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These railroad flat cars, bound for half a dozen points, groan under the weight of a new product made in Council Bluffs. Can you identify the cargo and the setting?
Answer: A trainload of pipe, spotted alongside the loading dock at the Griffin…
Answer: A trainload of pipe, spotted alongside the loading dock at the Griffin…
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Timely as the Easter season is this symbolic pattern in brick on the outside of a recently completed church education building. Know the location?
Answer: The side of St. John's Lutheran Church education unit on Seventh St., south of Willow Ave.
Answer: The side of St. John's Lutheran Church education unit on Seventh St., south of Willow Ave.
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These big wheels of industry put their heads together for a weighty discussion of railroad operations. The "conference room" might be any one of the railroad yards in Council Bluffs.
Answer: The wheels are part of the reserve supply at the…
Answer: The wheels are part of the reserve supply at the…
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These doors are usually reserved for special events at one of Council Bluffs' best-known institutions of learning. Can you identify the location?
Answer: The Twenty-fifth St. entrance to the auditorium at Thomas Jefferson High School.
Answer: The Twenty-fifth St. entrance to the auditorium at Thomas Jefferson High School.
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Anyone with an eye for detail has probably spotted this "house of seven gables." Do you know its location?
Answer: The many-gabled house is on the corner of First Ave. and South Sixth St.
Answer: The many-gabled house is on the corner of First Ave. and South Sixth St.
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Behind these brick walls and fancy trimming, school children have been mastering their three Rs since 1884. Can you identify the place?
Answer: The photo shows the upper portion of the Dodge School entrance.
Answer: The photo shows the upper portion of the Dodge School entrance.
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These stately pillars flank the portal of a prominent downtown church building. Can you identify it?
Answer: The First Baptist Church, First Ave. and South Sixth St.
Answer: The First Baptist Church, First Ave. and South Sixth St.
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Someday, these bulky sections of pipe will be draining rural roads. Right now, trimmed in snowy frosting, they're doing a balancing act. Recognize the location?
Answer: The 5-foot metal culverts are stored in the Pottawattamie County equipment…
Answer: The 5-foot metal culverts are stored in the Pottawattamie County equipment…
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Like a pair of white thatched sentinels, these brick columns guard the entrance to a rustic setting in the north-central part of town. Recognize them?
Answer: The columns flank the entrance to Rohrer Park, where Military Avenue joins 6th St.
Answer: The columns flank the entrance to Rohrer Park, where Military Avenue joins 6th St.
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A wintry park scene forms a background for this unusual bit of architecture. The crisscrossing metal rods flank the patio at a popular picnic spot. Can you identify it?
Answer: The north walkway alongside the Roberts Park shelter.
Answer: The north walkway alongside the Roberts Park shelter.
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Stone carvings give an attractive, and appropriately Old World, appearance to this well used doorway in downtown Council Bluffs. The rooms beyond the door have been the scene of countless club meetings, dances and other social programs. Can you…
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In most cases, the people who pass through these doors are smaller than the numerals. This is the entrance to two classrooms, the second and third grades, at one of the city's newest schools. Can you identify it?
Answer: Peterson School, 2600…
Answer: Peterson School, 2600…
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Two bronze markers recall the Illinois Central Railroad's centennial celebration in 1951. They are displayed on a building within easy eye distance of Broadaway. Can you locate them?
Answer: The bronze discs are on the south side of the Illinois…
Answer: The bronze discs are on the south side of the Illinois…
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This fancy cornice, a holdover from the era of gingerbread, is part of a downtown Broadway landmark. Oldtimers will associate it with the old Neumayer Hotel. Do you know the present name and location of the building?
Answer: The fancy architecture…
Answer: The fancy architecture…
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The modernistic figure with the muscles, holding a sickle in one hand and a wheel in the other, typifies the agricultural and industrial resources of Southwest Iowa. Can you identify the carving?
Answer: The carving is on the west side of the…
Answer: The carving is on the west side of the…
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A lot of water has flowed down Indian Creek since this slab of concrete was poured in 1938. It marked the end of three years of construction designed to protect the heart of the city against floods. Can you identify the marker?
Answer: The tablet…
Answer: The tablet…
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The poet Longfellow coined the sentiment inscribed on this popular summertime destination for thirsty citizens. Longfellow had a weary traveler in mind when he invited him to "drink of this fountain pure and sweet." Council Bluffs residents and…
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If this were Cape Canaveral, you might be looking at the departing end of the latest moon bound skyrocket. It's a prominent part of the local landscape. Can you identify it?
Answer: The water tower between Gleason Avenue and Memorial Park…
Answer: The water tower between Gleason Avenue and Memorial Park…
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This delicate sample of scroll work in concrete has been decorating the top of a popular downtown doorway in Council Bluffs since the mid-1920s. Where is it?
Answer: Above the south entrance to Hotel Chieftain. Beyond the latticed window is the…
Answer: Above the south entrance to Hotel Chieftain. Beyond the latticed window is the…
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The trim, simple lines of this building belie its importance to the city. Hundreds of Council Bluffs families depend on it for every glass of water they drink. Can you identify it?
Answer: The Mount Lincoln water pumping station, Lawton Terrace…
Answer: The Mount Lincoln water pumping station, Lawton Terrace…