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RockHarbor

I've never eaten at any of these three traditional Omaha restaurants that are closing nowadays -- including this one. I feel like I missed out.

RockHarbor

What's with these Omaha classic places closing. First it's B&G Tasty Foods, then Amato's, now Gerda's... I thought the same thing. I bet they all want to move from Omaha. They always say "Time to move on..." Maybe they literally mean it. Or, they maybe were given a "torch to pass...

RockHarbor

What is really going on here?

RockHarbor

Were they slipped cash below the table to put Omaha #2 after a Hawaii metropolis, or something? Kidding. That's great for Omaha. I think it deserves to be up there, but that is one strange order, imo. The things spelled out that make Omaha "so deserving" of being #2 are not attributes Hono...

RockHarbor

Were they slipped cash below the table to put Omaha #2 after a Hawaii metropolis, or something? Kidding. That's great for Omaha. I think it deserves to be up there, but that is one strange order, imo. The things that make Omaha "so deserving" of being #2 are not attributes Honolulu has. So...

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I just noticed two new beautiful skyscrapers in Chicago recently, and was almost astonished, so I finally looked them up. I then discovered other ones... Here's the one I first noticed, with the elliptical lines at the apex (I find it was built in 2017): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tallest...

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Happy 50th, Woodmen Tower! Here's four things you should know about the iconic Omaha building Peter Kiewit Sons’ Inc. broke ground on May 23, 1966. The building opened on April 4, 1969, and was officially dedicated June 6. [youtube]https://youtu.be/YJue0PgNbRA[/youtube] Happy Birthday to the good o...

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When I saw the Barnes & Noble story headline, I was concerned about the chain closing and the gloom and doomers blaming the Oakview Mousetrap for the chain shuddering it’s doors, lol.. But that’s not the case. This news is significant and I thought I’d place it in the Oakview redevelopment thre...

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The Woodmen Tower is 50 years old... From the W-H: https://www.omaha.com/news/plus/happy-th-woodmen-tower-here-are-four-things-you-should/article_aa08191e-aa9c-5fd1-9d0e-bed5cce8ad1e.html Ciao..LiO...Peace Really? Interesting. Happy Birthday to the Woodmen! (Unfortunately, I can't read the article....

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I can't recall exactly but wasn't Harms Junkyard once located at 180th Blondo? Where was it if that is wrong. That was a very big junkyard back in the 60s and 70s. I remember it covering acres and acres. There used to be a big junkyard out that way? Interesting. The only junkyard I know nowadays is...

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Way cool. What an improvement.

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I agree. They shouldn't change too much. Just refresh the image a little bit. But that's also very tricky to nail. I'm glad to get your comment, because I feel we need as much of support as we can get from other Omahans to see "our Woodmen" give the city the kind of needed, very likable f...

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Wow, I can't believe how much they are building over there now. Here's an aerial (likely from a drone) towards Council Bluffs, and you can see the beginnings of the Playland Park area: https://www.staffordorthodontics.com/assets/images/slideshow/poster.jpg Love hazy summer days in NE/IA! As of 8pm ...

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I was thinking about this today. Sometimes, I just wish Omaha would get a clean-lined, crisp, simple, modern, serene-blue-glass building like this structure in Chicago. I always love this building when I go to Chicago. It's just so...clean & simple, and a pretty blue. https://files1.structurae.d...

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Love this view of the towering, black-as-coal, upright, glass & steel Willis/Sears Tower with the city beyond: https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/NGyNxFYZkh5hTqF_eTm-w9e0c0E=/0x0:1200x630/1200x800/filters:focal(504x219:696x411)/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/63583031/skyline_1.0.jpg Gre...

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I'm so glad they are building a store on the NE corner of 132nd & Fort. They removed that house & barn there, and it was mysterious what was going to be built there for so long. I wonder when they are going to widen Fort.

RockHarbor

Wow, I can't believe how much they are building over there now.

Here's an aerial (likely from a drone) towards Council Bluffs, and you can see the beginnings of the Playland Park area: https://www.staffordorthodontics.com/as ... poster.jpg Love hazy summer days in NE/IA!

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I can't believe how BIG that Top Golf will be. Check this out: https://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/kearneyhub.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/b/f3/bf35bf32-44d5-11e9-b4ff-370b4ac84dba/5c87c6ee292e9.image.jpg?resize=1200%2C675 https://bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com/omaha.com/cont...

