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  • Tags: Sears Roebuck and Company

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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…

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Today...most of the South Main Street site is occupied by the Sears Roebuck and Co. store. The modern two-story building at 28 S. Main St., replaces the older three-story structure which burned in 1925. In the meantime, John Beno and Co. moved into…

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Today...what a whale of a difference 60 years make. Main St., looking south from Broadway, shows few buildings that were there in the old picture. The change of dress and transportation is obvious.

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Today...New buildings have replaced not only those burned in 1925, but all others in the entire block, with the exception of one on the west side. Now a one way street, minus car tracks, Pearl Street has a more modern lok and shows the progress of…
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