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Guests Are Gone And Old Hotel Is Silent; After 87 Years Of Operation
On Ornate Main Stairway...from second to third floor of Bluffs Hotel are Robert and William Knox. The trim of the stairway is walnut. There was no elevator service in the building.
Guests Are Gone And Old Hotel Is Silent; After 87 Years Of Operation.
The Bluffs Hotel...really took care of its guests in its hey-day.
Elevator demolition underway
Dynamite Blast Rekindles Images...of the deadly explosion at the Bluffs Elevator Co on April 20, 1982. Paulson Construction Company is razing and removing the remnants of the concrete silos. Nonpareil by Steve Glowacki.
Elevator blast one year later
The fire rages...last year through the Bluffs Elevator Co. near South 23rd Street and Eighteenth Avenue. The blast, accompanied by a giant fireball, could be heard throughout most of the city.
Search for 3 continues
The search goes on...Saturday afternoon at the Bluffs Elevator Co. for the bodies of three missing men. It was the site of Tuesday's grain elevator explosion and fire. Nonpareil Photo by Bob McKeon.
'I thought he was probably blowed away'
A Metal Building...begins to crumble and melt as the intense flames, fueled by the wooden elevators, rage out of control Tuesday at Bluffs Elevator Co. Many cars and trucks parked near the elevators were damaged by debris and flames.
The emergency operation; 'One heck of a job'
Problems With Water Pressure...hampered attempts by Council Bluffs firefighters to control the blaze at the Bluffs Elevator co. Four firefighters attempt to extinguish a car that caught fire nearby. They later hosed down two propane tanks that were…
Fire Brings About More Efficient Plastics Plant
Arnold Plastics Co. employees operate a bottle-making machine in the firm's rebuilt facilities. A fire which destroyed the plant some months ago has led to more innovations.
Destroyed Firm Rebuilds Plant
New walls for Arnold Plastic's Inc. at 3135 W. Broadway are fast nearing the roof line to replace the plant that was destroyed by fire Nov. 28. Construction started early in December, as soon as debris was cleared away, and the operation is expected…
City-Financed Building Won't Celebrate Birthday
33 Out Of Work
Twisted Ruins of Building . . . flattened by fire late Saturday were in the focus of fire officials attempting to determine the cause Monday. Salvage crews worked Monday to untangle the mass of roof and steel that collapsed during the fire at Arnold…
Arnold Tool and Die Works
Arnold Tool and Die Works
Arnold Tool Moving Into New Building
Moving Into New Building at Arnold Tool and Die Works are some of the heavy machines that will be used in expanding the business including production machining and metal stamping and assembly work.
Council Bluffs Armory
Dodge Light Guard Armory
Council Bluffs Armory
Dodge Light Guard Armory
Council Bluffs Armory
Dodge Light Guard Armory