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Council Bluffs Changing Scene
Council Bluffs Changing Scene: Back in 1889, the Council Bluffs Union Ticket office--and various express firms--occupied this building at 507 W. Broadway. Note how the men who ran the office are clothed. This old photo came from Bud Bascom of 1911…
Council Bluffs Changing Scene
Council Bluffs Changing Scene: Back in 1898, the Council Bluffs Coal and Ice Co. at 911 W. Broadway was a going business. It handled more than 1,000 car loads of coal a season, according to the Trans-Mississippi and International exposition booklet…
Today
Today...a vast change has been made in the 900 block of West Broadway. While some buildings remain, they lay in the shadow of the new Broadway Viaduct. The rail of the viaduct can be seen in the foreground. New buildings have been added and the…
Council Bluffs Changing Scene
Council Bluffs Changing Scene: At the turn of the century an ornate bathhouse known as the Kursal [sic], was the center of activities at Lake Manawa. Built in 1896 on the south shore it doubled as a recreation and dining hall. The platform…
Council Bluffs Changing Scene
Council Bluffs Changing Scene: From an old postal card dated 1908 comes this fine picture of the "Lincoln Highway between Council Bluffs and Omaha." The picture is the approach to Ak-Sar-Ben Bridge, paved with granite stones. The card came from…
Today
Today...a wider Broadway connects the cities of Council Bluffs and Omaha, and even then it is frequently congested with traffic near Playland Park at right, and a fast building south side of the street, at left.
Council Bluffs Changing Scene
Council Bluffs Changing Scene: Back in 1905 about two dozen painters and decorators lined up in front of the John B. Long paper and paint store at 31 S. Main St., to have this picture taken. The fading old print belongs to Mrs. C.H. Campbell, 1401…
Today
[paper is torn, and much of caption is missing] Today: The picture has changed...are the new offices of the Council Bluffs Gas Co., at left, ...building, and at right is the re-... Long building which is now the Iowa Liquor Store.
Council Bluffs Changing Scene
Council Bluffs Changing Scene: Engine 999 plied the rails in Manawa Park to thrill thousands of youngsters in 1915 when the park was running full force. Here C. W. Bain was the engineer and fireman on the line, and the picture is from Bain's album. …
Today
Today...there is no longer a Manawa Park as it was known 42 years ago. Nearly the entire park area is now residential. Here C.W. Bain looks over the old park site. The little train ran over this area. The high-gabled house, once a concession…
Council Bluffs Changing Scene
Council Bluffs Changing Scene: After a "good" storm in 1925, Indian Creek looked like this in the vicinity of Ninth Street. Debris and logs were piled high. This photo by Kenneth I. Wolfe, 1030 N. Broadway, looks northeast from Ninth Street and…
Today
Today...the creek is nearly concealed in its concrete conduit. The house at left is the same as appeared in the 1925 picture, but other landmarks are hidden by heavy trees.
Today
Today... the Cutler Funeral Home is 533 Willow Ave. Within the last 47 years, the building has undergone much remodeling and facelifting. At left is the Library; at right, the Meyer Funeral Home. Trees grown over the years have made a marked…
Council Bluffs Changing Scene
Council Bluffs Changing Scene: This is the Grand Hotel, as it is pictured on a postcard dated 1915. The hotel burned in 1925, along with several other buildings in the 100 block on Pearl St. This picture is from a postal card collection of Arthur…
Today
Today...the Hotel Chieftain, which replaced the Gran Hotel at First Ave. and Pearl St., is observing its 30th anniversary. The Chieftain is typical of building changes over the period of years, giving a modern look to the city.
Council Bluffs Changing Scene
Council Bluffs Changing Scene: The old Union Pacific Transfer Depot at Tenth Ave. and Twenty-first St. was a busy place at the time this picture was made. Not only mail was transferred in the open sheds at left, but cross-country passengers as…
Today
Today...The Union Pacific Mail Terminal has taken on a streamlined appearance, having lost it's [sic] upper story in remodeling. It is still a mighty busy place, handling an ever increasing volume of mail from the many railroads that converge at the…
Council Bluffs Changing Scene
Council Bluffs Changing Scene: About 1924, this was the view looking north from atop the Standard Oil Co. building at Sixteenth Ave. and Third St. Foreground is the Turner Silo Co. In background is the Chicago Great Western Railroad yards, with…
Today
Today...this picture is taken from a lower angle, since the oil firm's warehouse was torn down several years ago. The two buildings are part of the Atlas Concrete yard, 326 Sixteenth Ave. The Great Western roundhouse has been removed and the rail…