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by RockHarbor
Fri Jul 26, 2019 7:05 am
Forum: Welcome to Omaha
Topic: Will my Fiat 500 survive in Omaha?!
Replies: 27
Views: 9592

Re: Will my Fiat 500 survive in Omaha?!

Oh, I'm sure she's so worried about a "rant post" with a name like "Furious Rose." And, I did welcome her to Omaha. Some of us don't have simple little mindsets (that almost seem nerdy to me nowadays, maybe because Im jaded a bit) that produce usual, predictable comments like &qu...
by RockHarbor
Fri Jul 26, 2019 4:33 am
Forum: Welcome to Omaha
Topic: Will my Fiat 500 survive in Omaha?!
Replies: 27
Views: 9592

Re: Will my Fiat 500 survive in Omaha?!

You're not moving to Yellowknife, Canada -- or "Moose, Alaska", or Siberia. Yes, it's Nebraska, but it's a warmer and less snowier Nebraska then ever before (with the exception of this last year). And, when you get to Omaha, you'll see plenty of Fiats at dealerships all lined up for Omahan...
by RockHarbor
Fri Jul 26, 2019 3:07 am
Forum: Nebraska and Iowa
Topic: 2019 Severe Weather Thread
Replies: 308
Views: 138886

Re: 2019 Severe Weather Thread

Correction: Hurricane scenes -- not seasons. I swear this phone changes words on me unaware sometimes (thinking it is correcting things).
by RockHarbor
Fri Jul 26, 2019 2:40 am
Forum: Urban Omaha Development
Topic: Gene Leahy Mall Remodel
Replies: 2062
Views: 402781

Re: Official: Gene Leahy Mall

Bigredmed1: Gotcha. Now I see where you are coming from. I guess I never realized the homeless issue w/ that park, other than cautious moments I had sometimes at night when the walkway would take you under a street bridge. Yet, it was lit up. OmahaCowboy: Glad you get what I mean. The buildings did ...
by RockHarbor
Thu Jul 25, 2019 7:24 pm
Forum: Elsewhere
Topic: Sioux Falls Arc of Dreams
Replies: 5
Views: 1881

Re: Sioux Falls Arc of Dreams

To me, it seems almost an attempt to grab the current, en vogue urban/engineering statement of a modern arched bridge or steel cable bridge that we see almost every city getting, and gracing Sioux Falls with that satisfying accent -- without actually building a bridge, because it was maybe not neede...
by RockHarbor
Thu Jul 25, 2019 7:15 pm
Forum: Elsewhere
Topic: Sioux Falls Arc of Dreams
Replies: 5
Views: 1881

Re: Sioux Falls Arc of Dreams

To me, it seems almost an attempt to grab the current, en vogue urban statement of a modern arched bridge or steel cable bridge that we see almost every city getting, and gracing Sioux Falls with that satisfying accent -- without actually building a bridge, because it was maybe not needed or was too...
by RockHarbor
Wed Jul 24, 2019 10:46 pm
Forum: Urban Omaha Development
Topic: Gene Leahy Mall Remodel
Replies: 2062
Views: 402781

Re: Official: Gene Leahy Mall

With our camera phones able to take vacation pics and quick & convenient texting where we can send people those vacation pics, sure, I can understand why you state "Nobody buys postcards anymore." However, technically, people still buy them, and that is why they are sold in hotel gift ...
by RockHarbor
Wed Jul 24, 2019 8:07 pm
Forum: Suburban Omaha Development
Topic: Oak View Mall (144 & West Center Rd)
Replies: 1296
Views: 394768

Re: Oak View Mall - Redevelopment Plan

I feel the tables are maybe really turning for Oak View, and things are looking up for the mall -- almost like a ray of light is finally streaming down on it from the parting storm clouds. lol
by RockHarbor
Wed Jul 24, 2019 8:04 pm
Forum: Elsewhere
Topic: Iowa offers new 'blackout' license plates
Replies: 19
Views: 4313

Re: Iowa offers new 'blackout' license plates

"Omaha cheesy?" I mean "almost cheesy." (I dislike that we have such a narrow window to edit these posts.)
by RockHarbor
Wed Jul 24, 2019 8:00 pm
Forum: Nebraska and Iowa
Topic: 2019 Severe Weather Thread
Replies: 308
Views: 138886

Re: 2019 Severe Weather Thread

My gosh, it has been so hot back there. It's went straight from a "Cruel Winter" to a "Cruel Summer." Speaking of severe weather, I went and saw "Crawl" because of the hurricane scenes. (I think it was smart to combine the hurricane with the suspenseful story line invol...
by RockHarbor
Wed Jul 24, 2019 7:47 pm
Forum: Elsewhere
Topic: Iowa offers new 'blackout' license plates
Replies: 19
Views: 4313

