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- Fri Jul 26, 2019 7:05 am
- Forum: Welcome to Omaha
- Topic: Will my Fiat 500 survive in Omaha?!
- Replies: 27
- Views: 9642
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...
- Fri Jul 26, 2019 4:33 am
- Forum: Welcome to Omaha
- Topic: Will my Fiat 500 survive in Omaha?!
- Replies: 27
- Views: 9642
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...
- Fri Jul 26, 2019 3:07 am
- Forum: Nebraska and Iowa
- Topic: 2019 Severe Weather Thread
- Replies: 308
- Views: 197248
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).
- Fri Jul 26, 2019 2:40 am
- Forum: Urban Omaha Development
- Topic: Gene Leahy Mall Remodel
- Replies: 2062
- Views: 470648
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 ...
- Thu Jul 25, 2019 7:24 pm
- Forum: Elsewhere
- Topic: Sioux Falls Arc of Dreams
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1889
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...
- Thu Jul 25, 2019 7:15 pm
- Forum: Elsewhere
- Topic: Sioux Falls Arc of Dreams
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1889
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...
- Wed Jul 24, 2019 10:46 pm
- Forum: Urban Omaha Development
- Topic: Gene Leahy Mall Remodel
- Replies: 2062
- Views: 470648
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 ...
- Wed Jul 24, 2019 8:07 pm
- Forum: Suburban Omaha Development
- Topic: Oak View Mall (144 & West Center Rd)
- Replies: 1310
- Views: 516593
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
- Wed Jul 24, 2019 8:04 pm
- Forum: Elsewhere
- Topic: Iowa offers new 'blackout' license plates
- Replies: 19
- Views: 4327
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.)
- Wed Jul 24, 2019 8:00 pm
- Forum: Nebraska and Iowa
- Topic: 2019 Severe Weather Thread
- Replies: 308
- Views: 197248
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...
- Wed Jul 24, 2019 7:47 pm
- Forum: Elsewhere
- Topic: Iowa offers new 'blackout' license plates
- Replies: 19
- Views: 4327
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'...
- 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.
- Wed Jul 24, 2019 6:54 pm
- Forum: Urban Omaha Development
- Topic: Juvenile Justice Center at 18th and Harney - 8 stories
- Replies: 458
- Views: 86026
Re: Proposed Justice Center at 18th and Harney- 10 stories
There's been nothing but problem after problem with this project.
- Wed Jul 24, 2019 6:51 pm
- Forum: Urban Omaha Development
- Topic: Gene Leahy Mall Remodel
- Replies: 2062
- Views: 470648
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 ...
- Wed Jul 24, 2019 6:47 pm
- Forum: Suburban Omaha Development
- Topic: Oak View Mall (144 & West Center Rd)
- Replies: 1310
- Views: 516593
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...
- Wed Jul 24, 2019 12:00 pm
- Forum: Urban Omaha Development
- Topic: Gene Leahy Mall Remodel
- Replies: 2062
- Views: 470648
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 ...
- Tue Jul 02, 2019 8:45 pm
- Forum: Urban Omaha Development
- Topic: Old Union Pacific Headquarters Lot
- Replies: 1122
- Views: 442299
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.
- Tue Jul 02, 2019 8:21 pm
- Forum: Urban Omaha Development
- Topic: Old Union Pacific Headquarters Lot
- Replies: 1122
- Views: 442299
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...
- Tue Jul 02, 2019 8:18 pm
- Forum: Urban Omaha Development
- Topic: Old Union Pacific Headquarters Lot
- Replies: 1122
- Views: 442299
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 ...
- Tue Jul 02, 2019 7:28 pm
- Forum: Urban Omaha Development
- Topic: Old Union Pacific Headquarters Lot
- Replies: 1122
- Views: 442299
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 ...
- Tue Jul 02, 2019 6:56 pm
- Forum: Urban Omaha Development
- Topic: Old Union Pacific Headquarters Lot
- Replies: 1122
- Views: 442299
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...
- Tue Jul 02, 2019 4:36 pm
- Forum: Urban Omaha Development
- Topic: Old Union Pacific Headquarters Lot
- Replies: 1122
- Views: 442299
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 ...
- Tue Jul 02, 2019 2:16 pm
- Forum: Urban Omaha Development
- Topic: Old Union Pacific Headquarters Lot
- Replies: 1122
- Views: 442299
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 ...
- Tue Jul 02, 2019 2:01 pm
- Forum: Urban Omaha Development
- Topic: Old Union Pacific Headquarters Lot
- Replies: 1122
- Views: 442299
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...
- Tue Jul 02, 2019 1:32 pm
- Forum: Urban Omaha Development
- Topic: Old Union Pacific Headquarters Lot
- Replies: 1122
- Views: 442299
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...
- Tue Jul 02, 2019 12:28 pm
- Forum: Elsewhere
- Topic: City Architecture
- Replies: 220
- Views: 25918
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...
- Tue Jul 02, 2019 11:15 am
- Forum: Elsewhere
- Topic: aLbuRQuerQue
- Replies: 75
- Views: 10228
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.
- Tue Jul 02, 2019 3:22 am
- Forum: Urban Omaha Development
- Topic: Old Union Pacific Headquarters Lot
- Replies: 1122
- Views: 442299
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-...
- Tue Jul 02, 2019 12:17 am
- Forum: Elsewhere
- Topic: aLbuRQuerQue
- Replies: 75
- Views: 10228
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...
- Tue Jul 02, 2019 12:08 am
- Forum: Dining/Culture/Entertainment
- Topic: Omaha's Best Hamburgers II
- Replies: 66
- Views: 11388
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.
- Tue Jul 02, 2019 12:05 am
- Forum: Dining/Culture/Entertainment
- Topic: Wendy's at 120th & Center Closed
- Replies: 31
- Views: 5714
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 ...
- 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 ...
- Mon Jul 01, 2019 11:44 pm
- Forum: Elsewhere
- Topic: aLbuRQuerQue
- Replies: 75
- Views: 10228
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...
- Mon Jul 01, 2019 4:34 pm
- Forum: Urban Omaha Development
- Topic: Old Union Pacific Headquarters Lot
- Replies: 1122
- Views: 442299
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...
- Mon Jul 01, 2019 12:09 pm
- Forum: Urban Omaha Development
- Topic: Old Union Pacific Headquarters Lot
- Replies: 1122
- Views: 442299
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...
- Mon Jul 01, 2019 11:15 am
- Forum: Dining/Culture/Entertainment
- Topic: Omaha's Best Hamburgers II
- Replies: 66
- Views: 11388
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...
- Mon Jul 01, 2019 1:50 am
- Forum: Dining/Culture/Entertainment
- Topic: Omaha's Best Hamburgers II
- Replies: 66
- Views: 11388
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...
- Mon Jul 01, 2019 1:39 am
- Forum: Urban Omaha Development
- Topic: Old Union Pacific Headquarters Lot
- Replies: 1122
- Views: 442299
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...
- Sun Jun 30, 2019 8:23 pm
- Forum: Urban Omaha Development
- Topic: Old Union Pacific Headquarters Lot
- Replies: 1122
- Views: 442299
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...
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...