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Holy Family To Mark 75th Year
Checking Scrapbook . . . compiled from old pictures, clippings and other memoirs of the parish and its presiding priests are Mrs. Ruth Scarpellino and Mrs. Mary Hoferer.
Holy Family To Mark 75th Year
Holy Family Church . . . has been a longtime landmark on the corner 0f 2300 Avenue B and this month is commemorating its 75th anniversary. When it was founded, it was the only Catholic Church on the west side of Council Bluffs. Few changes have been…
Holy Family Completes Redecorating Sanctuary
Interior Of The Church . . . sanctuary is a beautiful combination of the old and the new. Its red carpeting seems to unfold for its worshippers at the door, welcoming them inside. The Rev. Samuel Palmer, co-pastor of the parish, stands behind the…
Holy Family Completes Redecorating Sanctuary
Holy Family Catholic Church . . . located at 2231 Avenue B, has been a fine landmark on this corner site since it was built in 1908. The red brick structure is in the need of new mortar and its pastors, the Very Rev. Msgr. Albert L. Davidsaver and…
Holy Family To Mark Golden Anniversary - Pastor To Observe 40th Year
History Repeats . . . for Mrs. Mary Schwenk and Mrs. Katherine O'Keefe as they view the cornerstone at Holy Family Church. They were present for the ceremony when the stone was laid 50 years ago. With them is Msgr. William Coughlan, parish pastor for…
$200,000 Addition, Gym Planned At Holy Family
This New Addition . . . is being planned at Holy Family School. The four-room addition is at the left and a connecting gymnasium at the right.
Holy Family Catholic
The Holy Family Catholic Church
23rd Street and Avenue B
23rd Street and Avenue B
Today
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.
Council Bluffs Changing Scene
Council Bluffs Changing Scene: Back in 1909, this is how the Chicago North Western Railroad Depot at 12 S. 12th St. and Broadway looked. The old picture, complete with steam engine and train in front of the platform is from an old postal card from…
Today
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…
Council Bluffs Changing Scene
Council Bluffs Changing Scene: In 1925 this property at 410 N. 6th St. had been the home of the late Mrs. Effie Poffenbarger. Judging from the "gingerbread" decorative trim it was more than 30 years old at the time. The brick sidewalks also date…
Today
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.
Council Bluffs Changing Scene
Council Bluffs Changing Scene: In the early 1900s the Illinois Central Railroad had this passenger station at Thirteenth St. and Avenue A. Note the mail wagons waiting for an incoming train. The picture is from a post card in the collection of…
Today
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.
Council Bluffs Changing Scene
Council Bluffs Changing Scene: From a souvenir booklet about Council Bluffs, published in the early 1900s, comes this sketch of Moore's Stock Food Co. The address was listed as 27 and 29 Fourth St. At that time there were still many frame…
Today
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…
Our Changing Scene
Our Changing Scene: Moved from its downtown location in 1911, the old First Congregational Church became the Dodge Memorial Church at Thirty-second St. and Avenue C. The old picture is from the files of the Rev. R.O. Barber of Dodge Memorial…
Today
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.
Council Bluffs Changing Scene
Council Bluffs Changing Scene