Nestled in the Loess Hills, Council Bluffs grew from a frontier settlement of wickiups and log cabins.
Senden explores the perpetual rebirth of Council Bluffs through its most important buildings and relates a still unfolding story.".
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None of these once iconic buildings remains today.
Meanwhile, residents thrived and cultivated a bustling city with the Masonic Hall, Dohany s Opera House and the Merriam block.
The Pacific House and the Ogden House became landmark hotels for the transient population.
The outpost boomed as a gateway to the West when gold was discovered in California in 1849.
Nestled in the Loess Hills, Council Bluffs grew from a frontier settlement of wickiups and log cabins