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Train work gets push
Checking For Damages...from vandalism and severe winters. John Batt assesses what needs to be done to the old locomotive in the train exhibit at Dodge Park, Batt, superintendent of parks, said $2,000 donated by Burlington Norther Railroad will be…
Giants of steam now relics of rust
Climbing Aboard...the once magnificent engine 814 in Dodge Park is City Arborist David Smith. Two engines, a caboose and a club car were to have served as the nucleus of a planned transportation museum. The plans fell through and vandals have made…
Thursday Morning Held A Surprise
Thursday Morning Held A Surprise...for those who thought winter was really over. An early morning snow blanketed the area, and kept prospective golfers away from the number one tee at Dodge Park golf course, Although trees and shrubs wore a thick…
North Portion of Dodge Park Was B ought by City; Was Not a Donation
Dodge Park...the portion north of Broadway, upper part of map, was purchased by city tax funds.
Dodge Park and Golf Course
wintry landscape in Dodge Park, with bare trees surrounded with snow in background, and snow-covered evergreen bushes in foreground.
Dodge Park and Golf Course
winter landscape in Dodge Park, with trees in background and bare branches of small bushes in the foreground.
Dodge Park and Golf Course
View of Dodge Park golf course, with clubhouse and greenery sculpted into "COUNCIL BLUFFS" and dates on either side: "1836"[?] and "1936" [?] in midground.
Dodge Park and Golf Course
landscape photo of Dodge Park in winter
Council Bluffs Aerial Views
Aerial photo, looking west along West Broadway toward the Missouri River and the Ak-Sar-Ben bridge to Omaha.
Today
Today...the same track, which has been enlarged and is surfaced with asphaltic concrete, is part of Playland Park. Additional bleachers have have been erected to increase the seating capacity. Now, instead of dogs chasing the rabbit, it's a bunch…
Council Bluffs Changing Scene
Here comes the bunny! Remember when this cry would set the greyhounds into action at Dodge Park? This picture of the Doge Park Kennel Club's track was taken in 1946, the year state officials ruled dog racing was illegal in Iowa. The grandstand…
The Day Before
Busy Workmen hustle about the fairgrounds at Dodge Park Monday, building fences, driving stakes and setting up tents for the opening of the West Pottawattamie County Fair. Livestock entries and agriculture exhibits will be in place at 9 a.m.…
Historical Society of Pottawattamie County Member Journal
Summer 2010 Historical Society newsletter.
Historical Society of Pottawattamie County Member Journal
June 1998 Historical Society newsletter.