Aerial Views of Ames - Page 7
Page 1 - 1875 Birdseye View of Ames - 1920s & 1930s Carrs pool - 1926 Campustown - 1928 Campus and Campustown - 1935 Campus - 1937 Grand Avenue overpass - 1938 Campus - 1939 Ames between of Squaw Creek and Skunk River

Page 2 - 1938 Roosevelt School area - 1940 Ontario Road area - 1940s North Ames - 1948 Grand Avenue overpass - 1948 Campus & Campustown - 1950s Campus - 1951 13th and Grand Ave - 1952 Campus

Page 3 - 1953 Ames between Squaw Creek and Skunk River - Mid 1950s Downtown - 1958 Ames east of Squaw Creek - 1958 Campus - 1960 Campus - 1960 Downtown railroad switchyards - 1960s University Village - 1962 South of Lincoln Way between Ash and Beach  - 1960 & 1972 IDOT

Page 4 - 1963 Lincoln Way adjacent to ISU campus, five views

Page 5 - 1965 Ames between Squaw Creek and Skunk River - 1972 Ames between Squaw Creek and I-35 - 1975 Campustown - 1976 Ames between Squaw Creek and I-35 - 1976 Downtown - 1978 Iowa State Center - 1981 Iowa State Center - 1976 Downtown - 1980s Downtown

Page 6 - Eight 1989 photos of Ames looking in all directions taken from the top of the Ames power plant by Gary Moore

This page - 1989 aerial views of Ames by Gary Moore - Ames City Hall - Downtown Ames surrounding the power plant - Moore Park - 1992 Hallett's Quarry

(photos on this page courtesy of Gary Moore)

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1989 photo of the old high school during preparation for use as Ames city hall

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1989 photo of downtown Ames looking east
Duff Avenue crosses the bottom of the image.
Lincoln Way and the Chicago North Western tracks from top to bottom.

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1989 photo of downtown Ames looking west
Duff Avenue crosses the center of the image.
Main Street, 5th Street and 6th Street are visible running from top to bottom.

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1989 photo of the area of five Ames wells
East Lincoln Way is visible towards the bottom
The Skunk River is at bottom left, Squaw Creek at top left

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1989 aerial photo facing southwest of Moore Park being developed
George Washington Carver Road is in the foreground.

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1989 aerial photo facing northwest of Moore Park being developed
George Washington Carver Road twists to the distance.
Timber area shows Squaw Creek basin.

1992 view of Hallett's Gravel operation looking southwest

U.S. Geological Survey website for aerial photos of Ames
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