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Today...from the same spot, the new Broadway Viaduct, scheduled for completion late this summer, predominates the scene. The heavy concrete piers and big steel beams overshadow the ground that three years ago was planted to grass and flowers. But…
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Today...the same block from N. Second Street to N. First along Broadway. The old picture was furnished by Mrs. Florence Pruitt, 2504 Avenue L.
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Today...this is still a busy section of the city. The building at the right has undergone many changes. It now houses Herman's Clothes Shop, the Picky-Nicky Café and Ben Klein Jewelry Store. The next store is occupied by Barnes Beauty Salon. Then…
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Today...this same section of Broadway takes on a much different appearance. Few buildings along the section remain the same. New paving, new street lighting, and new buildings account for the cleaner look. The old watering trough has been moved.
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Today...the same buildings have kept up with the times, with a series of renovations and remodeling. The most recent remodeling was that of the building at the extreme right, following a fire several years agao.
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Today...the same stretch of Broadway has a modernized appearance. The buses, at lower left, have replaced the streetcars. And automobiles are everywhere. Few buildings remain that can be compared with those in the old picture. Missing are the…
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Today...the scene has undergone many changes. There are new buildings, new businesses and a new street--minus the old streetcar tracks. The Strand Theater stands where the Revere Hotel did. And a cafe occupies the Bracket [sic] store site. There…
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Today...most of the building at right, formerly World Radio Laboratories, has been burned out. The corner drugstore is being remodeled to make room for the Broadway Viaduct, which will begin at Eighth St. Far down Broadway all buildings have been…
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Today...Broadway has smooth concrete surfacing along this stretch. The paving was done with modern equipment in a fraction of the time it took to surface streets in the early 1900s. This picture was taken from the Thirty-first St. corner, looking…
Unearth Fire Well at Main and Broadway; Creates Traffic Problem
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.
Upper Broadway
Photograph of Upper Broadway. East from approximately Fourth Street.
View on Broadway
Reproduction of a drawing of a view on Broadway looking east.
Welcome Home Parade
4 photographs of the welcome home parade on Broadway for soldiers returning from World War I.
West Broadway
Stereograph image of West Broadway street in Council Bluffs (Iowa) from 4th street.
West Broadway (37th, N.E. corner)
3 photographs of West Broadway (37th , N.E. corner)
West Broadway (West of 37th St, looking down Broadway)
2 photos of West Broadway (West of 37th St)
West Broadway 100 Block NRHP form
National Register of Historic Places Registration Form for 100 Block of West Broadway - Historic District in Council Bluffs. Includes descriptions of buildings and history.
West Broadway at 15th St.
Two photographs of the Northwest Corner of West Broadway and 15th St.
West Broadway at Ak-Sar-Ben bridge approach
6 photos of West Broadway at Ak-Sar-Ben bridge approach
Wickham Building
Photographs of the Wickham Building at 522 W. Broadway