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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…
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This is the entrance to a chapel that caters mainly to children. The old building is in the heart of a dedicated project that has gained a nationwide reputation for good works. Can you identify it?
Answer: The entrance to the chapel at Christian…
Answer: The entrance to the chapel at Christian…
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The bronze Bible mounted atop this graceful stone base, overlooks one of the most beautiful scenes around Council Bluffs. A sight to behold during any season of the year. Do you know where it is?
Answer: The bronze Bible and monument are a feature…
Answer: The bronze Bible and monument are a feature…
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The fancy grill work and the round windows are part of the trademark near the top of a downtown store building. Can you identify it?
Answer: Western Auto Store Bldg., 216 W. Broadway.
Answer: Western Auto Store Bldg., 216 W. Broadway.
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If you're familiar with the more outstanding cemetery monuments, you should be able to identify this unusual specimen. It's all there. The apparently damaged column actually is a symbol. Can you identify the monument?
Answer: The monument is in…
Answer: The monument is in…
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These dormer windows are part of a downtown office building that has none of the usual features of downtown office buildings. It more closely resembles a country estate. Can you locate the building?
Answer: The windows decorate the top of 14…
Answer: The windows decorate the top of 14…
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Few buildings in town can rival this downtown specimen for fancy architecture. But most of the looking is done inside. Can you name it?
Answer: The Strand Theater Bldg., 554 W. Broadway.
Answer: The Strand Theater Bldg., 554 W. Broadway.
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The glowering characters at the top of the picture guard the entrance to a busy downtown center of finance. Can you identify the building?
Answer: The City National Bank Building, 500 W. Broadway.
Answer: The City National Bank Building, 500 W. Broadway.
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In the past 70-odd years, this jungle of steel has watched the human race go by in everything from a surrey to a sports car. In its career, it has been acclaimed, accused, admired and avoided. Can you identify it?
Answer: The superstructure of…
Answer: The superstructure of…
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A tile design on the front of a comparatively new building in Council Bluffs takes on the appearance of an oversize mechanical man. Do you know what building this design is on?
Answer: The design is on the front of the new DeForest School,…
Answer: The design is on the front of the new DeForest School,…
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A number of these elongated hunks of calibrated concrete are scattered across the north and west edges of the city. This one is near Big Lake. Know what they're used for?
Answer: Engineers call them levee walls. The hollow concrete contains a…
Answer: Engineers call them levee walls. The hollow concrete contains a…
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From the north side of a popular downtown meeting place, fancy brickwork forms a background for three stone faces over Broadway. This is on the upper half of the building. The lower story is occupied by a retail store. Can you name the…
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Anyone familiar with fraternal emblems should recognize this symbolic design. It appears on a building that once housed The Nonpareil. Can you identify the symbol and its location?
Answer: It is the emblem of the Independent Order of Oddfellows,…
Answer: It is the emblem of the Independent Order of Oddfellows,…
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A simple stone monument perpetuates the memory of the men who left Council Bluffs to serve in the Spanish-American War. The inscription shows that it was erected in 1932 by the United Spanish War Veterans Auxiliary. Can you locate the…
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This network of steel and cable has created more breathless predicaments than any structure in town. With a few summertime accessories, it should be easily recognizable. In winter, it's completely ignored. Can you identify it?
Answer: The Ferris…
Answer: The Ferris…
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Nearly everyone in Pottawattamie County has strolled past this stone marker at one time or another. Only on the rarest occasions does anyone stop long enough to read the inscription, which gives a capsule history of a prominent downtown landmark.…