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'Sport of Queens' coming for everyday Bluffs folks
...the local track located in what is now Playland Park operated from 1941-1946. patrons purchased "options"on the dogs to get around gambling laws. This photo was taken shortly before the operation was closed for good.
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Greyhounds help christen Bluffs track
Susanne Reynolds (foreground) and her sister-in-law Debbie Reynolds display the type of greyhounds that will be running at the new Council Bluffs greyhound track. John Seastrom Kennels of Abilene provided the animals and their handlers for the…
Workers off and running at Iowa West
Workers with Ak-Sar-Ben Roofing in Omaha lay down rubber insulation on the roof of the grandstand. (Nonpareil photos by Dan Koenig)
Workers off and running at Iowa West
Eric Olsen, of 38 Bluff St., a worked with Anderson Construction, labors on a door in the kennels, where the greyhounds will be housed.
Greyhounds arrive at track; 'exercise' set for Wednesday
These greyhounds owned by Gale Kurtz-Jerry Taylor Kennel of Sioux City were the first arrivals at Bluffs Run Tuesday. The Kurtz-Taylor kennel, the first of 16 to arrive, is the only one with Iowa-based ownership. Schooling for the greyhounds begins…
Bluffs Run
photo of man wtih greyhound dog
Bluffs Run
photo of two muzzled greyhounds running around a curve on tracks. Snow is along edge and in center of track.
Big crowd learns how to bet on 'the pups'
Cocktail waitresses serve a capacity crown in the clubhouse area. Each table also has a monitor.
Bluffs Run
photo of Bluffs Run building and parking lot
Iowa high court: Track must pay property taxes
The Iowa Supreme Court ruled that Bluffs Run, although owned by a non-profit organization, is not exempt from property tax.
Auditorium Nearly Gone
The old city auditorium is about demolished. Acting Urban Renewal Director Dale Bonar said he would like to have it "all on the ground" before the wreckers take off for the Labor Day weekend. Councilman Dan Franksen said he would like to see a new…
Old Auditorium Said 'Ouch!'
School Children Imagine
"Hello There . . . I'm what's left of the City Auditorium". So wrote Robert Acklie, a Washington School sixth-grader, when he was an auditorium-for-a-day as an essay assignment. Bob is the son of Mrs. Genevieve Acklie of 179 Wendover Drive, and Leroy…
Before . . . And After
The old city Auditorium, shown as it appeared last week before demolition was reduced to the rubble on the right by Thursday. The auditorium was raised in one month in 1907 and was razed in one week in 1970. The building would have been totally…
Auditorium (Old City)
Moose Lodge Leases City Auditorium . . . plan addition of large kitchen on Indian Creek side.
Auditorium (Old City)
Demolition of Old City Auditorium
Pari-mutuel summary
And they're off...Greyhounds work up to a speed of 45 mph as they bullet around the track, but their endurance cannot match that of a race horse.
Greyhounds help christen Bluffs Track
Groundbreaking ceremonies for Iowa West Greyhound Park in Council Bluffs were held Thursday morning. The park, scheduled to open in Marc 1986, will employ more than 300 persons, officials said. Pictured is the proposed grandstand building.
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Bluffs Run: Track changes name, sets sights on Omaha
Iowa West racing officials announce the new name of the Council Bluffs Greyhound track Wednesday morning. Left to right are Delbert Reed, general manager of Bluffs Run; John Nelson, president of Iowa West Racing Association; and Stan Duysen,…
Albert the Bull
Junior Chamber of Commerce at Audubon has completed construction of "Albert the Bull" at the outskirts of the city. "Albert," weighing 45 tons, is a giant statue of a Hereford bull, designed to salute the area's cattle feeders and as a tourist…
Cleanup Time
"Albert," Audubon's 30-ton steel and concrete Hereford bull, is being touched up with a new coat of paint by Ed Parsons. Albert's periodic grooming keeps him spruced up for the thousands of tourists who stop annually along Highway 71 to see the…