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Today...both streets are paved. Carson Avenue can barely be seen as it takes off downhill behind picket fence. Many homes along the east side of Grace Street still sit atop the large clay bank and have only rear access. Undergrowth on the bank…
Council Bluffs Changing Scene
Council Bluffs Changing Scene--This is Grace Street at Carson Avenue in the early 1900s. The bank at rear is being dug away, evidently to make room for Carson Avenue which runs parallel to it. Grace Street, left, was a mud trail, marked with the…
Today...
Today...the brick street carries auto traffic through the city. The building identified as "Neumeyer's Hotel Stables" still stands far down the block. Several frame buildings remain, but new apartments stand at left.
Council Bluffs Changing Scene
Council Bluffs Changing Scene--This crew is paving Vine Sts, in the vicinity of North Second St. in Council Bluffs' "horse and buggy" days. The job is done with paving bricks, many of which remain in city streets today. Photo from F.E. Moses, 2641…
Today...
Today...looking down the street from the same intersection the picture is completely changed. The wide paving offers a smooth thoroughfare for motorists entering the city. The street is lined with large shade trees. At right is the J.F. Wilcox…
Council Bluffs Changing Scene
Council Bluffs Changing Scene--Pierce Street is paved for the first time in 1903 by this crew of workmen who used muscle power rather than mechanical mixers. One workmen [sic] is throwing water onto a pile of crushed stone. Cement will be added and…
Council Bluffs, 1916
A panoramic photograph of Council Bluffs in 1916.
Council Bluffs Sanborn map September 1928 (updates through 1962)
The maps were produced by the Sanborn Map Company. They were originally created for fire insurance companies to determine total liability in urban areas.
Council Bluffs Sanborn map 1928
The maps were produced by the Sanborn Map Company. They were originally created for fire insurance companies to determine total liability in urban areas.
Walnut Sanborn map November 1901
The maps were produced by the Sanborn Map Company. They were originally created for fire insurance companies to determine total liability in urban areas.
Walnut Sanborn map July 1909
The maps were produced by the Sanborn Map Company. They were originally created for fire insurance companies to determine total liability in urban areas.
Walnut Sanborn map August 1914
The maps were produced by the Sanborn Map Company. They were originally created for fire insurance companies to determine total liability in urban areas.
Oakland Sanborn map October 1918
The maps were produced by the Sanborn Map Company. They were originally created for fire insurance companies to determine total liability in urban areas.
Oakland Sanborn map October 1909
The maps were produced by the Sanborn Map Company. They were originally created for fire insurance companies to determine total liability in urban areas.
Neola Sanborn map September 1908
The maps were produced by the Sanborn Map Company. They were originally created for fire insurance companies to determine total liability in urban areas.
Neola Sanborn map September 1893
The maps were produced by the Sanborn Map Company. They were originally created for fire insurance companies to determine total liability in urban areas.
Neola Sanborn map May 1927
The maps were produced by the Sanborn Map Company. They were originally created for fire insurance companies to determine total liability in urban areas.
Neola Sanborn map March 1886
The maps were produced by the Sanborn Map Company. They were originally created for fire insurance companies to determine total liability in urban areas.
Neola Sanborn map June 1899
The maps were produced by the Sanborn Map Company. They were originally created for fire insurance companies to determine total liability in urban areas.
Council Bluffs Sanborn map October 1885
The maps were produced by the Sanborn Map Company. They were originally created for fire insurance companies to determine total liability in urban areas.