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Know Your Scenes:
This machine carries passengers, and the riders have plenty of ups and downs. But they always wind up back where they started.
Answer: The machine is the Tilt-O-Plane, one of the rides at Playland Park.
Answer: The machine is the Tilt-O-Plane, one of the rides at Playland Park.
Know Your Scenes:
Every day is Halloween in this character's hangout. But the scary setting is all for fun. Thrill seekers should have the advantage naming this spot.
Answer: The spook with the wavy chassis is extending an invitation to visit one of the concessions…
Answer: The spook with the wavy chassis is extending an invitation to visit one of the concessions…
Know Your Scenes:
Without a doubt, this is the most unique barn in Southwest Iowa. Farm animals will never see the inside unless they're midgets. From the day it was built, the structure was intended to cause people trouble. It's easily spotted from West Broadway. Can…
Know Your Scenes:
This network of steel and cable has created more breathless predicaments than any structure in town. With a few summertime accessories, it should be easily recognizable. In winter, it's completely ignored. Can you identify it?
Answer: The Ferris…
Answer: The Ferris…
Council Bluffs Aerial Views
Aerial photo of east and west banks of the Missouri River at the Ak-Sar-Ben-Bridge (currently site of I-480 bridge). Council Bluffs' West Broadway and Playland Park are pictured in the top half of the photo, and the American Smelting and Refinery…
Council Bluffs--Aerial Views
Aerial photo of Ak-Sar-Ben Bridge and the construction of the supports for the Interstate 480 Bridge across the Missouri River. Playland Park is pictured in the center of the photo, and Broadway is on the right side of the photo. A small section of…
Today
Today...a wider Broadway connects the cities of Council Bluffs and Omaha, and even then it is frequently congested with traffic near Playland Park at right, and a fast building south side of the street, at left.
Today
Today...the same track, which has been enlarged and is surfaced with asphaltic concrete, is part of Playland Park. Additional bleachers have have been erected to increase the seating capacity. Now, instead of dogs chasing the rabbit, it's a bunch…
View of Playland Park
View down Broadway toward Playland Park
Aerials of Playland Park
Four aerial photographs of Playland Park
Boat ride and Turnpike
Photograph of boat ride and turnpike at Playland Park
Concession Stand
Concession stand at Playland Park
Playland Office
Two photographs of the Playland Office
Fly-O-Plane Ride
Fly-O-Plane Ride at Playland Park
Ticket Office
Photograph of the ticket office at Playland Park
Penny Arcade
Photograph of Penny Arcade at Playland Park
Roller coaster at Playland Park
Two photographs of roller coaster at Playland Park
Beer Garden
Photograph of the beer garden at Playland Park
Billboards
Three photographs of billboards at Playland Park
Playland Granstand
Three photos of grandstand at Playland Park, including concession stands at lower grandstand.