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Redland building nears construction start
Sale of land for a three-story building in downtown Council Bluffs is scheduled to be completed Thursday, Acting Community Development Director Rod Phipps said. The city will transfer the deed for the property to the building's developers in…
Downtown Redevelopment
Demolition and ground preparation for Redland Building at 6th and Broadway. Downtown buildings shown include Iowa Clothes, Wickham Building, Beno's, Council Bluffs Savings Bank, First National Bank
Today
Today...the scene has undergone many changes. There are new buildings, new businesses and a new street--minus the old streetcar tracks. The Strand Theater stands where the Revere Hotel did. And a cafe occupies the Bracket [sic] store site. There…
Today
Today...only the basement part of the building stands. The main building was condemned and razed in 1951. The annex, at right, is still being used. Council Bluffs has been recommended for a new Federal Building-Post Office under the Lease-Purchase…
Council Bluffs Changing Scene
Council Bluffs Changing Scene--This is the Council Bluffs Post Office as it appeared in 1888. It was one of the largest buildings in the city at that time and it served as a focal point of civic interest.