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Today...the same section of Pearl Street, with many noticeable changes during the past 26 years. At left, The Nonpareil building replaces the old one following a fire. Trees in the older picture have since grown up and been removed.
Council Bluffs Changing Scene
Council Bluffs Changing Scene--Just 26 years ago this month Pearl Street, along the east side of Bayliss Park, looked like this following a storm that brought wind, hail, and rain. Broken branches littered the street, while hail whitened the ground.…
Today
Today...the frontage site of the once-popular amusement park has been built up entirely of private dwellings. Private docks, at right, extend into the dry part of the lake bed, where the large boat docks of the streetcar company once stood.
Council Bluffs Changing Scene
Council Bluffs Changing Scene--Back 36 years ago, the row boat dock at Lake Manawa looked like this. The amusement park was in full swing on the north shore of the lake, which was a prominent recreation center for Southwest Iowa. This picture is…
Today
Today...the scene has changed considerably. Streetcars no longer rumble into the park and the refreshment stand and brick sidewalks have disappeared. In their place, park officials have established a beautiful flower garden and lawn, which catch…
Council Bluffs Changing Scene
Council Bluffs Changing Scene--A 1912 post card rom the collection of Art Rogers, 130 Park Ave., shows the entrance and pavilion at Fairmount Park. Easy access to the park at that time was by open streetcar, shown at left. Flower planters, brick…
Today
Today...the same stretch of Broadway has a modernized appearance. The buses, at lower left, have replaced the streetcars. And automobiles are everywhere. Few buildings remain that can be compared with those in the old picture. Missing are the…
Council Bluffs Changing Scene
Council Bluffs Changing Scene--Streetcars played an important role in everyday life here when this photo of Broadway--looking west from the Masonic Temple--was taken in 1908. There are three trams in the photo. The only other visible means of…
Today
Today...the floating docks of the Council Bluffs Fish and Game Club are partly lying on the bottom of Lake Manawa, due to the low water level. The lake, which has been rising this last month, is still several feet below normal. When the lake has…
Council Bluffs Changing Scene
Council Bluffs Changing Scene--Back in 10--, when this picture was taken, Lake Manawa contained plenty of water. original quarters of the Fish and Game Club were on the top floor of this building. The first floor contained a saloon and gambling…
Courthouse Time Capsule To Be Opened
A Celebration Marking The Centennial Of The Shelby County Courthouse Will Be Held Aug. 1
Harlan, Iowa
File #2: 1/1/88 -
Shelby County Courthouse, Harlan, Iowa
Harlan, Iowa
File #2: 1/1/88 -
Harlan, Iowa Airport
Today
Today...after a face lifting in 1941, the Liberty Theater looks like this. There have been slight changes in adjoining buildings. Over the years, admission prices have changed with the times. So have the automobiles
Council Bluffs Changing Scene
Council Bluffs Changing Scene--Following World War I, when the business section was decorated for the return of Unit K, the Liberty Theater and adjoining buildings on Broadway between Scott and Sixth Streets looked like this. Admissions to the…
Today
Today...a modern masonry structure at Twenty-eighth St. and Avenue A houses the office and storage barns of the Council Bluffs Transit Co. Changeover from electric street cars to buses has eliminated the need for the many rails and switches that…
Council Bluffs Changing Scene
Council Bluffs Changing Scene--About 1892 the Omaha and Council Bluffs Railway and Bridge Co. barns at Twenty-eighth St. and Avenue A, were little more than a shelter constructed of corrugated metal over a wood frame. This old photo comes from A.J.…
Today
Today...a new building has replaced the old machine shop, now houses the parcel post station on a temporary basis while the Chieftain Van and Storage uses the old garage building. The same tower on Central Fire Station shows at left.
Council Bluffs Changing Scene
Council Bluffs Changing Scene--In 1912 when automobiles were still somewhat of a hobby instead of a necessity, this garage at 45 N. Main St. was being operated by John A. Franks. Next door was the machine shop run by Fred Duerr, with the tower of…
This 'Library' Boasts Bar, Wine Cellar, Chandeliers
Jan and Dennis Stamp pose in front of The Library, their newly-opened restaurant in Harlan. Built in 1929, the building closed as the city's public library in 1983.