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Today...the scene has changed considerably. Streetcars no longer rumble into the park and the refreshment stand and brick sidewalks have disappeared. In their place, park officials have established a beautiful flower garden and lawn, which catch…

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Today...the same stretch of Broadway has a modernized appearance. The buses, at lower left, have replaced the streetcars. And automobiles are everywhere. Few buildings remain that can be compared with those in the old picture. Missing are the…

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Today...the floating docks of the Council Bluffs Fish and Game Club are partly lying on the bottom of Lake Manawa, due to the low water level. The lake, which has been rising this last month, is still several feet below normal. When the lake has…

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Today...after a face lifting in 1941, the Liberty Theater looks like this. There have been slight changes in adjoining buildings. Over the years, admission prices have changed with the times. So have the automobiles

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Today...a modern masonry structure at Twenty-eighth St. and Avenue A houses the office and storage barns of the Council Bluffs Transit Co. Changeover from electric street cars to buses has eliminated the need for the many rails and switches that…

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Today...a new building has replaced the old machine shop, now houses the parcel post station on a temporary basis while the Chieftain Van and Storage uses the old garage building. The same tower on Central Fire Station shows at left.

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Today...the Park building, center, dominates the scene. The City Hall, nearly hidden because of the setback from the street, has replaced the Merriam block. The Nonpareil replaced the Brown block. At the extreme right, the E.H. Lougee Co. occupies…

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Today...an auto parking lot replaces the wood yard at 615 S. Main St., and an auto repair shop occupies the former drug building. Smooth paving covers the street.

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Today...the Kimball Elevator plant has grown. While part of the buildings have the same shape, the main building in foreground was reconstructed on the same site in 1930. The section at right was added to the original buildings in 1899. The company…

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Today...several changes are noticeable from the same bluff east of Pierce and Bluff Streets. The church tower at the right is the same. At the extreme left is the Bennett Building. Large shade trees now obscure many buildings, both old and new.

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Today...lined up in the same spot for this picture is the second platoon of Company A, of the Abraham Lincoln High School ROTC unit. Cadet Lt. Charles Smith, at left, is in charge. Note the similarity in houses that match. At extreme left is the…

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Today...just east of Frank Street, several business houses occupy the Broadway front of the old brewery property. The greatly expanded St. Bernard's Hospital is in the background. Beyond these buildings and across Indian Creek, grading has changed…

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Today...the same house, with some remodeling, is the home of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond G. Peterson, 624 Oakland Ave. Noticeable differences are in the porch, the addition of a room, at right, and the absence of the stable.

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Today...there is hardly any comparison with the 70-year-old picture. Pearl and Broadway has a different look, with the State Savings Bank building taking up the biggest share of the picture. Gone are the horses, streetcars, and even the old trees…

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Today...while Indian Creek is covered and runs within concrete walls, the bridge at Frank St. is the same as for the past 50 years. The houses and garage at right are the same. Only the trees have changed. The old picture was identified and dated…

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Today...Ninth and Broadway has a different look, with the completion of the viaduct that stretches over seven blocks, rising high above ninth [sic] St. Site of the Tremont House is now partially covered by the viaduct, the other ground being graded…

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Today...on the fourth anniversary of the flood threat, it's a different story. Instead of a surplus of water, the lack of moisture is the topic for conversation, and business goes on at normal amid dust instead of mud.

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Today...alongside the Ogden Hotel stands a modern version of the taxis that ply the streets of the city, with traffic patrolman J.P. Tighe standing in just for the picture. Cab driver is Robert Hettinger, 2837 S. 7th St.

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Today...looking south on Main Street from Willow Avenue , the city hall, extreme right, predominates the scene. The old livery building, center is used as a warehouse, and the old McAtee grocery is a county office building.

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Today...the church faces S. Sixth St., slightly southwest of the original site. According to history, St. Paul's was the first stone church building in the city, the present church being completed in 1886. This is the 100th year of St. Paul's in…
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