A wintry park scene forms a background for this unusual bit of architecture. The crisscrossing metal rods flank the patio at a popular picnic spot. Can you identify it? Answer: The north walkway alongside the Roberts Park shelter.
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Like a pair of white thatched sentinels, these brick columns guard the entrance to a rustic setting in the north-central part of town. Recognize them? Answer: The columns flank the entrance to Rohrer Park, where Military Avenue joins 6th St.
Someday, these bulky sections of pipe will be draining rural roads. Right now, trimmed in snowy frosting, they're doing a balancing act. Recognize the location? Answer: The 5-foot metal culverts are stored in the Pottawattamie County equipment yard, Eighteenth St. and Avenue C.
These stately pillars flank the portal of a prominent downtown church building. Can you identify it? Answer: The First Baptist Church, First Ave. and South Sixth St.
Behind these brick walls and fancy trimming, school children have been mastering their three Rs since 1884. Can you identify the place? Answer: The photo shows the upper portion of the Dodge School entrance.
Anyone with an eye for detail has probably spotted this "house of seven gables." Do you know its location? Answer: The many-gabled house is on the corner of First Ave. and South Sixth St.
These doors are usually reserved for special events at one of Council Bluffs' best-known institutions of learning. Can you identify the location? Answer: The Twenty-fifth St. entrance to the auditorium at Thomas Jefferson High School.
These big wheels of industry put their heads together for a weighty discussion of railroad operations. The "conference room" might be any one of the railroad yards in Council Bluffs. Answer: The wheels are part of the reserve supply at the Chicago Great Western Railroad yards, Sixteenth Ave. and Third St.
Timely as the Easter season is this symbolic pattern in brick on the outside of a recently completed church education building. Know the location? Answer: The side of St. John's Lutheran Church education unit on Seventh St., south of Willow Ave.
These railroad flat cars, bound for half a dozen points, groan under the weight of a new product made in Council Bluffs. Can you identify the cargo and the setting? Answer: A trainload of pipe, spotted alongside the loading dock at the Griffin Pipe Division Plant.
This attractive tower would be right at home in any town hall in New England. It rests atop one of the Council Bluffs public schools. Residents of the northwest part of town should have no trouble identifying it. Answer: The tower is on Walnut Grove School, 2920 Avenue J.
The letter "B" gives a clue to the name of this familiar structure in the Council Bluffs business district. The stone initial is inscribed above the entrance. Can you name the building? Answer: The Bennett Building, Broadway and Fourth Street.
The new look in architecture provides a frame for this panoramic view of a snow logged neighborhood on a quiet day. Can you recognize the setting? Answer: The "frame" is a window of DeForest School, 2912 Ninth Ave., looking south on Pine St.
This is the original entrance to one of the hospitals in Council Bluffs, but the doors are no longer accessible from the street. Recognize them? Answer: The former entrance to Mercy Hospital, located above the present emergency entrance on Washington Ave.
Strong legs and a good set of lungs are vital equipment for persons planning to attack these steps. Quite a few school children and adults use them too, when they're looking for a short cut or a bit of exercise. Can you locate the climb? Answer: The stairs lead over the hill between Ellicott Place and Huntington Ave.
These letter boxes rest together because mail carriers are not obliged to make house-to-house calls in places where there are no sidewalks. In this case, the remedy was to put all the boxes together on one corner. Recognize the location? Answer: The mail boxes are on the corner of Elliot St. and Broadway.
This sound advice from a great president is as timely today as it was a century ago. The message is carved in stone above the entrance to a public school. Can you name the location? Answer: The north entrance to Bloomer School, Willow Ave. and South Seventh St.
The split level look in garages made its Council Bluffs debut years ago. This example in the hill district solves a multiple car storage problem. Know the location? Answer: The garages are the 400-block on Grace St.
Handsome columns set the theme for the architecture of this popular meeting place in downtown Council Bluffs. The view takes in a corner of the second story porch. Can you identify it? Answer: The Elks Club, 530 First Ave.
This is Muskie Stadium - all lock, stock and barrel of it. An industrious artist carefully lettered the sign and added a husky muskrat, baseball and football. Can you locate the "stadium"? Answer: The well-labeled "Muskie Stadium" is a vacant lot playground at Fifteenth Ave. near Eighteenth St.