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Playing records . . . she brought back from Russia, Karen Klok relaxes "for the first time in 10 month." --Nonpareil Photo.

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Beno's Department Store building is shown during better times in the 1966 photo. The building has been ordered sold at a sheriff's auction.

The Wickham building in downtown Council Bluffs is one of three properties proposed for development by an investment group that includes real estate salesman Ted Campbell. Other properties in the project would be the Pacific House (left) and former…

The Wickham Building...at Scott Street and Broadway resembles an ear of corn if you take the round turret in the building's southwest corner into account. The site of the building was the location of Pacific House, a turn-of-the-century hotel.

Corner (Scott St. and Broadway) of Beno/Wickham Building; doors and windows boarded up

Front of Beno's Department Store, looking west; sidewalk closed, and workers putting up caution tape

Photo of corner of Beno/Wickham Building (looking east); windows and doors boarded up, sidwalk closed

Detail of brick arches, and carved friezes and column caps of the Wickham Building

interior of department store, ca. 19th century
Oriental rugs on floor, several men and women standing by rugs

interior of department store, ca 19th century
display counters with stools for customer seating, clerks behind counters

Bob Bensley admires his flag creation. "It took 10 years to find just the right shade of colors," he said. Bensley used 901 pencils to make his creation.

aerial photo of Bennett Avenue area, after development (1970)

aerial photo of Bennett Avenue area before development (1959)

aerial photo of Bennett Avenue area and housing developments south of Bennett Avenue.

Ditching operations for a new Bennett Avenue sewer line are shown under way Monday. This view of the project shows the line running northwest toward Bennett Avenue and the new Eastside Junior High from Mosquito Creek. The sewer will serve the…
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