This is a view from the Fleming Building facing southeast. The intersection pictured is 5th and Court. To the right is the Polk County Courthouse. The building with the Standard Life Insurance Co. sign is the Youhe building. Visible buildings listed…
This view from the Fleming Building faces northeast toward Locust Street. The Fleming Building was built in 1909 and still stands on 6th Avenue. The building with the tower is the Observatory Building, which was one of the tallest buildings in the…
This view looking south across the Raccoon River was taken from the residence of Jno. A. Elliott on Terrace Drive. Tracks of the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railway Company are visible.
This view looking southwest across the Des Moines River was taken from the residence of Frank O. Green. Union Park is on the west bank of river. Mr. Green was the proprietor of Green's Foundry and Furnace Works. The house is no longer standing.…
This view looking east was taken from the top the Polk County Courthouse. On the right is the Des Moines Register building. To the left is the Des Moines Saddlery Company Building. The Capitol is in the distance. The Court Avenue Bridge is in the…
View looks west across the Des Moines River, just south of the Locust Street Bridge. On the left is the Public Library and on the right is the Des Moines Coliseum. In the distance is the Observatory Building and The Savery Hotel. The Coliseum was…
