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Council Bluffs Changing Scene
Council Bluffs Changing Scene: A look at Pearl Street south from Broadway in the early 1900s shows that the horse and buggy and the high-wheeled street car were the principal means of transportation. And women were wearing dresses which practically…
Today
Today...there is a trimmer, cleaner look in contrast to the 53-year-old photo. A new building houses the Council Bluffs Savings Bank, and at right is the new State Savings Bank. Other new buildings behind them were rebuilt after the Grand Hotel…
Council Bluffs Changing Scene
Council Bluffs Changing Scene: This is how Glen Avenue looked from Broadway in 1888. On the Broadway corner, left, is the home of Ira Platner. Other homes are barely visible on up the hill. This fine old picture was loaned by Mrs. V. P. Laustrup,…
Today
Today...the scene has changed considerably. The Hinky Dinky supermarket now occupies the site where the Platner home stood 70 years ago. Before the store took possession, the corner was occupied by the Woodward Candy Factory. At center right is…
Council Bluffs Changing Scene
Council Bluffs Changing Scene: Back in the 1920's, Gilbert's pond at Big Lake was used as a municipal swimming pool. This was one of the city's most popular play areas. Note the high bluffs, east of the North Eighth Street road, in the background. …
Today
Today...Gilbert's pond is still a favored recreation spot, but only for fishermen. Like the two men at left, who soak up some sunshine while waiting for a fish to bite. note how the bluffs have changed. They have been cut away to furnish earth…
Mural Future Uncertain At Soon-To-Be Mini Mall
With Plans In Hand . . . Fred and Dee Hite are turning the old J.C. Penney building into a mini shopping mall. The owners of O.G.Craft Shop, 540 W. Broadway, are doing much of the work themselves.
Balloons To Make Way For Montage
These balloons painted on the old JC Penney building at 542 W. Broadway are scheduled to be painted over with a new mural depicting Council Bluffs history.
Hite Center
The Hite Center, Council Bluffs IA
August 1989
August 1989
Council Bluffs Changing Scene
There was snow on the ground when this picture was taken during the funeral procession of Dr. Donald Macrae Jr. in January of 1932. This is Broadway, looking west from Oak Street. Only commercial buildings along this section of Broadway were the…
Today
Today...a different type of moisture covers the street, which was photographed after a rain shower. While there is still a service station, at left, the drive has been enlarged to accommodate present day traffic. The pharmacy has been enlarged and…
Council Bluffs Changing Scene
Council Bluffs Changing Scene: This panoramic view at Main St. and Broadway (right) appears on a double postal card, published about 1900. The photo obviously was made with an old-fashioned camera that revolved to cover more than the 90-degree…
Today
Today...the same site (below) appears like this. The composite of two photographs reveals a big change in the last half-century. Some buildings remain that appear in the earlier picture, but they have undergone extensive remodeling. note how…
Council Bluffs Changing Scene
Council Bluffs Changing Scene: The is the Grape Growers Assn. plant as it appeared in 1912 at the southwest corner of Ninth Ave. and Seventh St. The association dates back to 1893. This picture appeared in a Southwestern Iowa booklet entitled "The…
Today
Today...the Grape Growers Assn. office and plant look like this. In addition to the buildings shown here, a processing plant has been built on the northwest corner of Ninth Ave. and Seventh St. The organization is listed as one of the oldest…
Council Bluffs Changing Scene
Council Bluffs Changing Scene: Sanitary hairdressing Parlors, at 122 South Main, and its proprietor, Mrs. Sarah Pierce, at left, is reported to have been one of the first hair dressing shops in the city. The old picture is from Mrs. Helen Sherman…
Today
Today...the building front on the ground floor has been remodeled to make it more suitable for the insurance and finance business.
Council Bluffs Changing Scene
Council Bluffs Changing Scene: This is Scott Street after a hail storm in August, 1924. The picture taken from the southwest shows the Indian Creek bridge and Quaker Baking building--with the fire station tower at upper right. An ancient roadster…
Today
Today...the same view shows the scenery changed as much as the auto styles. Indian Creek has been covered, eliminating the old bridge. A Greyhound bus depot replaces the residence at the corner of Scott and Mynster Streets. In place of the Quaker…
