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Their Church Home . . . for a total of 208 years has been Hazel Dell Methodist Church. The women are Mrs. George Osborn, Mrs. George Clausen and Mrs. Walter Cleary.

One Of Many...recent accomplishments in Council Bluffs, the Narrows Pumping Station, lower right, overlooks one of the top potential areas for future development. Among projects being studied is a municipal dock along the near shore of the Missouri…

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…

Residents in old fashioned clothing in celebration of Golden Spike Days in Council Bluffs.

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…

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…

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…

Sen. Goldwater And Wife Peggy . . . acknowledge standing ovation at the Cow Palace. - AP Wirephoto

Progress Toward Target Date . . . is reported by Sam C. Prest, Ross Drever, Goff Smith, Robert W. Turner and Orris Dean.

Checking Ice Depths...on the lake at DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge for planned ice fishing this winter is Dave Heffernan, assistant refuge manager. The ice fishing season begins Jan. 3 but may have to be postponed less a cold snap hits.

Goodrich Hotel
803 W. Broadway

Closed 6/84

-"Remember When photo 9/97

Walter Goodrich obit July 16, 17 & 19, 1929

Goodrich Hotel

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.

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.
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