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I just found a picture of the Woodmen with the lettering removed... https://previews.123rf.com/images/cboswell/cboswell1803/cboswell180300234/98391097-late-afternoon-sunset-aerial-view-long-panoramic-omaha-nebraska.jpg I want their updated new logo at the top of the building, glowing at night: https...

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It's gonna be so neat when it's done. They'll open it eventually...

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Really? So many years, when I see the plan of what Omaha is going to annex, I often think: "That's it??" This year, I don't think that. That seems like quite a bit to me.

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Ironically, I just found the old movie "Tulsa." It has a great view of the city at the beginning, which you can see here: http://thislandpress.com/2015/05/13/selling-tulsa-to-tulsans/ If interested: This is an interesting article on this subject of Tulsa, involving the movie I brought up.

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I always wonder: Was that Arch good for St. Louis? Or, bad for it? Or, it is both: A double-edged sword? Double-edged sword. It draws in tourists, but the neighborhood that was there would be a gem today. Granted they probably would have found reasons to tear it down anyway. Might as well have an a...

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Awesome! That area really is prime to bloom. It oddly never developed for so long (with no exit there). The Harrison exit was put in. And, it has taken awhile to take off, but it has been growing. It's like Omaha's "new suburban frontier."

RockHarbor

I failed, sorry fam. We have our high expectations, but we are a forgiving forum family. Always remember: "Thicker Than Water." (lol Have you ever seen that Hallmark movie with Melissa Gilbert? She's a lawyer, and she's so cute in that film. The countryside is so serene. There's also neat...

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I can see the lagoon still hasn't been removed yet... Thanks for that pic from the Woodmen. :) Omaha Cowboy: I'm glad you see what I mean. For example, with the trees gone, it is nice to clearly see the upbeat, retro dash effect of the windows of the nice-looking Performing Arts Center along the mal...

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Wow, that is quite a bit of annexation!

RockHarbor

Yeah!!! Finally, Lincoln is gonna have a very likable skyline for its size. It just takes this one major building to make the difference. I love this for Lincoln!! There's something about "Lincoln, Nebraska" that gives me feelings like "Columbus, Ohio" or "Lexington, Kentuck...

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Although sad the lagoon is a thing of the past, I'm almost looking forward to the change of having this straight horizontal line at the base of the twins & Woodmen looking west from the middle of the park. In the middle of the park, any direction you look, there will be an expanse of flat grass ...

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Im curious how the park is looking nowadays. Any pics?!

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Such a cute little block!

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Good for them. It's good to hear their report. Or, should I say "boast?" #WeDoBoast

The transportation system: I'll believe it when I see it.

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Bout the first tasteful name I've seen come out of the Omaha suburbs. Lol. I agree. Nebraska needs to embrace its beautiful, unique prairie landacape. Which, btw, you don't see/hear ironically in Omaha's Chamber slogan: "We Dont Coast." Everything about it sounds so negative & insecur...

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Exciting! I love that specific area developing.... (It's around that old brick highway with all the big cottonwoods.) It was predictable for years, of course, that nursery would eventually have to go... I like that name "Bluestem Meadows." It sounds perfect for the Nebraska prairie... (I'm...

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I love seeing the city limits of Papillion reaching outward more! My whole life, Papillion, La VIsta, and Ralston have always had very limited, smaller city limits centered around 84th St on the Omaha map. There's never been an extensive Omaha suburb with extensive city limits -- except maybe Bellev...

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Well, I'm happy to point out that my speculation (I stated during the terrible winter) that this could be a very tornadic spring for the USA, after the long, cold, unusual winter that occurred this year, turned out to be an accurate speculation. It's been a "tornado frenzy" this year throu...

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Good news. It's about time Omaha gets a REAL recreational destination and hot spot that's local.

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GetUrban: If you differ from my point, I love to hear it. We all have differing views. I love discussion. That never means you are "arguing" with me. I just don't like personal jabs & games played with me -- that's all. That's when my "peacock feathers" go up -- like a sudden...

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Geology, I reckon. Omaha has all that loess dust, while those round MN lakes are the result of glacial scouring. Right. Those dusty Loess hills used to be treeless, and are the result of dust blowing, blowing, blowing, and piling up in ancient times. When you look at the greenery in other Midwest p...

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I just mean I wish they would be more thoughtful forming the lake, with a bulldozer. You willing to pitch in $5 million? Ugh, no. Not for the lake -- nor any other city project we all talk about here either. But, we still talk here. We still dream here. We still share here. :) Just like people do a...

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