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Council Bluffs Changing Scene: Back in 1909, this is how the Chicago North Western Railroad Depot at 12 S. 12th St. and Broadway looked. The old picture, complete with steam engine and train in front of the platform is from an old postal card from…

Today...the North Western station still in the same location, but known as Eleventh Street instead of Sycamore, has undergone several changes, including a recent remodeling of the present depot. The photograph of 1881 comes from a collection of…

Council Bluffs Changing Scene--In April of 1881, the Chicago North Western Railroad station was located at Broadway and Sycamore Street, and it looked like this during the historic flood when the depot was used as a boat landing. Note the depot and…