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Council Bluffs Changing Scene
Council Bluffs Changing Scene--This is the Council Bluffs Post Office as it appeared in 1888. It was one of the largest buildings in the city at that time and it served as a focal point of civic interest.
Today
Today...only the basement part of the building stands. The main building was condemned and razed in 1951. The annex, at right, is still being used. Council Bluffs has been recommended for a new Federal Building-Post Office under the Lease-Purchase…
Council Bluffs Changing Scene
Council Bluffs Changing Scene--Back in 1918, when the United States was at war with Germany, Locust Lodge looked like this. The lonely home was occupied by John Gebuhr, who owns the photograph. At that time, a crushed brick street passed his home…
Today
Today...the same home, third from left, has a lot of company on Locust Lodge. The address is 216. There is currently one one vacant lot on the street which stretches about one-fourth of a mile from North Broadway to the east city limits. Gebuhr…
Council Bluffs Changing Scene
Council Bluffs Changing Scene--A horse-drawn trolley passes the Masonic temple at Fourth St. and Broadway back in 1888 when this sketch was drawn. Note the carbon arc light tower at the left of the building. The tower marked the debut of the…
Council Bluffs Changing Scene
Council Bluffs Changing Scene--On a cold December day in 1922, this three-story building at the corner of Fourth St. and Broadway caught fire. The fire burned a path through the two top floors. Note the frozen water on the side of the building. At…
Today
Today...the Bennett Building occupi9es the site of the old Woolworth building. The seven-story building, one of the larger office buildings in Council Bluffs, houses dentists, doctors, lawyers and other professional offices. It was erected shortly…
$114,000 Building Planned For Goodyear Tire Firm - At Seventh And Broadway
A new Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co. Service Store will be built at 700-715 W. Broadway on property belonging to Mr. and Mrs. Walter Coziahr. The 50 by 172 foot structure will cost $114,000 and is scheduled to be in use by June 1, 1968.
Grand Opening
A ribbon cutting ceremony Thursday marks the grand opening of the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co. Service Stores at its new location at 715 W. Broadway. Participating in the event are Jack Bishop of Omaha, assistant district manager in charge of retail…
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…
FBI To Update Gosch Photo
Johnny Gosch - 1982 photo
Gosches: Abductors Clever
Noreen Gosch . . . and Jim Mascaro discuss handbooks about protecting children against kidnappers and sex abusers Sunday following their talk at Iowa Western Community College.
Gosches Offer Kidnapper $400,000 To Return Son
Noreen Gosch holds a dollar bill with the words "I am alive, Johnny Gosch," which was found by a Sioux City woman. Her husband John, stands on the right.
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…
Council Bluffs Changing Scene
Council Bluffs Changing Scene--An Elks Carnival Parade led by the late Dr. Donald Macrae, marches by these downtown stores in an area known as the Sanborn Block in September of 1911. From the left, the stores house a bicycle shop, drug store, loan…
Today
Today...the same buildings remain--minus the horse-and-buggies and housing different businesses. From left is a shoe store, optical shop, women's clothing store, jewelry business and camera store. The buildings in the heart of the shopping…
Council Bluffs Changing Scene
Council Bluffs Changing Scene--The southwest corner of Main St. and Washington Ave. was occupied by the Standard Fuel Feed & Seed Co. when this photo was taken in the 1880s. The firm handled hard and soft coal and Missouri wood. Frame building at…