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Replacement And Relocation . . . of Fire Station No. 5, 1827 S. 8th St., is in the discussion stage, Fire Chief Norman Elgan said.

Station No. 5 . . . in its "hay" day was built for horse-drawn equipment. This rare photograph shows Dr. James McRobert, "Old Prince" being held by former Fire Chief J. Bates, Emil Jorgensen and an unidentified man. The old station will be replaced.

From Its Cupola . . . atop Central Fire Station, the heavy bell is lowered to a waiting truck.

Old and new fire trucks are on display in Council Bluffs

View from inside the Central Fire Station in Council Bluffs

Old Central Fire Station at Washington Avenue and Main Street in Council Bluffs
Photo courtesy of Guy A. Nelson

Firemen battling the blaze at the Elder Court Apartments in Council Bluffs

Gentlemen checking out one of 40 street fire alarm boxes located in Council Bluffs. The boxes were monitored through a 'repeater' located at the Central Station.

Firemen checking out fire alarm cable at the Council Bluffs Fire Department

Firemen at the Council Bluffs Fire Department

Future plans...look bright for the Wickham-Beno buildings in the 500 block of West Broadway, but for many months now, windows have simply been papered over.

Flowers and landscaping...like this at Burger King, 3209 W. Broadway, have made several restaurants, banks and other kinds of businesses notable exceptions on a drive through Council Bluffs via Broadway.

Though it's the nature of the business...a scrap metal operation isn't a very pretty panorama picture as travelers pass over the Broadway viaduct between 15 and 8th Streets.

Bill Hargis...(left) and Terry Gilliland have been working on a graphic design for Diamond Vogel Paint Store, 2320 W. Broadway. A few coats of paint could make a big difference for some of the businesses in the area.

Overgrown weeds...mar the view of buildings and streets along much of Broadway.

Old Fire Well...at Main Street and Broadway is being uncovered by power shovel before it is filled in with sand and covered up permanently. Note the spectators at left. Traffic in background is being routed off Broadway at Fourth Street.
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