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Panoramic view of Willow Ave. & Pearl St.
Reproduction of a panoramic view of Willow Ave. and Pearl St. showing the Public Library and courthouse.
Pearl Street From Broadway
Photograph of Pearl Street from Broadway. West side. New State Savings Bank building built on this corner in 1946.
Pearl Street postcard
Postcard of Pearl Street looking North from Bayliss Park.
Pearl Street, looking north
Postcard of Pearl Street, looking north from the Council Bluffs Public Library.
Pearl Street, looking south
Photograph of Pearl Street, looking south.
Street Scene, Broadway
Color painting from a magazine, looking east on Broadway from Pearl. Text of article titled "Broadway in Council Bluffs Marks Trail of the Pioneers" on the back of the picture.
Today
Today...the same section of Pearl Street, with many noticeable changes during the past 26 years. At left, The Nonpareil building replaces the old one following a fire. Trees in the older picture have since grown up and been removed.
Today
Today...the same area reveals a lot of changes. The Public Library is surrounded with nice shade trees and automobiles replace the streetcars and horse drawn wagon. And new buildings have been added. The five-story structure is the Park building. …
Today
Today...Pearl Street has taken on a modern appearance. Note the new bank building, new store fronts, streamlined automobiles, parking meters and modern street lights.
Today
Today...there is a trimmer, cleaner look in contrast to the 53-year-old photo. A new building houses the Council Bluffs Savings Bank, and at right is the new State Savings Bank. Other new buildings behind them were rebuilt after the Grand Hotel…
Today...
Today...Council Bluffs City Hall, built in 1940, now occupies the same site. Changed very little in the last 14 years, the building was built by the Works Progress Administration at a cost of slightly over $300,000.