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Today...changing times and changing methods of railroading have eliminated the need for large passenger depots as well as steam powered trains. This is how the Chicago North Western passenger station appears now.

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Today...the same house, coolly shaded by trees, features smooth modern lines. It was completely remodeled about 1946 by Ivan Caskey, a son-in-law of the earlier owner. Principal differences are the windows, siding and removed porch. Cassidy found…

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Today...passenger facilities have been discontinued and the operation deals entirely with freight. A newer building in the same location as the original depot is only a portion of the structure first designed as a replacement.

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Today...modern garages are strung along the entire block where the animal feeds were sold at the turn of the century. Emphasizing the change in times are the autos to which the horses of yore have yielded.

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Today...Dodge Memorial Church shows little sign of its original appearance. An extensive remodeling job, and addition in 1925 changed the position of the tower and entrance, windows and exterior surface, which is now brick. The sanctuary still…

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Today...the same site reveals the fruits of Mr. Hansen's plans. Within the last nine years, more than 100 homes have been constructed in the area. The houses in center front on Midland Drive. Those in the upper portion front on Highland Drive.

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Today...on the same corner at South Seventh St. and Sixth Ave. Stands [sic] the remodeled version of the same old house. In recent years it has been known as the Charles Test Stewart home. Note that the trees in the parking appear to be the same as…

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Today...The Kimball home has vanished. At left is an apartment house, 808 Seventh Ave., which was constructed in 1890. On the right is 802 Seventh Ave., the residence of Joseph Meis. The Kimball home was apparently razed or moved shortly before…

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Today...the site at Franklin Ave. and Pierce St. serves as a summer playground for the City Recreation Department. Title to the land has been retained by the School Board for possible future construction. Several theories for use of the old school…

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Today...the southwest corner of Thirteenth Ave. and Main St. is occupied by a new cafe and salvage automobile lot. The Union Transfer and Peru Plow buildings burned to the ground about 50 years ago.

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Today...the streetcars have vanished from Avenue A and building sites in the vicinity are few and far between. Newer homes have filled in the vacant lots. And the original house on the corner has been remodeled. Both Avenue A and Twentieth Street…

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Today...the same bluffs show the progress of changing times. Earth from the bluffs has been taken for construction on bottom lands, and paved Highway 275 has speeded the flow of traffic. No longer are there shade trees hanging over the road, as in…

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Today...the Kinsman Monument has grown in stature and appearance. It presents the same cannon and stone base set against the background of a peaceful, well maintained corner of the cemetery. Surrounding it are the graves of veterans who shared the…

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Council Bluffs Changing Scene: The Elks' Home at Council Bluffs was the caption given this postal card picture of the north side of First Avenue, between Pearl and Sixth Streets, in about 1910. From the left are two residential buildings, the Elks…

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Today...clothing is used for [sic] sparingly and oars or paddles are hidden away for emergencies in gasoline-powered skiffs. This picture was taken from the south side of the lake over the Manawa Ski Club dock.
[Earlier photo of the scene is not in…

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Today...the brick street has turned to concrete and horses have given way to heavy car and truck traffic. After a half century, too, some buildings have changed as much as the mode of transportation. one remaining landmark is the Ogden Hotel at the…

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Today...the site at 106 E. Broadway is occupied by the F.J. Krumenacher Grocery store. The old frame building has been replaced with a brick structure. The street has been paced [sic] and the automobile has replaced the horse. The building at the…

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Today: Oakland Avenue, bordered with nice shade trees and well-kept homes, is still one of the city's finest residential districts. Where horses used to trot their buggies along the wide brick street, automobiles now zip along the smooth concrete…

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Today...the same view shows the scenery changed as much as the auto styles. Indian Creek has been covered, eliminating the old bridge. A Greyhound bus depot replaces the residence at the corner of Scott and Mynster Streets. In place of the Quaker…
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