Today...alongside the Ogden Hotel stands a modern version of the taxis that ply the streets of the city, with traffic patrolman J.P. Tighe standing in just for the picture. Cab driver is Robert Hettinger, 2837 S. 7th St.
Council Bluffs Changing Scene--A "taxi" of 75 years ago, more commonly known as a hack or one-seated coupe, was pictured alongside the Ogden Hotel. The hack was owned and operated by the Wm. Welch Transfer Company with offices in the Ogden. The…
Today...looking south on Main Street from Willow Avenue , the city hall, extreme right, predominates the scene. The old livery building, center is used as a warehouse, and the old McAtee grocery is a county office building.
Council Bluffs Changing Scene--South Main Street, looking south from Willow Avenue, was decorated for a parade when this picture was taken about 50 years ago. At the extreme right is the old Merriam Block, the Grand Livery Stable is at center; the…
Today...the church faces S. Sixth St., slightly southwest of the original site. According to history, St. Paul's was the first stone church building in the city, the present church being completed in 1886. This is the 100th year of St. Paul's in…
Council Bluffs Changing Scene--The first St. Paul's Episcopal Church as it appeared after completion in 1862. According to the church records, this building stood on the site of the present Pottawattamie County jail, facing north on the alley…
When Your Father . . . is on the city council, some of its influence can rub off. Shirley Hanafan, 2821 Avenue E, said she thinks it will affect their two children, especially since she thinks they are already leaders.
Held By Captors . . . at Sigourney Sunday is Robert Kenneth Hammond, 18, with Keokuk County Deputy Sheriff Keith Bryant and Highway Patrolman Donald Woods. -- AP Wirephoto
Cab Driver's Glasses . . . are tagged for evidence and the blood stains examined by Sheriff Roy Wichael, County Attorney Noran Davis and Deputy Sheriff Howard Nelsen. Other items found with the victim's body are in the foreground.