Some Broadway improvements have been made
Overgrown weeds...mar the view of buildings and streets along much of Broadway.
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Bill Hargis...(left) and Terry Gilliland have been working on a graphic design for Diamond Vogel Paint Store, 2320 W. Broadway. A few coats of paint could make a big difference for some of the businesses in the area.
Though it's the nature of the business...a scrap metal operation isn't a very pretty panorama picture as travelers pass over the Broadway viaduct between 15 and 8th Streets.
Flowers and landscaping...like this at Burger King, 3209 W. Broadway, have made several restaurants, banks and other kinds of businesses notable exceptions on a drive through Council Bluffs via Broadway.
Future plans...look bright for the Wickham-Beno buildings in the 500 block of West Broadway, but for many months now, windows have simply been papered over.
Fire Department & Fire Stations File #1 (to 4-30-1974)
Firemen at the Council Bluffs Fire Department
Fire Department & Fire Stations File #1 (to 04-30-1974)
Firemen checking out fire alarm cable at the Council Bluffs Fire Department
Gentlemen checking out one of 40 street fire alarm boxes located in Council Bluffs. The boxes were monitored through a 'repeater' located at the Central Station.
Central Fire Station in Council Bluffs circa 1950
Firemen battling the blaze at the Elder Court Apartments in Council Bluffs
Old Central Fire Station at Washington Avenue and Main Street in Council Bluffs Photo courtesy of Guy A. Nelson
City Mills and No. 3 Engine House in Council Bluffs
View from inside the Central Fire Station in Council Bluffs
Old and new fire trucks are on display in Council Bluffs
Old Bell Moved To New Station -- As A Memorial
From Its Cupola . . . atop Central Fire Station, the heavy bell is lowered to a waiting truck.
Fall Construction Seen For New Fire Station - City Officials 'Elated'
Station No. 5 . . . in its "hay" day was built for horse-drawn equipment. This rare photograph shows Dr. James McRobert, "Old Prince" being held by former Fire Chief J. Bates, Emil Jorgensen and an unidentified man. The old station will be replaced.
Retirement Eyed For Number 5 - S. Eighth St. Fire Station
Replacement And Relocation . . . of Fire Station No. 5, 1827 S. 8th St., is in the discussion stage, Fire Chief Norman Elgan said.
Final Preparations . . . for moving into the new Central Fire Station are made by Delbert Burdick, Fire Department training officer. When the building is formally turned over to the city, Chief Norman Elgan will begin moving in the dispatcher's quarters and engine companies one at a time. Current plans call for the aerial unit, one pumper, the tanker and two fire cars to be stationed at the new building.