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Council Bluffs Changing Scene
In 1887, the home of George A. Keeline stood on the hill at 129 Park Avenue. Not the small tree in the foreground and the figure standing on the front porch.
[print photo is captioned: Residence of Mr. Geo. A. Keeline
[print photo is captioned: Residence of Mr. Geo. A. Keeline
Things Have Changed
Things Have Changed...since large brick home [of George A. Keeline ] was torn down. Now standing on the site is the home of City Building Inspector Oscar Biesendorfer. The tree has grown.
Council Bluffs Changing Scene
The A.B. Walker home stood at 705 Sixth Ave. in 1887. Building had an iron pipe fence around it. Streets were unpaved. Walker was a real estate dealer.
Today
Today...the same residence is owned by Mrs. Mary Loper. The projection in the rear has become a separate building, occupied by Mr. and Mrs. J.C. Budatz.
Council Bluffs Changing Scene
This is the Council Bluffs Mail Terminal as it appear in 1887, when it was known as the Union Pacific Transfer. A hotel, one of the finest in the nation, was housed in the three-story brick building. It was patronized largely by railroad workers…
Today
Today...a modern building, remodeled in 1938, has replaced the old brick terminal. The hotel is gone. Diesel trains from eight of the nations leading railroads pull into the unloading sheds where the mail is thrown into automatic converyers[sic]. …
Council Bluffs Changing Scene
Looking up Main Street toward Broadway this was the picture in 1887. Groneweg and Schoentgen were wholesale grocers. other businesses occupied the two buildings immediately north of the grocery warehouse. The wooden building with the horse tied in…
Today
Today...there have been additions and deletions. The grocery warehouse has become the Morphy Drug Co. and a parking lot occupies the spot where the other two brick buildings were located. Magarrell and Co., heating contractors, fill the spots used…
Floods - Council Bluffs
Looking west from side of bluff between 10th and 11th Avenue (back of 3rd Street School House). Flood of April 25, 1881.
Floods - Council Bluffs
View of Council Bluffs during the Missouri River flood of 1881
Floods - Council Bluffs
View of Council Bluffs during the Missouri River flood of 1881
Floods - Council Bluffs
View of the Missouri River west of Council Bluffs during the flood of 1881
Make Much Progress on 3 Missouri River Dams
Earth-moving Ceases . . .
Invading the Missouri River . . . near Pierre, S.D., is Oahe Dam, now 5 percent complete. Pyramid of earth in upper center is completed 1,500-foot section of dam. Sheet pile cut-off wall shown being driven in trench to right of square embankment…
Make Much Progress on 3 Missouri River Dams
Earth-moving Ceases . . .
First Harnessing of Missouri River . . . in South Dakota was completed this year at Fort Randall Dam. All Missouri River water is now flowing through tubes in main embankment at left. Closure section built this year is at center. - Army Photo
Floods - Council Bluffs
Proposed Missouri River development plan, 1971
Floods - Council Bluffs
Mosquito Creek in foreground, showing levee break into gasoline tanks farm.
Floods - Council Bluffs
Barge on the Missouri River
Floods - Council Bluffs
The Poudre in flood, looking west from the Oak Street Bridge, May 21, 1904
Floods - Council Bluffs
Looking East on Broadway from Eleventh Street, Council Bluffs, IA
Floods - Council Bluffs
Railroad switch engine pulling off stuck truck on west side of North Western RR city depot, about 4 p.m.