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Today..,.the site, 1501 S. Main Street, is still used for a warehouse--one with a new, long, low look. Now it houses furniture for the Contintental Keller Co.

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Today...the west side of South Main Street, from No. 18 to 26, shows little resemblance to the picture of nearly 60 years ago. Real estate and Insurance office occupy most of the buildings. There is one resemblance, however. Note the upper part of…

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Today...the grounds of the Christian Home, Seventh and Curtis Sts., are dotted by beautiful shade trees. The brick building on the left is the dining hall and girls dormitory. The chapel can be sees through the trees at the center. At the right is…

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Today...the block has changed considerably. The automobile has replaced the horse and buggy and a traffic island occupies the spot where horses used to drink. At left is the Bennett Building, the city's largest office structure. Many other…

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Today...the same track, which has been enlarged and is surfaced with asphaltic concrete, is part of Playland Park. Additional bleachers have have been erected to increase the seating capacity. Now, instead of dogs chasing the rabbit, it's a bunch…

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Today...modern carriages are sold and serviced in the same location, but a modern brick building nearly obscures the residential section that backs the property. The service department of the Toot Ford Co. now occupies the space.

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Today...shows many changes in the last 50 years. The only building that remains in the original row is Beno's. And it has had a face lifting., The Wickham building takes in the other three structures that appeared in the old picture. A new front…

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Today... the Missouri River is calm and peaceful--thanks to dry weather and the series of dams built upstream by Army Engineers. The river level is now about one-half foot, a far cry from five years ago. Compare the levels against the Water works…

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Today...The Mae Anderson Shop is at 23 N. Main St. The shop occupies part of the Eagles Lodge building, which carries the address of 19 N. Main St. The Eagles building was erected about 50 years ago.

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Today...the northwest corner of First Ave. and Sixth St. is the site of the Shugart Apartments. The original Shugart home as moved and turned to face South Sixth Street in about 1914, when the apartment house was built. Now half a block north of…

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Today...the same building, after considerable "face lifting" still stands on the corner of Pearl St. and First Ave. it now houses the Prescription Center on the first floor and the U.S. District Court Clerk's Office on the second floor.

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Today...the site of the old Grote building is used as a drive and parking lot for the Safeway Store. No sign of the ancient structure remains. A service station occupied the lot at Thomas St. and Broadway, to the left of the drive. The change in…

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Today...the site is occupied by the Roy A. Scofield Co. Before Scofield took over the corner, the Council Bluffs and Omaha transfer warehouse occupied the site. In excavating the elevator pit at Scofield's, workmen ran into much slag and foundry…

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Today...you would never know the creek still existed from this view at Ninth Street. The creek channel is encased in concrete through the main part of the city., And its top is used as street. [sic] The creek project was complete as a WPA project…

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Today...the span, now called Ak-Sar-Ben Bridge, has been doubled in width to keep up with increased traffic. The 5,700-foot long bridge was sold to the Knights of Ak-Sar-Ben by the Omaha and Council Bluffs Street Railway Co. in 1938 for $2,350,000. …

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Today...the old hospital is gone. And the northwest corner of Ninth St. and Sixth Ave. is solid with houses. Patients were transferred from the old General Hospital in June of 1907 to the the then new Jennie Edmundson Hospital at Oak and Pierce…

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Today...motor vehicles replace the horse-drawn rigs. And instead of hitching posts, Broadway is well lined with parking meters. Most of the buildings in the old photo have been remodeled or replaced within the last 50 years.

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Today...the Elks Club is still at its original site. The Hotel Chieftain, which is observing its thirtieth anniversary this year has replaced the Grand Hotel. The Grand Hotel and building across Pearl Street burned in 1925. Within the last 43…

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Today...the Abraham Lincoln High School Gymnasium stands on the site of the former Stewart residence. It is at the southwest corner of Fifth Ave. and Bluff St. The A.L. Gym was built in 1926. It is across the street from the high school.

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Today...the building at left is back in the grocery business. Sam's New Super Market is at 215 S. Main St., the same address as Max Mohn's old store. The Creston House, now double in size, has not been used as a hotel for many years. In the former…
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