Re: Iowa offers new 'blackout' license plates

Do I like those? I'm not sure. I do like them for more slicker, sportier cars, though. Some designer state plates can almost look inappropriate (and Omaha cheesy) on really slick cars. For example, the NE plates with the flying cranes was pretty. But, would I want them on a Porsche? Probably not. I'...
by RockHarbor
Wed Jul 24, 2019 7:20 pm
Forum: Elsewhere
Topic: Tower 8 - Salt Lake City
Replies: 30
Views: 4621

Re: Tower 8 - Salt Lake City

I do like Salt Lake's likeable, growing skyline, along with Boise's. Though not very tall buildings, it is still modern & healthy-looking.
by RockHarbor
Wed Jul 24, 2019 6:54 pm
Forum: Urban Omaha Development
Topic: Juvenile Justice Center at 18th and Harney - 8 stories
Replies: 458
Views: 80420

Re: Proposed Justice Center at 18th and Harney- 10 stories

There's been nothing but problem after problem with this project.
by RockHarbor
Wed Jul 24, 2019 6:51 pm
Forum: Urban Omaha Development
Topic: Gene Leahy Mall Remodel
Replies: 2062
Views: 402781

Re: Official: Gene Leahy Mall

Huh? You guys make it sound like the Mall was nothing more than a dark & scuzzy "den of iniquity", something wrong for Omaha. Ugh, what about the delightful postcard views of the city? What about happy laughter at the slides? What about the bridge? What about the swans? What about the ...
by RockHarbor
Wed Jul 24, 2019 6:47 pm
Forum: Suburban Omaha Development
Topic: Oak View Mall (144 & West Center Rd)
Replies: 1296
Views: 394768

Re: Oak View Mall - Redevelopment Plan

Just found out that a restaurant/fast food called Grubbz which is a family owned restaurant will be moving in to the food court August 9. They offer hot wings, meatball subs and more. Nice! Thanks for the intel :thumb: ... Ciao..LiO...Peace Yum, that restaurant sounds absolutely delicious! Good for...
by RockHarbor
Wed Jul 24, 2019 12:00 pm
Forum: Urban Omaha Development
Topic: Gene Leahy Mall Remodel
Replies: 2062
Views: 402781

Re: Official: Gene Leahy Mall

Aren't you all just happy, chirpy birds all lined up on a wire together? (Birds of a feather flock together.) I've been talking about the "Wall of Blah" (as you call) it for years -- but it didn't make any of you perk up or sound welcoming to me. Funny, how "Omaha Critic" can be ...
by RockHarbor
Tue Jul 02, 2019 8:45 pm
Forum: Urban Omaha Development
Topic: Old Union Pacific Headquarters Lot
Replies: 1114
Views: 330503

Re: 1416 Dodge - Lanoha Highrise

No, you boys are DULL and not "fiercely smart" and probably have little simple "mouse mind" IQ's of 50, like a lot of people do -- and that makes me the WOLF. :) Is what.
by RockHarbor
Tue Jul 02, 2019 8:21 pm
Forum: Urban Omaha Development
Topic: Old Union Pacific Headquarters Lot
Replies: 1114
Views: 330503

Re: 1416 Dodge - Lanoha Highrise

Well, there has to be SOMETHING in place, because not only can I tell looking at Chicago, Minneapolis, Kansas City, Des Moines, ect, I know Minneapolis rejected Cesar Pelli's first draft for the 1989 Norwest (now Wells Fargo) Tower, and sent him back the drawing board. And, Im so glad they did. His...
by RockHarbor
Tue Jul 02, 2019 8:18 pm
Forum: Urban Omaha Development
Topic: Old Union Pacific Headquarters Lot
Replies: 1114
Views: 330503

Re: 1416 Dodge - Lanoha Highrise

Asked to change my name back in...what...2008...when I was actually at a beautiful rocky harbor up in Minnesota? What are you talking about now? I don't EVER talk religion and politics on this forum. And, my personal beliefs are NONE of your business. And, whether I'm living up to them, is ALSO not ...
by RockHarbor
Tue Jul 02, 2019 7:28 pm
Forum: Urban Omaha Development
Topic: Old Union Pacific Headquarters Lot
Replies: 1114
Views: 330503

Re: 1416 Dodge - Lanoha Highrise

Shut up, OmahaJay. Go watch your little Creighton basketball games, with your little blue jersey on. You dont see me hanging around basketball threads, acting like I know something about basketball, telling you suck, do you? No. Because Im not threatened by you. I hardly notice you. The only reason ...
by RockHarbor
Tue Jul 02, 2019 6:56 pm
Forum: Urban Omaha Development
Topic: Old Union Pacific Headquarters Lot
Replies: 1114
Views: 330503

