It was T-Shirt and Spirit Day at DeForest School today. To kick off the weekly event, PTA official Kathy DeLawter and Donna Hightower this morning present Council Bluffs School Superintendent Raj Chopra and School Principal Wendell Miller with their own shirts emblazoned with the DeForest Dragons emblem. They hope to get all the students to don the shirts each Friday.
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Donors Offer To Pay For Return Of C.B. Native
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Harkin . . . began their door-knocking campaign in Council Bluffs Tuesday. Harkin, a Democrat, is seeking the fifth congressional district seat from Rep. William Scherle, R-Henderson.
Assembling Clothing . . . in the Dorcas Center are Mrs. Wilfred Rawlings and Mrs. Mirza L. Rapp. Each box on the ceiling high shelves in the background will eventually be marked designating articles of clothing and sizes enclosed. - Nonpareil Photo.
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Postcard with a photograph of the Brandeis Building of the Douglas County Hospital - Omaha, Nebraska.
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The last above-water scraps of the mid-channel pier that once supported the Ak-Sar-Ben Bridge Wednesday were being scooped onto a waiting barge for disposal. Large iron plates that were attached to the pier for protection against the ravages of the river await the cutting torch on the Nebraska shore in foreground. All that will remain of the old span by the end of this month is the pier closest to the Iowa shore. An Omaha engineer plans to build an office structure and public use area atop the pier. -- Nonpareil Photo.
Downriver Exploration For 100 Hardy Iowans - Sioux City To Missouri Valley
Rainy Weather Attire . . . was the order of the day as members of the Missouri River tour group gathered at the embarkation dock in Sioux City. Nearly 100 people made the 120-mile downriver trip to Missouri Valley.
Photograph of downtown Council Bluffs after urban renewal.
Roy Miskelley . . . plant engineer, and Carl McCormick, sales manager of Griffin Pipe Products, admire a plaque given the company Wednesday for their efforts in environmental control.
Reelfs Blasts City On Downtown Plan - Beno-Wickham For Sale (no date) Urban Renewal Plan Set - For Historic Building Restoration March 18, 1984 Planners Eye Downtown, Renewal Plan April 9, 1984 Planners Urge City To Consolidate Plans April 11, 1984 Renewal Plan Explained To Area Property Owners April 13, 1984 Parking Lot Plans Sought April 24, 1984 City Council Adopts Urban Renewal Plan April 24, 1984 Bluffs' Fairy Tale Coming True - Fairy Godfathers For Downtown Plan? April 29, 1984 Downtown Facelift May Begin In Year April 29, 1984 Plan A Long Time Coming April 29, 1984 Schedule For Redevelopment April 29, 1984 Financing Studied For Redevelopment May 13, 1984 Contracts On Agenda For Council May 21, 1984 Council Awards Redevelopment Contracts May 22, 1984 Plan Would Merge 2 Downtown Projects July 11, 1984 City Council Studies Urban Renewal Appraisals July 24, 1984 Two Submit Plans For Theater Block August 2, 1984 Officials Hail Urban Plans August 3, 1984 Landmark Church Would Be Razed August 3, 1984 Downtown Developers Among The Field's Best August 3, 1984 Developers Face Queries From City August 7, 1984 Park Cornerstone Of Madden Proposal August 9, 1984 Knudson-Morgan Development Proposal Outlined For Officials August 10, 1984 City Talks Tough On Theater Block August 21, 1984 Officials Suggest Madden Proposal August 23, 1984 City To Discuss Plaza Financing August 24, 1984 Late Lobbying Blitz Results In Close Vote August 28, 1984 Ballenger Feels Like Bowl Of Jell-O August 28, 1984 City Officials Tour Urban Renewal Area September 6, 1984 City Unifies Urban Renewal Plan September 11, 1984 Recommendation To Go To Madden Co. October 3, 1984 Terms Of Madden Contract Revealed October 4, 1984 City Council To Consider Madden Pact October 7, 1984 Redevelopment Plan Needs Federal Help October 9, 1984 Theater Block Purchases On Council Agenda October 21, 1984 Bond Issue On Council Agenda November 18, 1984 'Other' Redevelopment Funds Eyed November 20, 1984 City Finalizes Grant Applicaiton November 29, 1984 Planners OK Revenue Bonds December 5, 1984 Galpin Firm Gets Nod On Projects December 11, 1984 New York Firm To Consult On Plaza December 17, 1984 Council OKs Study Of Plaza December 21, 1984 Council Studies Theater Block Options January 13, 1985 Green Light On In Theater Block (no date) Ciaccio: Bayliss Park Was Key To Revitalization Plan January 14, 1985 Downtown Talks OK'd January 15, 1985 City Officials Talk To Madden January 17, 1985 Loans For Plaza On Council Agenda January 27, 1985 Search Continues For Plaza Tenants January 30, 1985 Madden Seeking New Tenant January 31, 1985 Madden, C.B. Firm Discuss Rent Rates On Bayliss Plaza February 19, 1985 Dentist's Office Bought February 26, 1985 Madden May Drop Project If Tenant Search Fruitless March 1, 1985 Madden To Pull Out Of Bayliss Plaza Project March 6, 1985 City Eyes Smaller Development Plan March 7, 1985 City, Knudson Reopen Talks On Theater Block Project March 10, 1985 Council OKs New Talks With Knudson March 12, 1985 Theater Block Project To Shrink March 14, 1985 Correction (to Theater Block Project To Shrink) March 18, 1985 New Development Plans On Council Agenda March 24, 1985 Smaller Downtown Plan Studied March 26, 1985 Mayor: Project Needs Lower Rents April 1, 1985 Morgan Takes Lead In Downtown Project April 4, 1985 C.B. Officials Go To Capital To Talk Bonds April 11, 1985 City Grants Morgan Extension April 22, 1985 Buy Options Are Extended April 24, 1985 Theater Block Only One Of Several Downtown Projects April 28, 1985 Bluffs To Borrow $2.3 Million For Office Development May 14, 1985 Downtown Proposal Expected soon May 21, 1985 Wickham Building Price Was $75,000 May 24, 1985 Morgan To Lease Space Downtown May 30, 1985 $7.1 Million Building Plan Filed With City June 1, 1985 Council OKs Downtown Plan June 4, 1985 Shukert: Morgan 'Will Do Good Job' June 14, 1985 Bluffs Downtown Developers Study Hand-Delivered Contract June 28, 1985 City Offers Crest New Sites, Money June 28, 1985 Contract On Council Agenda July 7, 1985 Minor Details Stall Development Plan July 9, 1985 City May Buy Downtown Land If Development Project Fails July 10, 1985 Development Extension On Council Agenda July 21, 1985 Developer Given Month Extension July 23, 1985 Crest Theater Owners Agree To Sell To City August 10, 1985 Building Design Unveiled; Wins Approval From Panel August 17, 1985 City Council To Vote Monday On $7 Million Downtown Plan August 25, 1985 Office Project Stalled Until Tenant Signed August 27, 1985 Council May Consider Pact On Development September 8, 1985 Redland Expected To Sign Lease For Downtown Project September 18, 1985 'Marriage' Complete With Signing Of Downtown Contract September 20, 1985 Wiggs Says Crest May Not Relocate September 25, 1985 Seven Sign Sale Contract In Theater Block September 26, 1985 $4 Million In Bonds To Be Issued October 15, 1985 Baird Drops Deal To Sell To City November 10, 1985 Discussion Of Theater Block Set By Council November 13, 1985 Council OKs Payments For Downtown Projects November 14, 1985 Hearing On Baird Sale To Be Nov. 27 November 15, 1985 Commission Agrees With City Over Price For Baird Building November 28, 1985 Longtime Jeweler Closes Shop December 1, 1985 Soon-To-Be-Gone Block Slowly Empties December 15, 1985 Theater Block Demolition Set To Begin In January December 17, 1985 Theater Block Building Owner Seeks More Money December 21, 1985 Attorney Won't Give Up Building December 27, 1985 Developers To Ask For Extension December 29, 1985 Beno-Wickham Plans Depend On Progress Of Downtown Project December 31, 1985 City Sets Monday Deadline For Baird To Leave Building January 2, 1986 City Files Petition To Evict Baird January 7, 1986 Baird Gets Time For 'Brief' Explanation January 14, 1986 Baird Says Hearing Lack Voids Downtown Contract January 23, 1986 Judge Rules Baird Must Vacate Office January 25, 1986 Developers To Request Time To Sell Bonds January 30, 1986 Attorney Says He Needs 10 More Days To Move January 31, 1986 City Council Allows Downtown Developer 60 Days To Sell Bonds January 31, 1986 Baird Granted Extra Week To Vacate Downtown Building February 3, 1986 Downtown Developers Get Extension April 1, 1986 Developers Say Most Bonds For Project Sold May 16, 1986 Procedural Victory Claimed By Baird June 14, 1986 July Start Planned For Office Building June 26, 1986 Office Building Work To Start As Plans For A Second Develop July 23, 1986 Meeting Set On Office Building July 25, 1986 New Building's Bid For Grant Put On Hold July 28, 1986 Theater Block Construction Begins August 20, 1986 Redland Buidling Delayed December 10, 1986 Omaha Developers Buy Redland Work January 8, 1987 Redlands Building Frame Should Go Up Within Month January 9, 1987
The area along Broadway cleared to make way for the downtown redevelopment project.
