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Golden Spike, Council Bluffs, IA
Postcard. Golden Spike, Council Bluffs Iowa. "Rearing its head 56 feet into the is this huge concrete replica of a railroad spike, located at the zero-zero mile post of the Union Pacific. A large bronze plaque marks forever the fact that this city is…
Golden Spike/Golden Spike Days
Residents in old fashioned clothing in celebration of Golden Spike Days in Council Bluffs.
Golden Spike/Golden Spike Days
The Golden Spike Monument, Council Bluffs, IA
April 1939
April 1939
Golden Spike/Golden Spike Days
Expo Train Coming to Bluffs...Union Pacific Railroad's Golden Spike Centennial Expo train will visit Council Bluffs this Friday, Saturday and Sunday and will be on display in the U.P. yards south of the Golden Spike monument, Ninth Avenue and…
Golden Spike/Golden Spike Days
A major attraction of UP's Golden Spike Centennial Expo Train that will visit Council Bluffs Sept. 26-27-28 is the colorful Expo car. It houses 19 displays telling the story of the building of the railroad from the earliest surveys right up to the…
Golden Year for Broadway Christian
The attractive rough brick exterior...of Broadway Christian Church will always be a conversation piece as it restores a bit of yesteryears in Council Bluffs to the community. The brick once surfaced West Broadway and is remembered by many senior…
Goldwater, Barry M.
Sen. Goldwater And Wife Peggy . . . acknowledge standing ovation at the Cow Palace. - AP Wirephoto
Good 'Old" Building Brought Bluffs Newest Major Industry - Top Griffin Officials Visit Here
Progress Toward Target Date . . . is reported by Sam C. Prest, Ross Drever, Goff Smith, Robert W. Turner and Orris Dean.
Goodrich Hotel Closed: Demolition Is Planned
Closed For Good . . . is the Goodrich Hotel, the last of the downtown hotels in Council Bluffs. The hotel will be torn down and the lot will be paved for a parking lot for Michael's Carpets.
Goodrich Hotel Is Sold
Biding Its Time . . . the Goodrich Hotel at 8th Street and Broadway overlooks traffic at the west edge of Council Bluffs' downtown. The new owner of the hotel said the building may be demolished and a parking lot constructed in its place.
Goodwill Puts Man In Its Box To Avoid Thefts, Provide Job
Accepting Donations . . . at the Goodwill's Attended Collection Center is Pat Hawn of Missouri Valley. The trailer, located in the Richman Gordman parking lot at 1800 N. 16th St. will be manned from 10:00 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. daily. Hawn will give…
Goose Haven Flood Threat
Residents of Goosehaven, two and one half miles northwest of the Honey Creek interchange on Interstate 29, watched as water from the Missouri River, resting just short of flooding, reached a few doorsteps. The river, just beyond the cabins, backed up…
Gosch Says She Plans To Run For City Post
Noreen and John Gosch hold an "aged" depiction by the Federal Bureau of Investigation of their son, Johnny Gosch, who was abducted six years ago near their home in West Des Moines. The picture is a computer-enhanced image made using pictures of…