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Today...on the banks of the Missouri River, about a mile upstream from the original pumping station is this modern purification and treatment plant. It is here that the water is pumped from the river and made ready for distribution through the…
Council Bluffs Changing Scene
Council Bluffs Changing Scene
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Today...the scene has changed completely. Within the last three years, huge dirt hauling machines and bulldozers have changed the face of the area. And builders have developed he site at Franklin and Bennett Avenues into a full scale suburban…
Council Bluffs Changing Scene
Council Bluffs Changing Scene: There wasn't much to attract the eye when this photograph was taken by James F. McQueen, 100 Third St., in November of 1954. Looking west from Franklin Avenue, just north of Bennett Avenue, a person saw acres of…
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Today...the board sidewalks have disappeared, along with the original building that houses St. Francis Academy. The corner lot at Fifth Avenue and Seventh St. is a side yard for St. Francis High School, right. At left can be seen a corner of the…
Council Bluffs Changing Scene
Council Bluffs Changing Scene: This is the St. Francis Academy, as it appeared in the Illustrated Atlas of Pottawattamie County published in 1885. The school, at Fifth Ave. and Seventh St., was founded as a private institution by the Sisters of…
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Today...the home of Edward G. Feekin stands at 148 W. Washington Ave., a much newer place than that shown at the same location in 1885. At right is the west side of the comparatively new Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.,
Council Bluffs Changing Scene
Council Bluffs Changing Scene: This was the home of former Mayor W.R. Vaughan, 148 W. Washington Ave., as it was shown in the Illustrated Atlas of Pottawattamie county, 1885. The old atlas belongs to Charles M. Roe, 515 Huntington Ave.
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Today...the scene has undergone many changes. There are new buildings, new businesses and a new street--minus the old streetcar tracks. The Strand Theater stands where the Revere Hotel did. And a cafe occupies the Bracket [sic] store site. There…
Council Bluffs Changing Scene
Council Bluffs Changing Scene: Some 47 years ago, this is how Broadway looked from Sixth Street to the east. At the left is the Revere Hotel; at right is the L. C. Brackett bookstore. Note the sporty model roadster. This view appeared on a…
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Today...this picture is taken from a lower angle, since the oil firm's warehouse was torn down several years ago. The two buildings are part of the Atlas Concrete yard, 326 Sixteenth Ave. The Great Western roundhouse has been removed and the rail…
Council Bluffs Changing Scene
Council Bluffs Changing Scene: About 1924, this was the view looking north from atop the Standard Oil Co. building at Sixteenth Ave. and Third St. Foreground is the Turner Silo Co. In background is the Chicago Great Western Railroad yards, with…
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Today...The Union Pacific Mail Terminal has taken on a streamlined appearance, having lost it's [sic] upper story in remodeling. It is still a mighty busy place, handling an ever increasing volume of mail from the many railroads that converge at the…
Council Bluffs Changing Scene
Council Bluffs Changing Scene: The old Union Pacific Transfer Depot at Tenth Ave. and Twenty-first St. was a busy place at the time this picture was made. Not only mail was transferred in the open sheds at left, but cross-country passengers as…
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Today...the Hotel Chieftain, which replaced the Gran Hotel at First Ave. and Pearl St., is observing its 30th anniversary. The Chieftain is typical of building changes over the period of years, giving a modern look to the city.
Council Bluffs Changing Scene
Council Bluffs Changing Scene: This is the Grand Hotel, as it is pictured on a postcard dated 1915. The hotel burned in 1925, along with several other buildings in the 100 block on Pearl St. This picture is from a postal card collection of Arthur…
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Today... the Cutler Funeral Home is 533 Willow Ave. Within the last 47 years, the building has undergone much remodeling and facelifting. At left is the Library; at right, the Meyer Funeral Home. Trees grown over the years have made a marked…
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Today...the creek is nearly concealed in its concrete conduit. The house at left is the same as appeared in the 1925 picture, but other landmarks are hidden by heavy trees.
Council Bluffs Changing Scene
Council Bluffs Changing Scene: After a "good" storm in 1925, Indian Creek looked like this in the vicinity of Ninth Street. Debris and logs were piled high. This photo by Kenneth I. Wolfe, 1030 N. Broadway, looks northeast from Ninth Street and…