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Downtown Redevelopment
Demolition and ground preparation for Redland Building at 6th and Broadway. Downtown buildings shown include Iowa Clothes, Wickham Building, Beno's, Council Bluffs Savings Bank, First National Bank
60-Foot Long Wall Of New Gym At Eastside Collapses
All That Remains...of west wall of Eastside addition gymnasium now under construction is pile of cement block rubble. Job superintendent would not speculate on cause of collapse. photo was taken immediately after collapse by a Nonpareil reporter…
Broadway Viaduct
aerial photo of Broadway Viaduct, with concrete at 8th Street yet to be poured.
Viaduct Work In Full Force; Prepare For Pouring Of Concrete Floor
Activity Buzzes...on Broadway Viaduct as carpenters and steel workers prepare for concrete work on west end of the span.,
Broadway Viaduct
view of the side of the Broadway viaduct, showing concrete support tiers and structural steel.
Start Sept. 10 On Steel Work; Broadway Viaduct Work On Schedule
The Broadway Viaduct..stretches from Eighth to Fifteenth Sts. as contractors prepare to set the structural steel of the two-million dollar project. Except for the structural steel work, the west approach ramp (bottom) is the only major part of the…
Interstate Span Open To Traffic
Symbolic Linking...of the two states is performed by Nebraska Gov. J.J. Exon, William Gray, chairman of the Iowa Highway Commission, and Council Bluffs Mayor Joseph B. Katelman.
Bridge, Spring Street
photo of Spring Street bridge of I-80, looking west
Big Bridge Takes Shape
With five of the 11 piers for the new Interstate 80 Highway completed, and work on the other six piers well along in varying stages, crews for the Jensen Construction Co. of Des Moines have lost no time from weather this past year. Looking toward…
New Bridge Takes Shape
Delta piers for Spring Street Bridge are taking shape as the reinforcing steel fans out on the number 11 pier on the Iowa side of the river. Grading for the Nebraska approach can be seen in upper background. The substructure is scheduled for…
Bethany Home Will Open June 1
Chatting With Electricians...inside a nursing station on the first floor of he new Bethany Home is administrator, Mel Fickenscher. A painter is adding the last coat of paint to the entryway.
Church Construction Projects Continue In Council Bluffs
The Exterior Of Bethany Lutheran Home...takes shape at Elliott Street and North Broadway. Construction workers have now moved inside of the building and are eyeing an early spring completion of the facility. The light-colored concrete structure is…
Workmen Rush To Beat Cold
Work Is Underway...to enclose the Bethany Lutheran Nursing Home at Elliott Street and North Broadway, before winter weather halts outdoor construction work.
Bethany Lutheran Foundation Grows
Concrete is being poured to form the foundation of the new Bethany Lutheran Home at Elliott Street and North Broadway.
Architect Don Mullins of Wilscom and Mullins, said the building supplies will arrive at the site within a few weeks. With…
Architect Don Mullins of Wilscom and Mullins, said the building supplies will arrive at the site within a few weeks. With…
Inspecting The Site
Inspecting The Site...of the New Bethany Lutheran Home are Harvey Saar, vice president of the Bethany board; Robert Hegland, fund drive coordinator; Ed Lynn, Jennie Edmundson Hospital Administrator; Don Steege, attorney; Ed Spetman, president of the…