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Council Bluffs Changing Scene
Council Bluffs Changing Scene--The Hagenbeck circus elephants attract a lot of attention back in 1905 as they are being watered along the north shore of Lake Manawa, just west of the park area. At that time, the lake was a popular resort spot for…
Council Bluffs Changing Scene
Council Bluffs Changing Scene--Back in the gay 90s, when Manawa Park was in full swing, this eating and dancing pavilion was on the north shore of the lake. At that time women wore long full dresses and the men wore stiff hats.
Today
Today...the park that once was the playground for thousands of Southwest Iowans is now a residential area. This photo looks southeast along the row of cottages that face the north shore of the lake, where the amusement buildings once stood. Only…
Council Bluffs Changing Scene
Council Bluffs Changing Scene--Back in 10--, when this picture was taken, Lake Manawa contained plenty of water. original quarters of the Fish and Game Club were on the top floor of this building. The first floor contained a saloon and gambling…
Today
Today...the floating docks of the Council Bluffs Fish and Game Club are partly lying on the bottom of Lake Manawa, due to the low water level. The lake, which has been rising this last month, is still several feet below normal. When the lake has…
Council Bluffs Changing Scene
Council Bluffs Changing Scene--Back 36 years ago, the row boat dock at Lake Manawa looked like this. The amusement park was in full swing on the north shore of the lake, which was a prominent recreation center for Southwest Iowa. This picture is…
Today
Today...the frontage site of the once-popular amusement park has been built up entirely of private dwellings. Private docks, at right, extend into the dry part of the lake bed, where the large boat docks of the streetcar company once stood.
Council Bluffs Changing Scene
Council Bluffs Changing Scene--The Kursal at Lake Manawa in 1904 was a popular spot about the turn of the century. it was reached only by boat on the south shore of the lake, and it offered bathing, eating and entertainment. About 1907 there was a…
Today
Today...The South shore of Lake Manawa furnishes only fishing and picnicking facilities. It is kept up by the state conservation commission and is without buildings of any sort. Here, looking toward the lake from the state park area, are some of…
Today
Today...the lake site is occupied by the new Elks Country Club building, which was completed this fall. The one-story building of masonry and glass is a far cry from the old frame two-story club house.
Council Bluffs Changing Scene
Council Bluffs Changing Scene: At the turn of the century an ornate bathhouse known as the Kursal [sic], was the center of activities at Lake Manawa. Built in 1896 on the south shore it doubled as a recreation and dining hall. The platform…
Today
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…
Today
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…
Council Bluffs Aerial Views
Aerial photo of southwest Council Bluffs, looking north from the northern part of Lake Manawa. South Main Street is pictured in the upper right of the photo, and the Chicago Northwestern Railway yard at 23rd Avenue and South 16th Street. The…
Council Bluffs From 9 Miles Up
This is how Council Bluffs and part of Omaha look from nine miles up. This photo was take by Mark Hurd Aaerial [sic] Surveys, Inc., of Minneapolis, Minn, which has perfected a method of utilizing a distortion-free camera in a Lear jet plane to take…
This Is Council Bluffs
A popular recreation area, Lake Manawa's facilities are used by residents of Southwest Iowa and eastern Nebraska. In the aerial photo, the village of Manawa is at the right. A housing development, with a canal leading in to the lake, is at the…
Lakeshore Country Club Looks For More Members
Million-Dollar Facility . . . on the shore of Lake Manawa is seeking new members. Roger Demory, temporary president of the newly named Lakeshore Country Club, walks past the facility.
Warm Finish For Cold Month
November ended with temperatures that could almost make this sailboat ramp at the Lakeshore Country Club usable. The weatherman reported a record high of 62 on Nov. 29, after monthly temperatures averaging 38.2. The average is .7 below normal for…
Air Photo Shows Status Of Improvements At Lake Manawa
Dredged areas of Lake Manawa (1) are easily seen in this air photo, taken from a height of 10,000 feet. Areas designated as No. 2 are those which will be dredged if Council Bluffs raises the balance of its $25,000 pledged for the project. The…
Beautiful Lake Manawa Is A Lonely Place In The Autumn - Summer Playground Of More Than 317,000 Persons
Lake Manawa . . . is all but deserted now. The thousands of swimmers, boaters and picnickers who used its facilities during the summer are gone. Only a few fishermen now dot its shores.