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The Paramount Theatre's front doors, seen Monday, were blown in when floodwaters overcame the historic venue Thursday, leaving its Wurlitzer organ under water. Most of the furniture had been moved.

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Muck and debris litters the floor at Zins on Monday, June 16, 2008, in southeast Cedar Rapids.

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Appliances lay on the sidewalk after flood water smashed in windows at Smulekoff's Furniture along First St. SE on Monday, June 16, 2008, in southeast Cedar Rapids.