Village

Neighborhood

Photo: Iowahwyman, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Historic East Village is a commercial and residential neighborhood in central Des Moines, Iowa, United States, directly east of the Downtown Des Moines area.

MLK Substation

Type: Electrical substation
Category: industry
Location: Des Moines Township, Polk, Iowa, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.58233° or 41° 34′ 56″ north

Longitude

-93.6236° or 93° 37′ 25″ west

Operator

MidAmerican Energy Company

Open location code

86H8H9JG+WH

OpenStreetMap ID

way 46145919

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