Editing Moline, Illinois (section)

===1990s–2000s===
[[File:15th Street, Moline.jpg|thumb|15th Street, [[Moline Downtown Commercial Historic District]]]]
In the 1990s, Moline began staging a comeback through the redevelopment of its riverfront. Deere & Company demolished its vacant riverfront factories and donated the land to the city so that it could build a civic center on the space. The Mark of the Quad-Cities, now known as the [[Vibrant Arena at The MARK]], was completed in 1993 and is now the home to large conventions, concerts, high school sports tournaments, and a host of other events. The [[Quad City Steamwheelers]], an arena football team, played their [[af2]] home games at the arena from 2000 to 2009 when the league ceased operations. It has also been home to several minor league hockey teams including both the [[Quad City Mallards (1995–2007)|original Quad City Mallards]] and a [[Quad City Mallards|newer Quad City Mallards]], the [[Quad City Flames]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://calgaryherald.com/sports/Calgary+Flames+farm+team+move+from+Quad+Cities+Abbotsford/1381898/story.html |title=Calgary Flames farm move from Quad Cities to Abbotsford |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100212195015/http://www.calgaryherald.com/sports/Calgary+Flames+farm+team+move+from+Quad+Cities+Abbotsford/1381898/story.html |date=February 12, 2010|archive-date=February 12, 2010 }}</ref> and the [[Quad City Storm]]. In the late 1990s, John Deere Commons was built, a multimillion-dollar entertainment and tourism complex containing a hotel, restaurants, offices, a John Deere Collector's Center (located in a re-created 1950s John Deere dealership), the John Deere Store, and the [[John Deere Pavilion]], a tourist center showcasing the history of agriculture in the [[Midwestern United States|Midwest]]. The [[John Deere Commons|Commons]] attracts 400,000 visitors a year, injecting a tremendous boost to the downtown economy. Renovations have been completed on many old brownstone buildings, and plans for shoreline mixed-use condominium and retail developments are in the works on the site of vacant industrial land.

Moline still reflects the rich culture of the successive waves of immigrants from France, Germany, Sweden, Belgium, Eastern Europe, and most recently, Mexico. Events such as the annual Greek Cultural Festival at [[John Deere Commons]], [[Rolle Bolle]] tournaments at Stephen's Park, and "Viva! Quad~Cities" all reflect Moline's diverse heritage. Downtown Moline also plays host to events of regional importance such as Taste of the Quad Cities, [[Race for the Cure]], the Quad City Marathon, and the Lighting of the Commons.