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Below: looking northeast from Highway 141 -- Manning Hospital in background.

424 -- 402 Main Street

Looking southwest
The building roof with the letter A on top is the Gambles store on the northwest corner of 4th & Main Street. Today it is the northwest entrance of the Plaza.

Below: a 1927 Plat of this block --- Main Street on the left side.

Entrance to Hospital Auxilliary Snack Bar
412 Main Street


Paul Moerke - man on the left.

1 Last Chance Saloon - pre 1915
2 Paul Moerke (made Iowa Girl Cigars in the building before it was converted to the Fire Station -- as remembered by Ila Claussen Rix)
3 Manning Fire Station

On the north side of the hospital was the ambulance driveway and just north was the Fire Station which is the location of the lighter colored brick of present day Manning Plaza.

Second floor of Fire Station:
1 City Hall
2 Manning Library

Behind the Firestation was a city shed where the Dodge Power Wagon was stored (used to move snow and as a utility truck).

Below left to right:
Manning Cafe 408 , Ral Mars 410 , Fire Station 412

Children's Day June 1956 (Ralph & Martha Hagedorn photo)


Circa 1939 -- fire station out of view just to the south (right side of picture).

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