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Today...this is the church that was built nearly 50 years ago. The brick education unit, at left, was built in 1956. The unit ties into the older portion, nearly doubling the size of the original church.
Council Bluffs Changing Scene
Council Bluffs Changing Scene--Even the women did some digging when this ground breaking ceremony for Epworth Methodist Church was held in 1909. The site is at Twenty-fifth St. and Avenue B. The small church, at right, was used until a new…
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Today...the corner has taken on a modern appearance. In 1921, the Peoples Store was rebuilt, with the exception of the corner section. It was replaced in 1929 to conform with the rest of the building. The old opera house is gone and new fronts and…
Council Bluffs Changing Scene
Council Bluffs Changing Scene--Back in 1917, during the first World War, the People's Department Store and other buildings at Bryant St. and Broadway looked like this. At the extreme left is the old opera house which was popular in the horse and…
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Today...Pearl Street has taken on a modern appearance. Note the new bank building, new store fronts, streamlined automobiles, parking meters and modern street lights.
Council Bluffs Changing Scene
Council Bluffs Changing Scene--This is Pearl Street, looking north from near the Hotel Chieftain in 1936. Streetcars were still running and the Council Bluffs Savings Bank building towered above other Pearl Street structures. The picture was made…
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Today...the ups and downs of the Missouri River, plus a lower water table in the area, have turned Big Lake into a nearly dry hole. The area is mostly covered with weeds and willows, with a slight trickle of spring water running into the lake. The…
Council Bluffs Changing Scene
This is how Big Lake appeared around 1930, when there was water in the other lake, boats for fishing, and fish to be caught. Always a popular spot for persons for picnic and get out-of-doors year round. Big Lake is on the north edge of the city…
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Today...nearly 50 years later, and with several additions, the hospital has grown to several times its original size. This picture is made from the corner of Pierce and Ridge Streets. It shows the newest addition to the hospital, extreme left, as…
Council Bluffs Changing Scene
Council Bluffs Changing Scene--From an old postcard of 1909 comes this picture of the original section of the present Jennie Edmundson Hospital at Oak and Pierce Streets. The card is from the collection of Arthur J. Rogers, 130 Park Ave.
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Today...the photograph taken from Harmony and Frank Streets shows only part of the hospital. The original front entrance on Harmony is now the emergency entrance. And the many additions now dwarf the original section of the hospital. Another new…
Council Bluffs Changing Scene
Council Bluffs Changing Scene--This is how Mercy Hospital appears on a postal card printed in 194. The main entrance is on Harmony Street. This old picture is from the collection of Arthur Rogers, 130 Park Ave.
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Today...Mosquito Creek, photographed from the same spot, has taken on a new look. Up stream is the Highway 375 overhead bridge. The high levees and widened creek channel were built by the Corps of Engineers in 1948.
Council Bluffs Changing Scene
Council Bluffs Changing Scene--Back in 1945, Mosquito Creek looked like this from the center of the Wabash Railroad bridge just northeast of the Council Bluffs Airport. The creek was just another meandering stream, flanked with drooping banks and…
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Today...the lake site is occupied by the new Elks Country Club building, which was completed this fall. The one-story building of masonry and glass is a far cry from the old frame two-story club house.
Council Bluffs Changing Scene
Council Bluffs Changing Scene--Back in 1904, the Council Bluffs Rowing Assn. club house was one of the finest in the west, boasted a booklet published about Lake Manawa. The building was later remodeled and called the Council Bluffs Country Club. …
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Today...a beautiful cobblestone church adorns the site. It was erected 25 years ago. The garage still stands at the right and a new manse is being constructed at the left. This Sunday, St. Paul's Lutheran Church is observing the 75th anniversary…
Council Bluffs Changing Scene
Council Bluffs Changing Scene--This corner property at Frank St. and Perrin Ave. was purcahsed [sic] in 1928 by St. Paul's Lutheran Church. The site, covered with large shade trees, included the large brick house and stone garage at right.
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Today...the former location of the city buildings on Bryant Street have been converted into a metered parking lot. The change took place in 1940 when a new city hall building was erected at Pearl St. and Willow Ave.
Council Bluffs Changing Scene
The city buildings of Council Bluffs in 1904 were all in a row along Bryant Street between Broadway and Vine. At left is the city hall, a courtyard and the ornate police station.