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First Building Is Razed for Viaduct
Razing of Diamond Bar...is almost down to the first floor. The building is being demolished to make way for the Broadway viaduct.
Sells Property To State
George Steinberg has announced sale of Steinberg grocery at 1428 West Broadway to the state to make way for the Broadway viaduct. Sale pdice[sic] was $24,500, the figure set by the viaduct appraisal board;.
Broadway Viaduct
aerial view, looking west, of Broadway from about 7th Street.
"Air view of Council Bluffs, Oct. 21, 1950" [typed on back of photo]
"Air view of Council Bluffs, Oct. 21, 1950" [typed on back of photo]
Broadway Viaduct
aerial view of Broadway viaduct, looking west, ca 1955
Fairview Cemetery Map
A map of sections and plots of the Fairview Cemetery in Council Bluffs. One large map and two printable handouts.
Council Bluffs history summary
Three documents summarizing the history of Council Bluffs, Iowa. Prepared by staff of the Council Bluffs Public Library at the request of staff from the Council Bluffs Community School District.
Topics include Caldwell's Camp, the Mormon Trail,…
Topics include Caldwell's Camp, the Mormon Trail,…
First Christian Church
First Christian Church, October 1952
First Christian Church
First Christian Church Educational Unit, May 1967
New Sanctuary For Old Church
Picking Out Hymns . . . for Sunday's dedication service are the Rev. Richard D. Hogan, pastor of the First Christian Church, and organist Berneil Hanson. Some of the pipes from the 1,800-pipe Wicks Organ in the sanctuary can be seen in the…
First Christian Church
Above is the First Christian church which has undergone complete remodeling, costing more than $28,000. The entire interior of the church has been redecorated and an addition housing fifteen bible school rooms has been erected at the north end of the…
First Christian Church
Groundbreaking: Turning the first shovel of dirt during groundbreaking ceremonies Sunday at First Christian Church is Wayne Burgeson, Bible school superintendent. Other participants include David R. Peterson, building chairman, Richard D. Hogan,…
First Christian Scene For Ordination, Wedding
Installing A Panel . . . of stained glass in the window on the south wall of First Christian Church's new sanctuary are Mark Novotny and Carl Monto. Both are from La Manna Studios in Nutley, N.J., which designed the window.
Plans For $350,000 Plant Okayed By First Christian - Groundbreaking In April
Architect's Drawing . . . of new educational unit and present First Christian Church at Scott and Mynster Streets.
First Christian's Educational Plant Will Be Dedicated Here Sunday - Reception Will Follow
Top - This Spacious Lounge . . . is located immediately at the entrance of the new First Christian educational unit. Its green-blue carpeting is complemented by furnishings in matching greens and blues, and accented with lamps of a burnt orange hue.…
First Christian Church Buys A New Parsonage
This Colonial Brick . . . is the new parsonage of First Christian Church.
Washington Avenue By_Pass May Force Church To Build
First Christian Church . . . now reaches the full length of Mynster Street from the church proper at 532 Mynster St., on the northeast corner of Mynster and Scott Streets to the far corner which houses the Ingraham Real Estate Co., 101 N. 6th St. The…
First Christian Church
Testing The Soil . . . for Sunday's groundbreaking of the new First Christian Church, Sixth and Mynster streets, are the Rev. Richard D. Hogan, Judd Gillespie, church treasurer; Wayne Burgeson, chairman of the board; Marie Campbell, building…
Church Project
An arched roof section of the new First Christian Church educational unit is hoisted into place by a crane Friday. The roof ties into an arch at the front entrance. Each pre-cast, barrel vaulted section weighs 32,000 pounds. The $350,000 project,…
First Christian To Build New $1,800,000 Structure
This Architectural Drawing . . . is of First Christian Church's proposed new $1,800,000 church building to be constructed directly west of the present educational unit and a the corner of Mynster and Sixth streets.
Noah's Ark Mural Adorns Class Wall
This Gigantic Mural . . . painted on a wall in the Toddler's classroom at First Christian Church illustrates Noah calling the birds and beasts to join him and his family aboard his ark to preserve them from the great flood. The artist was Mrs. Roy…