Developer's rendering of the Downtown Redevelopment project for the Chamber of Commerce
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
Downtown Redevelopment Includes: Galpin-Ciaccio Plan Theater Block
Urban renewal plan set; For historic building restoration. March 18, 1984 Planners eye downtown, renewal plan. April 9, 1984 Planners urge city to consolidate plans. April 11, 1984 Renewal plan explained to area property owners. April 13, 1984 Parking lot plans sought. April 24, 1984 Redevelopment diagram. April 24, 1984 City Council adopts urban renewal plan. April 24, 1984 Downtown facelift may begin in year. April 29, 1984 Schedule for redevelopment. April 29, 1984 Bluffs' fairy tale coming true; Fairy godfathers for downtown plan? April 29, 1984 Reelfs blasts city on downtown plan; Beno-Wickham for sale. May 17, 1984 Financing studied for redevelopment. May 13, 1984 Contracts on agenda for Council. May 21, 1984 Council awards redevelopment contracts. May 22, 1984 Plan would merge 2 downtown projects. July 11, 1984 City Council studies urban renewal appraisals. July 24, 1984 City officials tour urban renewal area. September 6, 1984 City unifies urban renewal plan. September 11, 1984 Two submit plans for Theater Block. August 2, 1984 Officials hail urban plans. August 3, 1984 Developers face queries from city. August 7, 1984 Park cornerstone of Madden proposal. August 9, 1984 Knudson-Morgan development proposal outline for officials. August 10, 1984 City talks tough on Theater Block. August 21, 1984 Officials suggest Madden proposal. August 23, 1984 City to discuss plaza financing. August 24, 1984 Late lobbying blitz results in close vote. August 28, 1984 Ballenger feels like Jell-0. August 28, 1984 Recommendation to go to Madden Co. October 3, 1984 Terms of Madden contract revealed. October 4, 1984 City Council to consider Madden pact. October 7, 1984 Theater Block purchases on Council agenda. October 21, 1984 Bond issue on council agenda. November 8, 1984 Green light on in Theater Block. October 23, 1984 'Other' redevelopment funds eyed. November 20, 1984 City finalizes grant application. November 29, 1984 Planners OK revenue bonds. December 5, 1984 Council OKs study of plaza. December 21, 1984 New York firm to consult on plaza. December 17, 1984 Council studies Theater Block options. November 13, 1985 Ciaccio: Bayliss Park was key to revitalization plan. November 14, 985 Downtown talks OK'd. January 15, 1985 City officials talk to Madden. January 17, 1985 Loans for plaza on council agenda. January 27, 1985 Search continues for plaza tenants. January 30, 1985 Madden seeking new tenant. January 31, 1985 Madden, C.B. firm discuss rent rates on Bayliss Plaza. February 19, 1985 Dentist's office bought. February 26, 1985 Madden may drop project if tenant search fruitless. March 1, 1985 Madden to pull out of Bayliss Plaza project. March 6, 1985 City eyes smaller development plan. March 7, 1985 City, Knudson reopen talks on Theater Block project. March 10, 1985 Council OKs new talks with Knudson. March 12, 1985 Theater Block project to shrink. March 14, 1985 New development plans on council agenda. March 24, 1985 Smaller downtown plan studied. March 26, 1985 Mayor: Project needs lower rents. April 1, 1985 Morgan takes lead in downtown project. April 4, 1985 C.B. officials to to capital to talk bonds. April 11, 1985 City grants Morgan extension. April 22, 1985 Buy options are extended. April 24, 1985 Theater Block only one of several downtown projects. April 28, 1985 Wickham Building price was $75,000. May 24, 1985 Bluffs to borrow $2.3 million for office development. May 14, 