Re: 1416 Dodge - Lanoha Highrise

Oh my gosh. Have I not stated a ZILLION times, GoWest, that it is a great building, but it just is NOT appropriate in Omaha?? (How is that so hard to understand, since even Chicago & New York dont even sport an Asian-looking skyscraper? San Francisco has the first, and it works there since it is...
by RockHarbor
Tue Jul 02, 2019 4:36 pm
Forum: Urban Omaha Development
Topic: Old Union Pacific Headquarters Lot
Replies: 1114
Views: 330503

Re: 1416 Dodge - Lanoha Highrise

You guys sound so excited. :) I question their motives, suddenly jumping into skyscrapers & subdivisions, after being content in the nursery business for decades, buying that downtown lot, and proposing another hulky, cube-shaped for downtown -- when the UP buillding's cube shape has faced some ...
by RockHarbor
Tue Jul 02, 2019 2:16 pm
Forum: Urban Omaha Development
Topic: Old Union Pacific Headquarters Lot
Replies: 1114
Views: 330503

Re: 1416 Dodge - Lanoha Highrise

Well, there has to be SOMETHING in place, because not only can I tell looking at Chicago, Minneapolis, Kansas City, Des Moines, ect, I know Minneapolis rejected Cesar Pelli's first draft for the 1989 Norwest (now Wells Fargo) Tower, and sent him back the drawing board. And, Im so glad they did. His ...
by RockHarbor
Tue Jul 02, 2019 2:01 pm
Forum: Urban Omaha Development
Topic: Old Union Pacific Headquarters Lot
Replies: 1114
Views: 330503

Re: 1416 Dodge - Lanoha Highrise

I'm guessing you would be happy w/ any new significant building proposed for "boring skyline Omaha" then? You're entitled to your opinion, but who goes to say you're not the person (or neighbor) who paints your house some outlandish, distasteful color, making all your neighbors cringe, whi...
by RockHarbor
Tue Jul 02, 2019 1:32 pm
Forum: Urban Omaha Development
Topic: Old Union Pacific Headquarters Lot
Replies: 1114
Views: 330503

Re: 1416 Dodge - Lanoha Highrise

Rock Harbor, If you have a firm, unwavering, preconceived idea of what you think will look good in Omaha, you also limit the possibilities to only variations of things that have already been built in Omaha or other "similar" cities. Personally, I prefer to see new things that I haven't ne...
by RockHarbor
Tue Jul 02, 2019 12:28 pm
Forum: Elsewhere
Topic: City Architecture
Replies: 220
Views: 25896

Re: City Architecture

Go Minneapolis! Here, I saw Chicago finally gave in, and stole some of Minneapolis's beautiful signature design/architecture (as Chicago often does, I notice), with their addition of ONE BENNET PARK. (I don't blame Chicago, as it is kind of a "Architectural Showcase." Yet, that doesn't mea...
by RockHarbor
Tue Jul 02, 2019 11:15 am
Forum: Elsewhere
Topic: aLbuRQuerQue
Replies: 75
Views: 10226

Re: aLbuRQuerQue

Right. If somebody said "Sum up the state of Alburquerque in 200 or so words! Go!", you did a perfect job doing it. Lol.
by RockHarbor
Tue Jul 02, 2019 3:22 am
Forum: Urban Omaha Development
Topic: Old Union Pacific Headquarters Lot
Replies: 1114
Views: 330503

Re: 1416 Dodge - Lanoha Highrise

I found a building tonight that I feel would look so much more suitable for Omaha, than this current design. Cleveland's new Ernst & Young building: https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-SwgKPKGnljM/UVR1RCzh2cI/AAAAAAAAA9M/IkHGiSdw9fg/s640/FEB39.jpg It's a similar shape, very sharp, very high tech-...
by RockHarbor
Tue Jul 02, 2019 12:17 am
Forum: Elsewhere
Topic: aLbuRQuerQue
Replies: 75
Views: 10226

Re: aLbuRQuerQue

Correction: It WOULDN'T be as alluring & attractive (if it were named "Bunt City, NM" or something). Here is a nice video aerial I found of Albuquerque, Cermak: https://www.axiomimages.com/aerial-stock-footage/view/DX0002_126_012 It's kinda cool. I also recently realized that HOK possi...
by RockHarbor
Tue Jul 02, 2019 12:08 am
Forum: Dining/Culture/Entertainment
Topic: Omaha's Best Hamburgers II
Replies: 66
Views: 11384

Re: Omaha's Best Hamburgers II

Gosh, you all are making it so hard to lose a few... Between Coyote's and Nebugeater's photos, I want to try that Abe's someday. SO, it is a phone camera. Nice photos for a cell camera.
by RockHarbor
Tue Jul 02, 2019 12:05 am
Forum: Dining/Culture/Entertainment
Topic: Wendy's at 120th & Center Closed
Replies: 31
Views: 5711

