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Council Bluffs Changing Scene
Council Bluffs Changing Scene: Back in the 1920's, Gilbert's pond at Big Lake was used as a municipal swimming pool. This was one of the city's most popular play areas. Note the high bluffs, east of the North Eighth Street road, in the background. …
Today
Today...the scene has changed considerably. The Hinky Dinky supermarket now occupies the site where the Platner home stood 70 years ago. Before the store took possession, the corner was occupied by the Woodward Candy Factory. At center right is…
Council Bluffs Changing Scene
Council Bluffs Changing Scene: This is how Glen Avenue looked from Broadway in 1888. On the Broadway corner, left, is the home of Ira Platner. Other homes are barely visible on up the hill. This fine old picture was loaned by Mrs. V. P. Laustrup,…
Today
Today...there is a trimmer, cleaner look in contrast to the 53-year-old photo. A new building houses the Council Bluffs Savings Bank, and at right is the new State Savings Bank. Other new buildings behind them were rebuilt after the Grand Hotel…
Council Bluffs Changing Scene
Council Bluffs Changing Scene: A look at Pearl Street south from Broadway in the early 1900s shows that the horse and buggy and the high-wheeled street car were the principal means of transportation. And women were wearing dresses which practically…
Today
Today...a covered tank replaces the open pool and the home at left is a private residence. A reservoir keeper is no longer needed. Glen Avenue shows up at right center and the old school building has been removed. Visible now is the site known as…
Council Bluffs Changing Times
Council Bluffs Changing Scene: At the turn of the century an open city water reservoir at the head of Glen Avenue left, and the pumping station roof can be seen at right. Large building in the background was the old Council Bluffs high School. …
Council Bluffs Changing Scene
Council Bluffs Changing Scene: In 1887 the booklet, "Council Bluffs Illustrated," carried this view of the residence, left, owned by G. H. Champ. And the city directory for that year listed the address as 246 Fletcher Ave. Champ was an investment…
Today
Today...the same view shows numerous detail changes in both properties--even in the house numbers. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Lambert occupy the corner home now listed as 254 Fletcher Ave. Mrs. M. Kucharo's home at right carries the number 250.
Today
Today...the site is occupied by St. Bernard's Hospital. using the Geise residence as a starting point, the hospital has grown steadily since it was founded in 1887. The center section and old main entrance of the hospital consist of the old Geise…
Council Bluffs Changing Scene
Council Bluffs Changing Scene: This was the residence of Conrad Geise, some 73 years ago. The picture appeared in the Illustrated Atlas of Pottawattamie County, published in 1885. Geise, a bottler and brewer, lived on Frank Street, near Harmony. …
Today
Today...a new Bloomer School stands on the site and it stretches much farther west along Willow Avenue than the old building. The playground was extended to take in property formerly occupied by homes. The Eighteenth Amendment has been repealed,…
Council Bluffs Changing Scene
Council Bluffs Changing Scene: Activities of prohibitionists on Willow Avenue, between Seventh and Eighth Streets, are shown on this postcard picture published in 1919. The demonstration against the sale of liquor was made in front of Bloomer…
Today
Today...the southwest corner of the intersection is the site of the Council Bluffs Free Public Library. It was built in 1904 on the location of the old Pusey home. The cornerstone laying ceremony was combined with the centennial observance of the…
SWI Courthouses Added To List
Showing The Signs . . . of its sandblasting in the late 1970s, Harrison County Courthouse looks like new. The concrete and steel building is faced with Bedford limestone and topped with a 78-foot dome.
Courthouses Have Colorful Histories
Concealing Its Age . . . is the Pottawattamie County Sub-Courthouse in Avoca. The brick building's construction predates the county's earliest records of it from 1885.
Area History Takes Trek To New Spot For Safe-Keeping
An Old Marshal's Book . . . from 1869 makes interesting reading for Tim Mathisen, 8, son of Mr. and Mrs. Don Mathisen of Crescent. Tim helped move 300 such books while his father and other men hefted many more to save the history of Pottawattamie…
Missing Plaque Returned
The Old And The New . . . is displayed by Myron Allerton, past president of the Historical Society of Pottawattamie County. The original DeSmet plaque was dedicated in 1934 but was lost during the 1940s. Suddenly last week, the old plaque reappeared…
Historical Emblem Contest Winner Told
Contest Chairman Steve Purington . . . presents a metal detector to Tim Peterson, 13, who designed the winning historical emblem for the Historical Society of Pottawattamie County.
Vagabond Rocks Look For A Home
Earl Williams . . . director of Walnut Hill Cemetery, looks at one of two boulders in the cemetery for safekeeping. They are historical monuments looking for a home.