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Today...the location is the site of the City Hall parking lot. The location is positively identified by the tower of Pottawattamie County Jail showing in the same position in both photographs.
Council Bluffs Changing Scene
Council Bluffs Changing Scene--Right in the center of town in 1866 there were lots of horse and wagons, plus ox teams pulling loads down Broadway, one merchant was buying hides and furs for cash. This picture of an earlier time was furnished by…
Council Bluffs Changing Scene
Council Bluffs Changing Scene--About 1900 this residence on Frank St. stood among a fine grove of trees, bore a sign for rent. One of a series of photos that made a panorama of Frank St in that period, comes from Lavrene Tollinger, 219 Frank St.
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Today...the location with the same home, some of the same trees looks different with the addition of a garage and some renovation and remodeling. It is now the home of Mr. and Mrs. J.B. Petrus and numbered 219 Frank St. A wall and drive have also…
Council Bluffs Changing Scene
Council Bluffs Changing Scene--Karges Addition in 1919 looked like this with a few homes and unpaved streets. This picture was taken from a hill just west of Marian Ave. near Lee Street. It comes from the album of Mr. and Mrs. Ed M. Lee, who now…
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Today...from the same position, a full addition of houses is nearly obscured by the heavy growth of trees. But most of those trees are in the lawns of homes built since 1919 when the sites were little more than pasture land. Now the streets are…
Council Bluffs Changing Scene
Council Bluffs Changing Scene--Back in 1903 Fairmount Park was a popular spot in Council Bluffs, but had no paved roads. And most persons reached it by way of street car. This photo from Park Superintendent John Christensen, shows a public pavilion…
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Today...the same spot in Fairmount Park is the center of a beautiful flower garden, nice lawn, beside a paved roadway, but has no street cars. This spot is near the upper end of the main part of the park, on the drive between Fairmount and E. Graham…
Council Bluffs Changing Scene
Council Bluffs Changing Scene--This is how Pearl street, north from First Ave., loked [sic] Dec. 3, 1925, after a $1,250,000 fire destroyed the famous Grand Hotel, left, and Contintental and Shugart buildings, right. The fire left the entire south…
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Today...New buildings have replaced not only those burned in 1925, but all others in the entire block, with the exception of one on the west side. Now a one way street, minus car tracks, Pearl Street has a more modern lok and shows the progress of…
Council Bluffs Changing Scene
Council Bluffs Changing Scene--In 1923, fire destroyed the Rogers building on the left and the Brown block, center. The old Nonpareil building is on extreme right. The picture was taken on the Main St. side of the block between Willow and First…
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Today...Radio Station KSWI, left, and the Nonpareil occupy the site of the two burned buildings. The Nonpareil Court provides a drive between the two present structures. The Moose Lodge occupies the former Nonpareil building at the right. In the…
Council Bluffs Changing Scene
Council Bluffs Changing Scene--Back in 1895 the first double truck streetcar was built in Omaha and Council Bluffs Railway and Bridge Company Shops at 28th Street and Avenue A. Made from two horse drawn cars, the new unit was No. 51. The picture…
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Today...instead of street cars we have buses, which are housed in a modern building. At the same location as the tin-covered frame shed of 60 years ago, it also includes an office. The building was constructed while street cars were still in…
Council Bluffs Changing Scene
Council Bluffs Changing Scene--Back in 1888, a look east on Broadway from Scott St; would reveal this scene. The large tower in the background is one of five 150-foot carbon arc street lighting towers in the city. The St. Peter's Church spire is…
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Today...the same St. Peter's Church spire still stands, but the other buildings have either been rebuilt or remodeled. And this area now has modern mercury vapor lights. Beno's store occupies the old Pacific House site. Two new banks have been…
Council Bluffs Changing Scene
Council Bluffs Changing Scene--This is the Council Bluffs Post Office as it appeared in 1888. It was one of the largest buildings in the city at that time and it served as a focal point of civic interest.
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Today...only the basement part of the building stands. The main building was condemned and razed in 1951. The annex, at right, is still being used. Council Bluffs has been recommended for a new Federal Building-Post Office under the Lease-Purchase…
Council Bluffs Changing Scene
Council Bluffs Changing Scene--Back in 1918, when the United States was at war with Germany, Locust Lodge looked like this. The lonely home was occupied by John Gebuhr, who owns the photograph. At that time, a crushed brick street passed his home…
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Today...the same home, third from left, has a lot of company on Locust Lodge. The address is 216. There is currently one one vacant lot on the street which stretches about one-fourth of a mile from North Broadway to the east city limits. Gebuhr…