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Broadway At Night
Christmas lights and snow deck downtown Broadway in jewels and ermine in this cold scene looking west from Pearl Street. The camera captured the setting with a time exposure shot Tuesday evening. Nonpareil photo by Jack Kennedy.
'American Way' Lessons For African Homemaker - Mother of Five
Her Children Travel . . . at times like the doll-infant that Mrs. Stephen Akangbe, a Nigerian, displays for Mary Hurlbut and the Rev. and Mrs. George Campbell, Farragut. Miss Hurlbut holds an African woman's hoe.
Anniversary Marked At Farragut Church
The Present Home . . . of the First Congregational Church in Farragut. A special service here Sunday marked the 80th anniversary of the founding of the church.
Farragut Centennial Shindig - About 1200 Attend
Bonneted And Gowned . . . Farragut ladies prepare for the town's centennial celebration which runs through Sunday. From left are Mrs. Harold Brooks, whose husband is co-chairman of the centennial, Mrs. Arnold Spears and Mrs. Kenneth Livingston.
Churches Fill Up With Donations For Feed 5000 Effort
The Rev. Richard Wagner, pastor at St. Patrick's Catholic Church, adds another grocery sack with food for The Feed 5000 Project to those already in the vestibule of the church.
Let's Chat . . . With Cathie Fife
Cathie Fife
Fifth Avenue Is Given Special Recognition
This Stately Church . . . Fifth Avenue United Methodist opens its doors wide to its ever-increasing active memberships. It is most proud of its growth which has earned recognition.
Addition Doubles Room For Methodist Children - We're 'Packed Like Sardines' . . .
Allowing Light . . . to flow into classrooms are the large and plentiful windows in the new educational unit at Fifth Avenue Methodist Church.
Fifth Avenue Methodist Episcopal
Fifth Avenue Methodist Episcopal church, Fifth Avenue and Eighteenth street, is completing its forty-seventh year.
The church has carried on its ministry along with the development and growth of the west end of the city. It serves a large…
The church has carried on its ministry along with the development and growth of the west end of the city. It serves a large…
Methodists Organized In This City 100 Years Ago - History of Churches . . .
Fifth Avenue Methodist Church . . . at 1800 Fifth avenue was completely rebuilt in 1924.
Members Stay With The Church - Several 'Tie' For Record At 5th Ave.
Fifth Avenue Methodist Church . . . was organized in 1889.
Fifth Avenue Methodist
Groundbreaking Service: The Rev. Clarence Woolard turns a shovel of dirt at ground=breaking services Sunday for a new $75,000 educational unit at the Fifth Avenue Methodist church. Flanking the Rev. Mr. Woolard are Forest A. Moore, building committee…
Bluffs Scenes Soon To Be Forgotten
Up The Street...from Woolworth's Store, are Brown's Shoe Fit Co., the Yum Yum Tree Candy Store, Kaypers Clothing, C.R. Fifer Co. hearing aids, Capitol Optical Co., and Calandra Camera Store. Many of the firms have now moved to other locations.
Bluffs Scenes Soon To Be Forgotten
The Leading Corner...of the new shopping center planned by Midlands Northern Joint Venture will be the northeast corner of Main Street and Broadway. It now houses Brodkey's Jewelers and Clark Drug Co.
Bluffs Scenes Soon To Be Forgotten
Small Stores...along Broadway typified the architecture of their day--each different but just about the same. Reminiscent of the "mom and pop" stores of another era, most of the second story apartments have been vacant for a number of years. Now…
Bluffs Scenes Soon To Be Forgotten
The Old Neumeyer House...just west of Second Street and Broadway has been a hotel since it was built in 1879 by Oscar Neumeyer. The structure originally had 88 rooms, a dining and bar areas on the ground floor and a stable in the rear. The lower…
Financial Institutions weather economic storm
Part of downtown Council Bluffs...financial center is the corner of West Broadway at Main and Fourth Streets where four banks or savings and loans are located.
Beno-bank wall stands in the way of C.B. demolition
The common wall joining the First National Bank and the Beno building on West Broadway has become a $13,000 stumbling block in proposed demolition of the long-vacant Beno, Wickham, and Kresge buildings. Mayor Tom Hanafan said he would veto a…
Remember when?
Remember when Broadway boasted the Continental kellar Co., Broadway Theater and The Ranks Department Store? The buildings shown in the 1950s photo were part of the downtown business district. Note the films on the theater marquee--Shirley Temple in…
Filbert, Norman H, Jr. & Louise
Louise and Norman Filbert in a theater production.