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A Personal Tour Through Des Moines Nightlife and Echoes of Youth
The writer recalls a Des Moines visit featuring Jack Benny and Phil Harris with the E L W, noting a jammed theatre and autographs at a hotel. He also reflects on childhood visits to a dump and today’s memory of the Case Company dump, tying history to the present and ending with local musings on fishing, flooding, and Community Field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E.L.W
Des Moines
Jack Benny
Fred Allen
Phil Harris
Rochester
Vivian Blane
Market Street
Burlington
Case Company