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Railroading Veteran . . . Ben Hoden will take a City Council seat Jan. 1.

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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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Council Bluffs Changing Scene: This is Scott Street after a hail storm in August, 1924. The picture taken from the southwest shows the Indian Creek bridge and Quaker Baking building--with the fire station tower at upper right. An ancient roadster…

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Today...the building front on the ground floor has been remodeled to make it more suitable for the insurance and finance business.

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Council Bluffs Changing Scene: Sanitary hairdressing Parlors, at 122 South Main, and its proprietor, Mrs. Sarah Pierce, at left, is reported to have been one of the first hair dressing shops in the city. The old picture is from Mrs. Helen Sherman…

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Today...the Grape Growers Assn. office and plant look like this. In addition to the buildings shown here, a processing plant has been built on the northwest corner of Ninth Ave. and Seventh St. The organization is listed as one of the oldest…

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Council Bluffs Changing Scene: The is the Grape Growers Assn. plant as it appeared in 1912 at the southwest corner of Ninth Ave. and Seventh St. The association dates back to 1893. This picture appeared in a Southwestern Iowa booklet entitled "The…

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Today...the same site (below) appears like this. The composite of two photographs reveals a big change in the last half-century. Some buildings remain that appear in the earlier picture, but they have undergone extensive remodeling. note how…
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