1985 Downtown proposal expected soon. May 21, 1985 Morgan to lease space downtown. May 30, 1985 $7.1 million building plan filed with city. June 1, 1985 Council OKs downtown plan. June 4, 1985 Shukert: Morgan 'will do good job'. June 14, 1985 City offers Crest new sites, money. June 28, 1985 Bluffs downtown developers study hand-delivered contract. June 28, 1985 Contract on council agenda. July 7, 1985 City may buy downtown land if development project fails. July 10, 1985 Minor details stall development plan. July 9, 1985 Development extension on council agenda. July 21, 1985 Developer given month extension. July 23, 1985 Crest Theater owners agree to sell to city. August 10, 1985 Building design unveiled; wins approval from panel. August 17, 1985 City Council to vote Monday on $7 million Downtown plan. August 25, 1985 Office project stalled until tenant signed. August 27, 1985 Council may consider pact on development. September 8, 1985 Redland expected to sign lease for downtown project. September 18, 1985 'Marriage' complete with signing of downtown contract. September 20, 1985 Wiggs says Crest may not relocate. September 25, 1985 Seven sigh sale contract in Theater Block. September 26, 1985 $4 million in bonds to be issued. October 15, 1985 Baird drops deal to sell to city. November 10, 1985 Council OKs payments for downtown projects. November 14, 1985 Discussion of Theater Block set by council. November 13, 1985 Hearing on Baird sale to be Nov. 27. November 15, 1985 Commission agrees with city over price for Baird building. November 28, 1985 Longtime jeweler closes shop. December 1, 1985 Soon-to-be-gone block slowly empties. December 15, 1985 Theater Block demolition set. December 17, 1985 Theater Block building owner seeks more money. December 21, 1985 Attorney won't give up building. December 27, 1985 Developers to ask for extension. December 29, 1985 Beno-Wickham plans depend on progress of downtown project. December 31, 1985 City sets Monday deadline for Baird to leave building. January 2, 1986 City files petition to evict Baird. January 7, 1986 Baird gets time for 'brief' explanation. January 14, 1986 Baird says hearing lack voids downtown contract. January 23, 1986 Judge rules Baird must vacate. January 25, 1986 Developers to request time to sell bonds. January 30, 1986 City Council allows downtown developer 60 days to sell bonds. January 31, 1986 Attorney says he needs 10 more days to move. January 31, 1986 Baird granted extra week to vacate downtown building. February 3, 1986 Downtown developers get extension. April 1, 1986 Developers say most bonds for project sold. May 16, 1986 Procedural victory claimed by Baird. Jun 14, 1986 July start planned for office building. June 26, 1986 Redland building nears construction start. July 2, 1986 Office building work to start as plans for a second develop. July 23, 1986 Office building work to start as plans for a second develop. July 23, 1986 Meeting set on office building. July 25, 1986 New building's bid for grant put on hold. July 28, 1986 Theater Block construction begins. August 20, 1986
Downtown Redevelopment To Benefit Council Bluffs
Pete Lee . . . and his mother, Betty Studna, believe downtown redevelopment is practical and will benefit the entire city. They own and operate Iowa Clothes.
Tinley, Mathew A. United States. Army. Infantry, 133rd. Iowa. National Guard. Iowa -- History, Military.
Photograph of Dr. General Matt Tinley with unidentified men.
Discussing Plans . . . for elementary education are Ray Newburg, elementary education director, and Dr. Leonard Gregory, new superintendent of the Council Bluffs Schools.