Childrens Museum buys Classic Omaha Slides

Post by **Brad** » Fri Apr 09, 2010 3:28 pm

This is weird, just last weekend my GF and I were talking about the old slides that Richmond Gordman had in their stores. She sends me this ebay auction this morning:

Vintage Richman Gordman Giant Elephant Slide,Omaha,WOW!
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... EF:US:1123

almighty_tuna · Post by **almighty_tuna** » Fri Apr 09, 2010 4:03 pm

Holy cow!!!!! I remember playing on those as a kid!!

StreetsOfOmaha · Post by **StreetsOfOmaha** » Fri Apr 09, 2010 5:33 pm

Me, too! Crazy.

Coyote · Post by **Coyote** » Fri Apr 09, 2010 5:47 pm

Northwest corner in the lower level. I bonked my head pretty good one day on that thing.

Big E · Post by **Big E** » Fri Apr 09, 2010 6:56 pm

Awesomes.

S33 · Post by **S33** » Fri Apr 09, 2010 7:07 pm

I knew this would be applicable at some point...

Post by **Brad** » Fri Apr 09, 2010 7:07 pm

Big E wrote:Awesomes.

I bet we could get that thing up in your condo! We could put a pulley up on the roof and use D'Shawn as a counter weight and pull it up

S33 · Post by **S33** » Fri Apr 09, 2010 7:08 pm

Brad wrote:
Big E wrote:Awesomes.
I bet we could get that thing up in your condo! We could put a pulley up on the roof and use D'Shawn as a counter weight and pull it up

That'd be more of a slingshot setup, wouldn't it? :;):

Zilla · Post by **Zilla** » Wed Apr 14, 2010 2:21 am

OMG! I can't believe that thing is still around. Good times.

nativeomahan · Post by **nativeomahan** » Wed Apr 14, 2010 3:37 am

LOL gents. Was that located at the church playground?

Post by **nebugeater** » Wed Apr 14, 2010 11:23 am

Did this, or one like it, used to be sitting on some privet property to the South of I80 but visible from the interstate somewhere near 84th street. Maybe closer to 72nd. Seeing this pictured seems to bring back memories of one sitting somewhere along there for a few years.

Post by **Brad** » Wed Apr 14, 2010 2:45 pm

This one being sold is in the Keystone neighborhood.

S33 · Post by **S33** » Wed Apr 14, 2010 2:53 pm

nebugeater wrote:Did this, or one like it, used to be sitting on some privet property to the South of I80 but visible from the interstate somewhere near 84th street. Maybe closer to 72nd. Seeing this pictured seems to bring back memories of one sitting somewhere along there for a few years.

There is a property in the exact area you describe, but they have all of the vintage McDonald's playground equipment. (The Hamburgler, Grimace sp?, and etc)

You can see most of the stuff from the interstate, I'm guessing that's what you remember seeing?

Post by **nebugeater** » Wed Apr 14, 2010 3:30 pm

S33 wrote:
nebugeater wrote:Did this, or one like it, used to be sitting on some privet property to the South of I80 but visible from the interstate somewhere near 84th street. Maybe closer to 72nd. Seeing this pictured seems to bring back memories of one sitting somewhere along there for a few years.
There is a property in the exact area you describe, but they have all of the vintage McDonald's playground equipment. (The Hamburgler, Grimace sp?, and etc)

You can see most of the stuff from the interstate, I'm guessing that's what you remember seeing?

Ya, That is what I am talking about but it has been a while but I seemed to remember that there used to be one like this there also. 10 + years ago. Probably just a foggy messed up memory though.

Post by **nebugeater** » Fri Apr 16, 2010 11:27 am

This ended last night and sold for $1700

If you didn't see it this same guy has the RG Camel

http://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-Richman-Gor ... 3840967511

And the RG Hippo for sale too
http://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-Richman-Gor ... 0789295962

They both end sometime on Sunday

ShawJ · Post by **ShawJ** » Fri Apr 16, 2010 11:49 pm

Wow. That's quite the nostalgic bomb.

Post by **Brad** » Wed Apr 28, 2010 4:45 pm

Look for a story in the OWH soon about the future of these slides at the Childrens Museum.

Post by **nebugeater** » Wed Apr 28, 2010 6:44 pm

Brad wrote:Look for a story in the OWH soon about the future of these slides at the Childrens Museum.

That is a GREAT place for them!!!!

joeglow · Post by **joeglow** » Thu Apr 29, 2010 5:00 am

Brad wrote:Look for a story in the OWH soon about the future of these slides at the Childrens Museum.

I saw that. It is AWESOME. For those who did not see the group:

http://www.facebook.com/#!/group.php?gi ... 8774582095

Seth · Post by **Seth** » Thu Apr 29, 2010 3:00 pm

A new generation of memories

Omaha World-Herald wrote:“The nostalgia of those pieces is just phenomenal, and I think there's a power in that,” said Hoyer, who played at Zooland as a child in Lincoln.
“A museum's job, I think, is to preserve something, and what we as a museum do is preserve childhood. If we can help people remember what it was like to be a child in Omaha, in this area, that's what sets us apart.”
Hoyer, on the museum's behalf, bid for Narducci's elephant, camel and hippo, ultimately buying the elephant and camel for $1,700 and $415, respectively. The fiberglass pieces were hauled into the museum in the past week the elephant alone required eight men to move. Hoyer is holding out hope that the buyer of the hippo will eventually consider adding it to the collection. And the search continues for the set's fourth animal: a kangaroo

joeglow · Post by **joeglow** » Thu Apr 29, 2010 5:04 pm

"No comment from Gordman's?" What dumbasses. Yeah, lets turn down free publicity and not capitalize on something like this. Idiots!

Stargazer · Post by **Stargazer** » Fri Apr 30, 2010 3:40 am

Looking forward to taking my grandson (arriving in September by the way) for a few runs down the trunk!

joeglow · Post by **joeglow** » Fri Apr 30, 2010 5:31 pm

I take back what I said about Gordman's. They have come forward to pay the estimated $7,000 cost to restore the animals (including the Hippo which was delivered yesterday). Now, they just need to find the Kangaroo.

Zilla · Post by **Zilla** » Mon May 03, 2010 1:23 pm

That's fantastic!!!!