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Today...the span, now called Ak-Sar-Ben Bridge, has been doubled in width to keep up with increased traffic. The 5,700-foot long bridge was sold to the Knights of Ak-Sar-Ben by the Omaha and Council Bluffs Street Railway Co. in 1938 for $2,350,000. …
Council Bluffs Changing Scene
Council Bluffs Changing Scene--This is the first bridge across the Missouri River at Council Bluffs. It was built in 1888. This photo, taken from the Iowa side, belongs to Mrs. Grace Kinney of 911 First Ave. It came from the possessions of her…
Today
Today...the old hospital is gone. And the northwest corner of Ninth St. and Sixth Ave. is solid with houses. Patients were transferred from the old General Hospital in June of 1907 to the the then new Jennie Edmundson Hospital at Oak and Pierce…
Council Bluffs Changing Scene
Council Bluffs Changing Scene--Back in February of 1907, the nurses line up for a picture outside of the Council Bluffs General Hospital at Ninth Street and Sixth Ave. The old photo came from E.W. Cox of Van Nuys, Calif, via his brother, Lloyd Cox…
Today
Today...motor vehicles replace the horse-drawn rigs. And instead of hitching posts, Broadway is well lined with parking meters. Most of the buildings in the old photo have been remodeled or replaced within the last 50 years.
Council Bluffs Changing Scene
Council Bluffs Changing Scene--This is how Broadway, looking west from Glen Avenue, appears on a postcard dated 1907. Traffic was no problem, and hitching posts stood in front of each store building. This card came from Harry Neill, 721 S. 6th St.
Today
Today...the Elks Club is still at its original site. The Hotel Chieftain, which is observing its thirtieth anniversary this year has replaced the Grand Hotel. The Grand Hotel and building across Pearl Street burned in 1925. Within the last 43…
Council Bluffs Changing Scene
Council Bluffs Changing Scene--Back in 1914, a person looking north across Bayliss Park had this view. The Elks Club is at left and the Grand Hotel is on the corner of Pearl St. and First Ave. This scene is from an old post card belonging to Arthur…
Today
Today...the Abraham Lincoln High School Gymnasium stands on the site of the former Stewart residence. It is at the southwest corner of Fifth Ave. and Bluff St. The A.L. Gym was built in 1926. It is across the street from the high school.
Council Bluffs Changing Scene
Council Bluffs Changing Scene--This picture of the J.T. Stewart residence at 306 Bluff St. appears in an old book, Council Bluffs Illustrated, published in 1887. The book belongs to Ole A. Hill of 919 Avenue H. The old house was known as the…
Today
Today...the building at left is back in the grocery business. Sam's New Super Market is at 215 S. Main St., the same address as Max Mohn's old store. The Creston House, now double in size, has not been used as a hotel for many years. In the former…
Council Bluffs Changing Scene
Council Bluffs Changing Scene--About 70 years ago, Max Mohn took much pride in this section of the 200 block of South Main St. At left was the Max Mohn Grocery and Provisions; center was his Creston House and at right, his saloon. This old photo…
Crosswalks Are Established - For St. Pat's, Hoover
Pedestrian Crossings . . . and the sidewalks leading to them at the recently opened intersection of Broadway and Relocated Highway 6 are shown by the heavy black lines in this map prepared by the Police Department. All crossings are controlled by…
Open New Highway 6
Relocated Highway 6 between Nicholas Street In Council Bluffs to Quick was to be opened about 2 p.m. Tuesday. Past the barricades are two bridges over Indian Creek. Interstate 80 crosses over the new highway at a point just over the horizon. Related…
Open New Highway 6 In Bluffs
Discussing Pedestrians . . . at the Oak and Broadway intersection is Harold Krogh, assistant public works director, Police Chief Nick Sulentic and City Manager Don Harmon.
Straighter, Wider
Relocated Highway 6, straighter and wider than its predecessor, stretches from the Interstate 80 overpass into the distant Iowa prairie in this view. The highway between I-80 and Quick was opened to traffic during the past week. The new road…
Relocated Highway 6 Project To Be Done In Four Phases - Traffic Problems Are Seen
Planned Intersection . . . of Broadway, Relocated Highway 6 and a new Pierce Street connection - as yet unnamed - is shown in this drawing. Construction of the intersection and Highway 6 to near Dutch Hollow Road should be completed this November.
Highway 6-64 Relocation Plan Here Wins Support
Route Of Relocation . . . of Highways 6 and 64 is pointed out by C.B. Anderson to F.W. (Pete) Mann and William Mott, spectators at the public hearing.
Hearing Set For Thursday Night On Proposed Hwy. 6 Relocation
Proposed Relocation . . . of Highway 6 and partial relocation of Highway 64 is shown by the dotted lines. The solid lines are the present highways. The proposed 8-mile project will cost more than $4 million. The numbered squares are section of land.
C.B. Shoe Salesman Returns, But Now He's A Millionaire
Reminiscing . . . George S. Hiddleston was in town visiting high school friends.