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Today...Dodge Memorial Church shows little sign of its original appearance. An extensive remodeling job, and addition in 1925 changed the position of the tower and entrance, windows and exterior surface, which is now brick. The sanctuary still…

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Today...modern garages are strung along the entire block where the animal feeds were sold at the turn of the century. Emphasizing the change in times are the autos to which the horses of yore have yielded.

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Today...passenger facilities have been discontinued and the operation deals entirely with freight. A newer building in the same location as the original depot is only a portion of the structure first designed as a replacement.

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Today...the same house, coolly shaded by trees, features smooth modern lines. It was completely remodeled about 1946 by Ivan Caskey, a son-in-law of the earlier owner. Principal differences are the windows, siding and removed porch. Cassidy found…

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Today...changing times and changing methods of railroading have eliminated the need for large passenger depots as well as steam powered trains. This is how the Chicago North Western passenger station appears now.

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More recently used as a classroom building and convent for St. Francis students and teachers, it has outlived its usefulness. The convent was moved into a new building at left. New additions in the lower picture include street paving, street…

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Today...fast trains use the modern steel Union Pacific Railroad Bridge at approximately the same location. The bridge is above the reach of high water and boats pass underneath as they travel both up and down the deeper Missouri River.

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Today...The Abraham Lincoln football field stands at the site of the old school. The picture was taken from Fifth Avenue bluffs. The lighted field can be seen from virtually all over the city. It is named Kirn Field, in honor of former A.L.…

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Today...looking down the street from the same intersection the picture is completely changed. The wide paving offers a smooth thoroughfare for motorists entering the city. The street is lined with large shade trees. At right is the J.F. Wilcox…

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Today...the sidewalk remains but the curbing is badly cracked. The two buildings, now occupied by Thomas Drustrup and Son, general contractors, and Iowa Tent and Awning Co., have changed fronts. One pole has disappeared. The sign left of the pole…

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Today...the brick street carries auto traffic through the city. The building identified as "Neumeyer's Hotel Stables" still stands far down the block. Several frame buildings remain, but new apartments stand at left.

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Today...both streets are paved. Carson Avenue can barely be seen as it takes off downhill behind picket fence. Many homes along the east side of Grace Street still sit atop the large clay bank and have only rear access. Undergrowth on the bank…

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Today...most of the building at right, formerly World Radio Laboratories, has been burned out. The corner drugstore is being remodeled to make room for the Broadway Viaduct, which will begin at Eighth St. Far down Broadway all buildings have been…

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Today...Broadway has smooth concrete surfacing along this stretch. The paving was done with modern equipment in a fraction of the time it took to surface streets in the early 1900s. This picture was taken from the Thirty-first St. corner, looking…

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Today...the brick yard has disappeared and the ground is overgrown with small trees. A grain elevator is at left and the railroad yards in the background, also present in the 1904 picture, are almost obscured by the underbrush.
[Photo used for the…

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Today...even with a face lifting of new steps, added about 10 years ago, the exterior of Holy Family is much the same as when it was built in 1908.

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Today...Council Bluffs City Hall, built in 1940, now occupies the same site. Changed very little in the last 14 years, the building was built by the Works Progress Administration at a cost of slightly over $300,000.

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Today...modern buildings, with auto parking space, are on the same corner. They are the Broadway Super Valu, at left, and Broadway Cleaners drivein. They are on the northwest corner of the intersection.

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Today...the location is the site of the City Hall parking lot. The location is positively identified by the tower of Pottawattamie County Jail showing in the same position in both photographs.

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Today...the location with the same home, some of the same trees looks different with the addition of a garage and some renovation and remodeling. It is now the home of Mr. and Mrs. J.B. Petrus and numbered 219 Frank St. A wall and drive have also…
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