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After the Last Tree Was Felled Wednesday
After The Last Tree Was Felled Wednesday...the causes damage were removed, and citizens got a new view. Younger trees, growing well within the park sidewalks, are expected to branch out rapidly and replace the ones that were dropped.
Before Trees Were Cut
Two weeks ago huge elms lined Bayliss Park along Pearl Street, cutting off the view to the north. They were 70 feet high and hung over the curb. Some were considered dangerous. After two minor damage claims were filed against the city by people…
New Walks For Bayliss Park
Work started Monday morning removing old sidewalks from Bayliss Park to make way for new walks and a driveway to the speaker's platform. Hansen and Hansen, contractors, were granted a $3, 210 contract for the improvements. The grade will be raised…
Boulder in Bayliss Park Is Memorial To Emigrants
This large boulder on the north side of Bayliss park commemorates the early travel upon the Moron Trail through Kanesville, now Council Bluffs, and is dedicated to the throngs who crossed Iowa in advance of the settlement here. It was presented by…
Bayliss Park Fountain
Bayliss Park Fountain at Christmastime (dusk or dawn)
Bayliss Park Fountain
Bayliss Park Fountain, couple eating lunch on park bench in front of fountain
Park Board Member Everett Shockey
Park Board Member Everett Shockey looks at the remains of Old Rusty in Bayliss Park. The Park Board is planning the installation of an elaborate, modern fountain at the site." [accessed via NewsBank search of Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil, on…
'Shaky' Old Fountain May Be Retired By Its 70th Birthday
Bayliss Park Fountain
Touch-Up Time
The fountain in Bayliss park gets a new coat of paint from city park employee Robert Hemmingsen. Plans to replace the landmark with a modern centerpiece have been set aside for this season. [accessed from NewsBank search of Council Bluffs Daily…
Spring Cleaning
Spring Cleaning....The Bayliss Park Fountain is undergoing its initial stages of spring cleaning Wednesday, as park employee Norman Hensley[?] works on the top level. The fountain will be given a fresh spray coat as soon as a clean up is complete. …
Bayliss Park Fountain
photo of Bayliss Park Fountain, lit, at night
Historical Society of Pottawattamie County Member Journal
October 2005 Historical Society newsletter.
Historical Society of Pottawattamie County Member Journal
April 2009 Historical Society newsletter.
Pearl Street postcard
Postcard of Pearl Street looking North from Bayliss Park.
Bayliss Park postcards
Seven postcards depicting Bayliss Park.
Bayliss Park postcards
Thirteen postcards depicting Bayliss Park.
Bayliss Park Fountain
Bayliss Park and Hotel Chieftain, Council Bluffs, Iowa
Fountain, Bayliss Park
Fountain - Bayliss Park, Council Bluffs, Iowa
Bayllis Park Fountain
Photograph of the Old Bayliss Park Fountain.
Bayliss Park Fountain
Photograph of the upper half of the original Bayliss Park Fountain.