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The Man who Gave Council Bluffs its Look

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Historical Society Christmas greeting 2023

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Lewis Central Burial Ground

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Council Bluffs Then and Now

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1980s Council Bluffs Flashback

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Council Bluffs History and Channel Overview

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Food and Fame from the Metro

What do Ruffles potato chips, a star on Hollywood Boulevard and Mickey Mouse have in common? A connection to Council Bluffs for one thing. Local talent has affected a lot more than just the Metro over the years. This video takes a quick look at some people and inventions from Council Bluffs and Omaha that have had national and even worldwide impact, from the Disney legend to Raisin Bran.
00:01 Famous Foods from the Metro
02:14 Who is Harry Langdon?
03:47 Mickey Mouse and the Metro
For more depth on the stories in the video visit The Rest of the Story at sites.google.com/thehistoricalsociety.org/foods-and-fame-details/home
Production by Richard Warner in cooperation with the Historical Society of Pottawattamie County and Preserve Council Bluffs. Narration by Nicole Carino, Kent Johnson, and Crystal Jordan.
Comments or ideas? We love hearing from you. Email information@thehistoricalsociety.org.

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The Man who Gave Council Bluffs its Look

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The Man who Gave Council Bluffs its Look

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Not many locals recognize his name, but everyone who lives in Council Bluffs has seen his work. The prolific architect designed 773 buildings in his career. The video is narrated by Jen Brown, script by Dr. Richard Warner.

Historical Society Christmas greeting 2023

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Historical Society Christmas greeting 2023

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Historical Society Christmas greeting 2023

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Lewis Central Burial Ground

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Council Bluffs' oldest graves aren't in Fairview Cemetery overlooking the Missouri River valley, they are at Lewis Central's Titan Hill School overlooking Tastee Treat. Construction of the middle school had barely began in 1975 when workers uncovered human remains. The county coroner was called in, but if there was any foul play, it had happened over two centuries earlier, and the matter was tu...

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Council Bluffs Then and Now

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Every town looks different over time, but owing to the dramatic urban renewal project of the 1970s Council Bluffs has changed more than most. This video matches up photos from the past with the same sites in more recent times. If you enjoy this type of content, PLEASE SUBSCRIBE! Your helps the Historical Society secure grants and funding to continue these videos. Thank you! The Historical Socie...

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1980s Council Bluffs Flashback

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We lost the last of our legacy downtown stores in the 1980s but we gained a mall, a top rated radio station, and hosted Mr. T and Johnny Cash. This video takes you on a five minute trip back to the days of cassettes and bewilderment over who shot J.R. with a focus on what was going on in Council Bluffs at the time. If you enjoy this type of content, PLEASE SUBSCRIBE! Your helps the Historical S...

Council Bluffs History and Channel Overview

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Council Bluffs History and Channel Overview

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Every town has its past, but it really seems Council Bluffs and Southwest Iowa have touched more history of regional and even national significance than many areas of the Great Plains. Perhaps not all those people creating our history intended to come here, but the reality is we were right on the path of where people were going. This has left us with a incredibly rich heritage. History shouldn'...

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Silver Screens of the Bluffs

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Once upon a time watching a movie wasn’t just watching a movie, it was a night out at the theater. Council Bluffs has had many movie houses. This video looks primarily at those of the past half century: Strand, Crest, Broadway, CB Drive-In, Midlands Four, and Mall of the Bluffs Five. You may also enjoy: Marketing Movies from the Metro th-cam.com/video/Td2Kj0ee5Bs/w-d-xo.html Rage of the River (...

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Marketing Movies from the Metro

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Omaha became known as a major distribution hub of Hollywood film and promotional materials from the 1930s-1980s through the work of FEPCO, a company owned and operated by a Council Bluffs woman, and Modern Sound Pictures. Much of the collections of these once international companies is now archived in Council Bluffs. In this video Kelli Bello, production manager of Council Bluffs' Firehouse Let...

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Rage of the River

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The Missouri River has flooded countless times, before and since 1952. But 70 years ago the "Greatest Generation," which had already experienced the Great Depression, World War II, and the Korean War dug its heels in and said: "No." Four days and nights over forty thousand volunteers stacked sandbags, creating and expanding a nineteen mile levee in a battle so tense Edward R. Murrow broadcast h...

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Two Malls in the Bluffs

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The 1960s were tough on downtowns. Suburban sprawl sent buyers to the spacious parking lots and gleaming new stores of the shopping malls. In Council Bluffs it was even worse; an incredible 77% of business was being lost to Omaha. In an attempt to counter this the city embarked on one of the boldest urban renewal projects in the country. This video looks at that urban renewal plan, Midlands Mal...

Fairmount Park Crown Jewel of Bluffs Parks

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Fairmount Park Crown Jewel of Bluffs Parks

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Fairmount Park in Council Bluffs was the created as the centerpiece of an ambitious plan to make the city's park system the envy of the entire country. It's had its ups and downs; the zoo and swan pond are gone, the burros for sightseers to ride never materialized, but it has been the scene of thousands of family gatherings over the years and boasts the finest bluffs for climbing any child coul...

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Council Bluffs Christmas

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A nostalgic look at Christmas Past in Council Bluffs, from the 1920s into the 21st Century. You can find some additional photos from Christmas at Mall of the Bluffs that didn't make it into the video at: sites.google.com/thehistoricalsociety.org/christmas-memories/home If you enjoy this type of content, PLEASE SUBSCRIBE! Your helps the Historical Society secure grants and funding to continue th...

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Council Bluffs FIRST AVE Corridor

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First Avenue was platted as a city street, but most of it never actually saw automobiles, just railroad trains. 150 years ago those tracks united the states of America; today that route is uniting the metro area as it is transformed into a 1.8 mile landscaped multi-use corridor, the likes of which are almost impossible in other cities. In this video Council Bluffs Community Development Director...

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Lincoln Monument in Council Bluffs

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Perhaps the single event that most shaped the future of Council Bluffs, Omaha, and much of Iowa and Nebraska was a visit by Abraham Lincoln in August, 1859. In October, 1911 a monument to honor Lincoln and commemorate that visit was erected atop a bluff at the summit of Oakland Avenue. Local lore holds this is the very spot Lincoln stood when pondering the best place from which to start the tra...