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A view of the Theater Block from two angles. On the left, the portion that faces Broadway and includes the Crest Theater, the Baird property, and two bars. On the right the portion that faces Sixth Street and includes a number of small businesses…

The Theater Block...between Pearl and Sixth streets on the south side of Broadway will undergo drastic change under the urban renewal plan. The buildings shown here are scheduled for demolition.

Today...on the fourth anniversary of the flood threat, it's a different story. Instead of a surplus of water, the lack of moisture is the topic for conversation, and business goes on at normal amid dust instead of mud.

Council Bluffs Changing Scene--Broadway west from Scott St. took on a drab look the first week of April 1952. The city threatened by Missouri River flooding, sandbags wallowed hog-like in the center of the business district. Nearly all business…