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Council Bluffs Changing Scene
Council Bluffs Changing Scene--About the turn of the century, 615 and 617 S. Main St. looked this way. the buildings housed the William Welch coal and wood yard, left, and the Brown and Wesner drug store. Rough paving covered Main Street, , as…
Today
Today...the Kimball Elevator plant has grown. While part of the buildings have the same shape, the main building in foreground was reconstructed on the same site in 1930. The section at right was added to the original buildings in 1899. The company…
Council Bluffs Changing Scene
Council Bluffs Changing Scene--Kimball Bros. Elevator Works at Ninth St. and Eleventh Ave., appeared like this in 1897, according to an illustration in The Trans-Mississippian publication. The business moved to Council Bluffs from Anamosa in 1892,…
Today
Today...several changes are noticeable from the same bluff east of Pierce and Bluff Streets. The church tower at the right is the same. At the extreme left is the Bennett Building. Large shade trees now obscure many buildings, both old and new.
Council Bluffs Changing Scene
Council Bluffs Changing Scene--From a high cliff above Pierce Street, this is how Council Bluffs looked in 1897. At center is the Masonic Temple. To its right is the Oddfellows building and at extreme right is the steeple of St. Peter's Church. …
Today
Today...lined up in the same spot for this picture is the second platoon of Company A, of the Abraham Lincoln High School ROTC unit. Cadet Lt. Charles Smith, at left, is in charge. Note the similarity in houses that match. At extreme left is the…
Council Bluffs Changing Scene
Council Bluffs Changing Scene--In 1898, The Council Bluffs High School Cadets were a crack drill team. They are lined up for a picture on Willow Avenue, just west of Pearl St. This old photograph comes from Ed Welch of 331N. [sic] 7th St.
Hanafan: Budget Cuts Won't Force Cuts In Services
Thomas P. Hanafan
City Faces 'Status Quo' Financing
Thomas P. Hanafan
Valley View Drive Bridge Tops City's Lobbying List
Thomas P. Hanafan
C.B. Council Weighs Hanafan Salary
C.B. Council Weighs Hanafan Salary
Mayor Tom Hanafan
Tom Hanafan
Hanafan Re-Election Bid Now Official
Tom Hanafan
Deal Struck To Level Beno Building
Tom Hanafan
Mayor Hanafan Files For Second Term
Tom Hanafan
Hanafan, McManus Talk Drugs, Staff At GOP Meet
Tom Hanafan
Council Bluffs Changing Scene
Council Bluffs Changing Scene--The Conrad Geise and Son's Brewery occupied some 20 acres between Frank and Oak Streets on Broadway when this picture was taken in 1898. From a Trans-Mississippi Exposition booklet on Council Bluffs, the picture…
Today
Today...the same house, with some remodeling, is the home of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond G. Peterson, 624 Oakland Ave. Noticeable differences are in the porch, the addition of a room, at right, and the absence of the stable.
Council Bluffs Changing Scene
Council Bluffs Changing Scene--An illustration appearing in the Historical Atlas of Iowa, printed in 1875, indicated this was the residence of C.R. Scott, Esq., of Council Bluffs. The old book belongs to Mrs. K.R. Magarrell, 1751 Canning St.