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S. Omaha Bridge Gets New Surface
Work continues Friday on the South Omaha Bridge where employees of the Eby Construction Company of Omaha have been contracted by the State of Nebraska to resurface and paint the span. Work began six weeks ago and Supervisor George Brower says it will…
Mid-May Bridge Opening
The Highway 375 Bridge is slated for reopening in about mid-May, said Leo Rechtenbach, job superintendent for Hobe Construction Co. of Sioux City. Workers have poured most of the new paving and are preparing to place the new aluminum side rails. The…
Bridge Facelifting
Progress on the Highway 375 bridge resurfacing project is inspected by Maurice Pearce, Public Works director and Leo Rechtenbach, job superintendent for Hobe Construction Co., of Sioux City. Workmen have removed about three-fourths of the old…
Highway Is Problem For Council
Public Works Director Maurice Pearce . . . views one of the two bridges on Highway 375 which, according to engineers, is in need of repairs. In the distance is the bridge which carries traffic over several sets of railroad tracks and a portion of…
Highway 92 Widening Plan
The Iowa Highway Commission Tuesday released this drawing of the proposed improvement project on Highway 92 east of Council Bluffs. The plan would reduce from 30 to 4 the number of access points along the stretch of highway. It would also provide…
Change Stop Signs
The Iowa Highway Commission has approved a stop sign arrangement for the intersection of Highways 275, 92 and 375 in southeast Council Bluffs. East-west traffic will not be required to stop while north-south traffic will stop. Construction of the…
Commission Agrees On Hwy. 92 Design
Work Is Progressing . . . on the rebuilding of the Highway 92-375 intersection. Kenneth Mc Donell, job foreman for Dugdale Construction of Omaha, said they are now using a "Clairey," a machine that rolls out the bumps in fresh concrete. Iowa Highway…
Highway 92 Is Re-Routed Here - Skips C.B., Crosses South Omaha Bridge
Posting Signs . . . showing the new routing of Highway 92 are Robert Anderson and Frank Aldredge, Iowa Highway Commission employees. This sign is being installed at the junction of Highways 92 and 375.
Converting Highway 375 Into 4 Lanes May Be 'Pretty Tough' - State Surveyor Says
Surveying Highway 375 . . . near High St. is a Highway Commission crew led by Leo Rodenburg, left. Robert Cook of Nevada operates the transit.
Today
Today...modern carriages are sold and serviced in the same location, but a modern brick building nearly obscures the residential section that backs the property. The service department of the Toot Ford Co. now occupies the space.
Council Bluffs Changing Scene
Council Bluffs Changing Scene--Back in 1885, this Carriage Manufactory was operated by H. F. Hattenhauer at 27, 29 and 31-1/2 Fourth Street. This picture, showing a blacksmith shop at rear and wood shop at right, appeared in the Pottawattamie County…
Today
Today...shows many changes in the last 50 years. The only building that remains in the original row is Beno's. And it has had a face lifting., The Wickham building takes in the other three structures that appeared in the old picture. A new front…
Council Bluffs Changing Scene
Council Bluffs Changing Scene--Back in 1908, Broadway at Pearl St. looked like this. There was a theater at left, then Rogers Buffet, a cigar store and Beno's. The beer wagon, with a three-team hitch, was a fairly common sight on downtown streets. …
Today
Today... the Missouri River is calm and peaceful--thanks to dry weather and the series of dams built upstream by Army Engineers. The river level is now about one-half foot, a far cry from five years ago. Compare the levels against the Water works…
Council Bluffs Changing Scene
Council Bluffs Changing Scene--Remember the flood threat of 1952 when Council Bluffs residents--aided by volunteers from neighboring towns--turned back the raging Missouri River? This is how the Water Works intake looked that April when the river…
Today
Today...The Mae Anderson Shop is at 23 N. Main St. The shop occupies part of the Eagles Lodge building, which carries the address of 19 N. Main St. The Eagles building was erected about 50 years ago.
Council Bluffs Changing Scene
Council Bluffs Changing Scene--Some 70 years ago, Patton's Livery Stable occupied the building at 23 N. Main St. This picture appeared in the illustrated Atlas of Pottawattamie County, published in 1885. The old Atlas now belongs to Charles m. Roe,…
Today
Today...the northwest corner of First Ave. and Sixth St. is the site of the Shugart Apartments. The original Shugart home as moved and turned to face South Sixth Street in about 1914, when the apartment house was built. Now half a block north of…
Council Bluffs Changing Scene
Council Bluffs Changing Scene--Back in 1887, this large brick home on the northwest corner of First Ave., and Sixth St., was occupied by the E.L. Shugart family. This is one of the pictures in Council Bluffs Illustrated, which was published in 1887.…
Council Bluffs Changing Scene
Council Bluffs Changing Scene--This is how the building at 101 Pearl St., looked 72 years ago. It was occupied by J.W. & E.L. Squire title and abstract office, with Barke's photograph gallery on the second floor. This picture appears in the…