Covered walkways similar to that extending from the Broadway entrance of Midlands Mall near Bishops in this architectural drawing may soon appear on the east and west ends of the city-owned parking garage at the mall. Tubular steel porticoes will…
New owners of Centre Point mall want to take over ownership of public walkways in the mall from the city in an effort to curb rowdyism and enhance mall security.
North Europe's Largest Theater . . . in Malmo, Sweden, will be one of the sites Nonpareil European Holiday travelers may see this summer if they wish to take a side-trip from Denmark. The theater has a 62-foot stage, and with wings the breadth totals…
An Antique Hearse . . . which will appear in the Malvern Heritage Days parade is checked by Karl Hertz of the Mansfield-Hertz Funeral Home in Malvern. Hertz said the solid mahogany vehicle hasn't been out of the warehouse since the Malvern Centennial…
A giant sales cooler that will keep meat items at a minus 40 degree temperature is near the finishing stages at Beefland. With thousands of overhead rails to move the meat in and out of the cooler, the facility has a capacity for nearly a million…
History Revisited: From out of the past come these scenes of the epic struggle that saved Council Bluffs from the rampaging Missour River 10 years ago this spring. Typical of those stirring times was this bit of drama on the levee near Playland Park.…
Mighty Defender . . . mans the ramparts on the levee. This giant diesel-powered earth mover was one of 10 on the job. Each was capable of hauling 30 cubic yards of dirt per load to form emergency levees.