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| Historic Pictures of Valley Junction / West Des Moines | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Main St. West Des Moines - looking south (Hotel-more recently the Theater Shop) on left. | |||||||||||||||||||
| Valley Junction looking north (circa 1900) | |||||||||||||||||||
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Early City Hall (2nd Floor) with Fire Dept. on street level. Still stands in 100 block of 5th Street on the east side. | ||||||||||||||||||
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| The Lyric Hotel (upstairs) and Post Office (street level on right) were mainstays of old West Des Moines - the edge of City Hall is on the extreme right. | Wegener Building and City Hall | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Jordan School built 1849, the first in Valley Junction (WDM). Photo 1907-08. Other photos - click here for closeup of students or here for information on back of photo. | |||||||||||||||||||