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What needs to happen is this: Make all the garages available for daily/hourly parking and make all of the signage and ticket vending machines the same - I know they are starting/trying to brand these things, but it irritates the OCD in me to no end that the brand is PARKOMAHA and all the garages are...

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If you look closely at the windows on the floor second from the top of the existing AT&T building, you can see that the original arched windows and some of the terracotta still exists from the old facade... Everything that projected beyond the current brick facade was removed and the rest was ju...

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Just throwing this out there regarding what Northwestern Bell (AT&T) used to look like and how it impacted the skyline (behind the 'BUS DEPOT' sign)...

mr. omaha

REBUILD!!!

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Open this fall!

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Whatever they decide to had better not destroy the iconic sight lines or appearance of the facade in any way, shape, or form. This is one of the most unique structures downtown. They MUST be considerate of that. With all the development on Capitol Ave I want to be able to look up Capitol and see a b...

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AIRPORT!!! YES!!!!!!! Forgot about that link... an ABSOLUTE MUST for any city that wants to grow its urban core. Eliminate the need for an automobile when you visit a city and you will inherently increase the potential for successful business development within several blocks each side along a rail ...

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I agree, if Hal would have won in '09, we very well could have and very probably would have light rail in Downtown and midtown. In addition, TD Ameritrade would be two blocks west along 16th like it was originally planned which means all the land between the sea of parking and the stadium would be d...

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ConAgra tore down Jobbers Canyon and they might end up leaving Omaha!?!?

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If anyone has this poster and is willing to sell it, please let me know because I have $250 for you.

http://www.gigposters.com/poster/31790_ ... acket.html

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Someone just told me they are closing July 1??? Please tell me it ain't so!!!!!!!

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Any chance Metro could bring those retro busses back into service?

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I'll set the over/under on the first shooting tied to this place at 3 months after opening and I'll take the under.

BTW, upper floors still proudly display the word "Diamonds"... Who owns this god forsaken property anyway?

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.......still. What's up with that!?!?!?

mr. omaha

Close... The name on the window says "Diamonds".

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8th St. has balconies though, and that makes a huge difference. Breaks up the facade and adds depth.

mr. omaha

I'm pretty sure I beat this level in Wolfenstein 3D.

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TRB strikes again!

Swingannuhmiss strike three.

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TRB must stand for Terribly Rendered Buildings.

Imagine how bad this cheapie is going to look in 10 years. Just awful. Shame on you TRB. This Really Blows.

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The neighborhood association along that stretch of Saddlecreek will never allow for any meaningful development. Remember when Slowdown wanted to build there and all they did was raise heck? I can't even imagine how that area would look now had that happened, with the Homy Inn, Sgt. Peffers, AND Slow...

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Any idea how they are going to clean up this transition?

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Das hotel ist kaput.

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When I hear scaled back materials with height, all I can picture is another terrible suburban looking Hyatt Place. Is that the best this city can do? Omaha has undeniably become a town that no longer cares about architectural aesthetics and context within the urban setting. Lincoln's hotels fit so w...

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I've eaten here three times since they've opened. Some of the best food for the price in DTO IMO. The double decker club is MASSIVE and the spicy spam sandwich is incredible.

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Dumpster sitting filled and a portajohn located outside old Marcus Motors... Ted and Wally's finally moving forward?

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Speaking of nothing happening........

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Which buildings were burned out? I have over 500 photos of those buildings, inside and out, from right before they were torn down, and they all looked in fantastic shape. I agree with CLink and Hal Daub. The dude had vision. Remember, if he would have beat Fahey we'd have a 30 story hotel across the...

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Jobbers Canyon ugly red brick buildings > ConAgra ugly red brick buildings.

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The saddest part is, if you overlay an areal image of Jobbers Canyon over what's there today, 80% of the area today is occupied by green space and the rest is STILL occupied with "ugly red brick buildings". What a total waste. I completely agree that Omaha with Jobbers Canyon would be a mi...

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I should clarify that I believe you are correct that all the taps will be local, and the standards will just be in cans/bottles.

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The "standards" will be available for those who might ask for it, but it certainly is not the focus.

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I was also told May 1 opening.

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Brutal.

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Tried buying a ticket online right at 10am. They were already sold out. Drove to Bakers because I thought it was an error. Customer service lady said none of the people in line waiting for tickets got any. Bummer...

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I'm not sure if this has been posted elsewhere, but there are signs in the window for a new boutique store called True Blue in the Slowdown complex bay directly west of where Greenstreet was. I'm speculating based on the name that they'll have a lot of locally produced goods. Also, I have heard rumo...

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This project has become Townsend Part Deux. At this point, I'm convinced that Omaha has a better chance of seeing this hotel come to fruition:

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This place is going to be called "Local Beer Co." and they plan to have beer on tap from EVERY craft brewery in Nebraska!! Signs are in the windows and renovation work is beginning (they are remodeling the entire interior). Per their website localbeer.co they will be opening in May.

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They had the garage door open the other day and I went to the threshold and asked what turned out to be an angry old dude what was happening to the space. He obviously didn't want to talk to me but said it was going to be offices. He also mentioned something about Boyd Jones, but I was walking away ...

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I agree. Build around the lots, put up a 6' privacy fence where they can to fence in the detritus, then have the City start dropping fine after fine on the property owner for failure to maintain his grounds (grass cutting, trash, dumping, etc.)... Just a thought.

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Handmade Omaha 3rd Annual Spring Art and Craft Bazaar. April 18 & 19 at Bancroft Street Market. Sat. 10-4 Sun 12-4. There's some pretty awesome stuff here. All manner of handmade goods by local artists and crafters. If you like Renegade in Chicago or Craftacular in Lincoln, you'll like this.

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