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Architect's drawing of new Griffin Pipe Products Co. plant in Council Bluffs, Iowa.

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Council Bluffs Changing Scene--This is the first building occupied by the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints. Built in 1869, it was west of Glen Ave. on Pierce St. This picture, from the collection of Mrs. Guy A. Nelson of…

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Today...after considerable remodeling in 1950, the Illinois Central station now looks like this. it is now the freight station, since passenger service on the Council Bluffs line has been discontinued. in the background can be seen the Broadway…

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Council Bluffs Changing Scene--When the Illinois Central Railroad station was built here in the early 1900's, plans were to continue the road on to the west. That's the reason the station was built on such a generous scale--to house various…

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Today...the bridge has dwindled in use. It is now a single track bridge used exclusively for river crossing of five or six freight trains a day. No pedestrian or auto traffic use the bridge. Only half of the bridge floor is floored with railroad…

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Council Bluffs Changing Scene--This is the Illinois Central drawbridge about the turn of the century, when pedestrians were permitted to cross it. A double track railroad bridge and one of the largest of its kind in the world, it was built across…

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Today...the house looks like this. It is now the home of Mr. and Mrs. Frederic Schlott. The lines of the old house have ben changed so much that it bears little resemblance to the original place. In addition to remodeling the house, the Schlotts…

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Council Bluffs Changing Scene--This is how the old Mynster Springs house east of Big Lake appeared in 1900. Like many of the city's older homes, it was built of brick. Note the heavy window shutters hung from the barn door type track. In the…

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Today...about the only comparison to the 1868 photo is the general shape of the street. Parking meters take the place of the old hitching posts, along with paving and modern buildings. At left center is the IOOF temple.
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