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Today...the same track, which has been enlarged and is surfaced with asphaltic concrete, is part of Playland Park. Additional bleachers have have been erected to increase the seating capacity. Now, instead of dogs chasing the rabbit, it's a bunch…
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Today...the block has changed considerably. The automobile has replaced the horse and buggy and a traffic island occupies the spot where horses used to drink. At left is the Bennett Building, the city's largest office structure. Many other…
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Today...the grounds of the Christian Home, Seventh and Curtis Sts., are dotted by beautiful shade trees. The brick building on the left is the dining hall and girls dormitory. The chapel can be sees through the trees at the center. At the right is…
Tags: 7th and Curtis, Christian Home, orphanages
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Today...the west side of South Main Street, from No. 18 to 26, shows little resemblance to the picture of nearly 60 years ago. Real estate and Insurance office occupy most of the buildings. There is one resemblance, however. Note the upper part of…
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Today..,.the site, 1501 S. Main Street, is still used for a warehouse--one with a new, long, low look. Now it houses furniture for the Contintental Keller Co.
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Today...the building is occupied by the Younkerman Seed Co. and it still serves as a warehouse. The structure carries the same general outline it did in 1898, but shows extensive remodeling and several additions.
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Today...most of the South Main Street site is occupied by the Sears Roebuck and Co. store. The modern two-story building at 28 S. Main St., replaces the older three-story structure which burned in 1925. In the meantime, John Beno and Co. moved into…
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Today...the site is occupied by a new service station. And there many [sic] other changes in the last 50 years, such as the removal of the other buildings and addition of traffic signals.
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Today...service stations are a common site [sic] in Council Bluffs. But the site of the original station at Seventh St. and Broadway has yielded to a super market parking lot and a cleaners' pickup station.
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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…
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Today...a vast change has taken place--the type of beach improvements as well as in the kind of garb worn by bathers. Sunshine seekers sit on the sand in front of a bathhouse. And the beach is on the west side of the lake.
Tags: beaches, Lake Manawa, west shore
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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.
Tags: playland park, West Broadway
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[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.
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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…
Tags: C.W. Bain, Lake Manawa, Manawa Park
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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.
Tags: Indian Creek
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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…
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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.
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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…
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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…
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Today...the scene has undergone many changes. There are new buildings, new businesses and a new street--minus the old streetcar tracks. The Strand Theater stands where the Revere Hotel did. And a cafe occupies the Bracket [sic] store site. There…