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Chieftain To Be Transformed Into Private Elks Club
Old Stonework . . . that was once part of the Hotel Chieftain but has been covered by paneling and decoration for many years, was uncovered this week by Andersen Construction workmen who are remodeling it into the Elks Club. Contractor Herb Andersen…
Sign Comes Down
The old sign designating the former Hotel Chieftain has been taken down, making way for the new Bluffs Towers in the renovated building. The 60-foot sign was taken down Tuesday. Riding a wooden box on an 85-foot dragline boom, iron workers Don and…
Big Boom
A 130-foot-high boom was needed Thursday morning to lift new elevator machinery to the roof of the Hotel Chieftain, which is being remodeled into apartments for the elderly. The big move required the closing of most of Pearl Street between Broadway…
Hotel Chieftain Is Remodeled
Former Lobby And Hotel Desk . . . resemble a disaster area, with stacks of hotel furniture being moved out by the former owner. The desk now serves as a control center for the contractor, Audino Construction Co. of Sioux City. The conversion is being…
Hotel Chieftain Is Remodeled
The former Hotel Chieftain, a landmark in Council Bluffs for more than 40 years, is being converted to a downtown residence for the elderly. In the meantime, the plaster, concrete and other debris comes tumbling down the oversize drainpipe attached…
Latest Delay In Remodeling Of Hotel Is 'Hot' Water
Water Fills Basement . . . in the Hotel Chieftain and the presence of electrical wires near the water may cause another delay in the building's remodeling.
What Will Happen To Murals?
In The Corn Room . . . of Hotel Chieftain the Iowa cornfield scene, also done by Grant Wood, covers four walls and is familiar to most residents of Council Bluffs. Corn shocks decorate wall behind Helen Burns, dial chief operator for the Northwestern…
What Will Happen To Murals?
Now That The Hotel Is To Be Sold . . . further effort on part of Sam Brown, president of Bluffs Homes Inc., purchasers of the hotel, will be made to place the paintings in responsible hands such as a museum. "We have had several requests for the…
Plan Conversion Of Chieftain Into Retirement Home
Hotel Chieftain . . . would be purchased by a non-profit local corporation and renovated to provide 70 apartments for the low-income elderly.
Bluffs Towers
Exterior of Bluffs Towers at 38 Pearl Street