FEMA gave the Wards $ 28,000 toward the costs of rebuilding their home or buying a new one . Wards in Cedar Rapids was Doug Ward 's life for Almost a year later until 1948 flood . last year 's , the drive-in sits in ruins , the root beer mugs still muddied . The drive-in has been a landmark in the Time Check neighborhood since 1948 . It will cost upward of close to $ 1 million to rebuild or change locations .
Wards in Cedar Rapids was Doug Ward 's life for Almost a year later until 1948 flood . last year 's , the drive-in sits in ruins , the root beer mugs still muddied . The drive-in has been a landmark in the Time Check neighborhood since 1948 . It will cost upward of close to $ 1 million to rebuild or change locations .