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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Today...the building front on the ground floor has been remodeled to make it more suitable for the insurance and finance business.
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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…
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Today: Oakland Avenue, bordered with nice shade trees and well-kept homes, is still one of the city's finest residential districts. Where horses used to trot their buggies along the wide brick street, automobiles now zip along the smooth concrete…
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Today...the site at 106 E. Broadway is occupied by the F.J. Krumenacher Grocery store. The old frame building has been replaced with a brick structure. The street has been paced [sic] and the automobile has replaced the horse. The building at the…
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Today...the brick street has turned to concrete and horses have given way to heavy car and truck traffic. After a half century, too, some buildings have changed as much as the mode of transportation. one remaining landmark is the Ogden Hotel at the…
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Today...clothing is used for [sic] sparingly and oars or paddles are hidden away for emergencies in gasoline-powered skiffs. This picture was taken from the south side of the lake over the Manawa Ski Club dock.
[Earlier photo of the scene is not in…
[Earlier photo of the scene is not in…
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Council Bluffs Changing Scene: The Elks' Home at Council Bluffs was the caption given this postal card picture of the north side of First Avenue, between Pearl and Sixth Streets, in about 1910. From the left are two residential buildings, the Elks…
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Today...the Kinsman Monument has grown in stature and appearance. It presents the same cannon and stone base set against the background of a peaceful, well maintained corner of the cemetery. Surrounding it are the graves of veterans who shared the…
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Today...the same bluffs show the progress of changing times. Earth from the bluffs has been taken for construction on bottom lands, and paved Highway 275 has speeded the flow of traffic. No longer are there shade trees hanging over the road, as in…
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Today...the streetcars have vanished from Avenue A and building sites in the vicinity are few and far between. Newer homes have filled in the vacant lots. And the original house on the corner has been remodeled. Both Avenue A and Twentieth Street…
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Today...the southwest corner of Thirteenth Ave. and Main St. is occupied by a new cafe and salvage automobile lot. The Union Transfer and Peru Plow buildings burned to the ground about 50 years ago.
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Today...the site at Franklin Ave. and Pierce St. serves as a summer playground for the City Recreation Department. Title to the land has been retained by the School Board for possible future construction. Several theories for use of the old school…
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Today...The Kimball home has vanished. At left is an apartment house, 808 Seventh Ave., which was constructed in 1890. On the right is 802 Seventh Ave., the residence of Joseph Meis. The Kimball home was apparently razed or moved shortly before…
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Today...on the same corner at South Seventh St. and Sixth Ave. Stands [sic] the remodeled version of the same old house. In recent years it has been known as the Charles Test Stewart home. Note that the trees in the parking appear to be the same as…
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Today...the same site reveals the fruits of Mr. Hansen's plans. Within the last nine years, more than 100 homes have been constructed in the area. The houses in center front on Midland Drive. Those in the upper portion front on Highland Drive.