Re: Wendy's at 120th & Center Closed

I've gone there a few times over the years as my office is nearby and it was astonishing how the staff there could consistently maintain being the most incompetent fast food workers I've ever seen anywhere in my life. Despite it being a block from my office if I was REALLY craving Wendy's I'd make ...
by RockHarbor
Mon Jul 01, 2019 11:57 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Nic- Name for the Omaha/Lincoln area
Replies: 11
Views: 2451

Nic-Name for Omaha/Lincoln area

That's funny... I thought of "LinOma" (after trying "OmaLin", and it sounded better reversed), but that won't fly, because the biggest city has to come first in the nickname. Funny, that ITA came up with "OmaColn" because I did, too, while trying every combo of half of ...
by RockHarbor
Mon Jul 01, 2019 11:44 pm
Forum: Elsewhere
Topic: aLbuRQuerQue
Replies: 75
Views: 10226

Re: aLbuRQuerQue

Sure. Crescent-shaped Cleveland metro hugs the lake's edge, much like the crescent-shaped Chicago and Toronto metro do. (I wish I could just "thumb up" people's remarks sometimes. I don't always have to get the last word, but I feel the need to respond.) Do you see what I mean about Albuqu...
by RockHarbor
Mon Jul 01, 2019 4:34 pm
Forum: Urban Omaha Development
Topic: Old Union Pacific Headquarters Lot
Replies: 1114
Views: 330503

Re: 1416 Dodge - Lanoha Highrise

GetUrban: Yes. I agree w/ your point. That's why I said "We have to be careful not to dismiss..." And, then I went on to show how a particular building did work for a city, and also didnt work, all at the same time. Both the TransAmerica Pyramid and WTC were controversial in their look &am...
by RockHarbor
Mon Jul 01, 2019 12:09 pm
Forum: Urban Omaha Development
Topic: Old Union Pacific Headquarters Lot
Replies: 1114
Views: 330503

Re: 1416 Dodge - Lanoha Highrise

Oh, this again? It is neat to see the new renderings and angles of it... I do like it, and think it is pretty cool (especially the night lighting scheme), but I just feel it needs tweaked just a little bit to fit Omaha better and more perfectly. Then, it will be a wonderful addition to the city, im...
by RockHarbor
Mon Jul 01, 2019 11:15 am
Forum: Dining/Culture/Entertainment
Topic: Omaha's Best Hamburgers II
Replies: 66
Views: 11384

Re: Omaha's Best Hamburgers II

I’m quite certain Coyote takes his food pictures using the camera on his smart phone :yes: ... Ciao..LiO...Peace Gosh, I'm sure you're right. Between that sunset picture he took and these, I didnt even consider (or think of) a camera phone. Gosh, thats a good camera phone -- if that is one. That Ab...
by RockHarbor
Mon Jul 01, 2019 1:50 am
Forum: Dining/Culture/Entertainment
Topic: Omaha's Best Hamburgers II
Replies: 66
Views: 11384

Re: Omaha's Best Hamburgers II

Just had to today: image.jpeg Yeah ever since RockHarbor mentioned Don & Millies a couple weeks ago I've gone there for a double don 3 times lol. Think I've put on a few pounds, but worth it. They don't call it a "Double Don" for nothing! With the name, we think they mean the count of...
by RockHarbor
Mon Jul 01, 2019 1:39 am
Forum: Urban Omaha Development
Topic: Old Union Pacific Headquarters Lot
Replies: 1114
Views: 330503

Re: 1416 Dodge - Lanoha Highrise

Oh, this again? It is neat to see the new renderings and angles of it... I do like it, and think it is pretty cool (especially the night lighting scheme), but I just feel it needs tweaked just a little bit to fit Omaha better and more perfectly. Then, it will be a wonderful addition to the city, im...
by RockHarbor
Sun Jun 30, 2019 8:23 pm
Forum: Urban Omaha Development
Topic: Old Union Pacific Headquarters Lot
Replies: 1114
Views: 330503

Re: 1416 Dodge - Lanoha Highrise

Oh my gosh, would somebody PLEASE -- and I'm begging -- tweak the design a bit? It looks like they almost copied the basic boxy, divided prolific shape of the nearby UP Headquarters, and did some minor tweaks here and there, to make it look a bit different. It still reminds me of some Thai city, lik...
by RockHarbor
Sun Jun 30, 2019 8:17 pm
Forum: Business
Topic: Opt In
Replies: 21
Views: 3392

Re: Opt In

Well, I agree. It still hits me weird (in some moments) that Nebraska has a second largest, decent-sized city, just 45 (more precisely 46.83 miles) from Omaha, that is bigger than both Sioux Falls, SD and Topeka, KS. Since they widened I-80 between the two, I've always liked driving between Omaha an...