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This is an off-Broadway view of a theater. The numerals are painted on the rear of the building for the benefit of car owners. Unless you're inclined to hovel on downtown alleys, this location may be a stickler.
Answer: Parking stalls at the rear…
Answer: Parking stalls at the rear…
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Timely for November is this view of a sturdy church steeple catching the tangled shadows of bare tree branches. Can you identify the steeple?
Answer: The steeple of Emanuel Lutheran Church, Seventh and Mill Streets.
Answer: The steeple of Emanuel Lutheran Church, Seventh and Mill Streets.
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If anyone wants to borrow a good balcony with a long background, this is it. For nearly a century it has overlooked downtown Broadway. Know the location?
Answer: The Ogden Hotel, 169 W. Broadway.
Answer: The Ogden Hotel, 169 W. Broadway.
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The arched doorway with its simple lines and stained-glass windows leads into a church not far from the business district. Recognize it?
Answer: The main entrance to St. Patrick's Church, 233 Harmony St.
Answer: The main entrance to St. Patrick's Church, 233 Harmony St.
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Signs like this someday will be a familiar item when the Interstate Highway is built through town. This is one of the first, guiding motorists to the superhighway junction with North Sixteenth Street. Have you seen this sign?
Answer: This sign is…
Answer: This sign is…
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Things are not always what they seem, and this is not a throwback to the era of outdoor plumbing. Sports fans should recognize it. Do you?
Answer: The former ticket booth at Thomas Jefferson High School athletic field.
Answer: The former ticket booth at Thomas Jefferson High School athletic field.
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Something like this might be just the thing for the student who has a tough time recognizing geometric symbols. It's a monument to a famous man.
Answer: The object is the upper portion of the Lincoln Monument on Lafayette Avenue.
Answer: The object is the upper portion of the Lincoln Monument on Lafayette Avenue.
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These steps were designed to save steps. They are part of a major engineering project completed within the past 10 years. Know the location?
Answer: The steps link the Broadway Viaduct with Twelfth Street.
Answer: The steps link the Broadway Viaduct with Twelfth Street.
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Any resemblance between this fixture on a Council Bluffs rooftop and an upside-down nosecone on a launching pad is coincidence. Actually, it's used in the processing of seed. Can you identify it?
Answer: The cone is a dust catcher on the roof of…
Answer: The cone is a dust catcher on the roof of…
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People with an eye for pleasing architecture would quickly recognize this building on Washington Avenue. But identifying it from this segment above the main entrance is a bit more difficult.
Answer: The balcony is above the entrance to the First…
Answer: The balcony is above the entrance to the First…
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This memorial to American servicemen occupies a prominent spot in a city park. It was dedicated in 1926 by descendants of an organization formed during the Civil War. Recognize it?
Answer: The monument erected by Woman's Relief Corps 180, stands…
Answer: The monument erected by Woman's Relief Corps 180, stands…
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The carving appears above the entrance to a church in the northwest section of town. Identify the figures and you should be able to name the church.
Answer: Holy Family Church, Twenty-third Street and Avenue B.
Answer: Holy Family Church, Twenty-third Street and Avenue B.
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This curious contraption helps railroad trains get traction on slippery crossings in winter. Can you identify it?
Answer: The sanding tower alongside the Chicago Great Western tracks on Seventeenth Avenue.
Answer: The sanding tower alongside the Chicago Great Western tracks on Seventeenth Avenue.
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Even with a wintertime background, this seems like an inviting spot for a breather. But it was designed for warm weather use by people who do a lot of walking. Recognize it?
Answer: The bench with the built in sunshade is at the Number 7 tee on…
Answer: The bench with the built in sunshade is at the Number 7 tee on…
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Here is a real test of your knowledge of local buildings. In 1924 a new church was built on First Avenue, within easy walking distance of the central business district. The only clue is this cornerstone. Can you name the structure?
Answer: The…
Answer: The…
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An unusual light fixture marks the driveway entrance to a widely known institution on Frank Street. Recognize it?
Answer: The fixture lights the driveway at St. Bernard's Hospital, Harmony and Frank Streets.
Answer: The fixture lights the driveway at St. Bernard's Hospital, Harmony and Frank Streets.
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Every day is Halloween in this character's hangout. But the scary setting is all for fun. Thrill seekers should have the advantage naming this spot.
Answer: The spook with the wavy chassis is extending an invitation to visit one of the concessions…
Answer: The spook with the wavy chassis is extending an invitation to visit one of the concessions…
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This downtown building takes its name from the inscription above the entrance. But, in recent years, it has become more popularly known as the location of a grocery market.
Answer: The Sixth Street side entrance to the Sixth Street Market, 600 W.…
Answer: The Sixth Street side entrance to the Sixth Street Market, 600 W.…
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A cactus in Council Bluffs? Guess again. It's a modern creation designed to entrance young minds and develop young bodies.
Answer: It's a piece of playground equipment, made of welding pipe, at Sunset Park, Sixteenth Avenue and Tenth Street.
Answer: It's a piece of playground equipment, made of welding pipe, at Sunset Park, Sixteenth Avenue and Tenth Street.
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Persons who climb these steps are literally scaling the heights. For years, the stairway has been the shortest distance between two streets near Fairmount Park. Recognize it?
Answer: The stairway leads from Ellicott Place to Huntington Avenue.
Answer: The stairway leads from Ellicott Place to Huntington Avenue.