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Yeah, unfortunately the early 80's were they heyday for kidnappers. Adam Walsh, Johnny Gosch, the kids Joubert killed in Omaha, etc. Really ruined it for the vans with blacked out windows business.
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Remembering this and the thinking about when those two kids, I think they were paperboys, got killed in Omaha. Was that Joubert? I just remember being your typical latch key kid in Lincoln and for a while, shit was a little scary.
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Montgomery Wards...good Lord. Used to love the bra and panty section of their catalog in the 1970's
Until Spiegel's came out. Just saying.
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“Ward’s”, as my Gramma called it, and Ben Franklin were a few of my favorite baseball card hook ups.
Also (I don’t think you guys had one of these in Omaha), but Service Merchandise was a solid place to get GI Joes and Transformers.
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The Bread and Cup owner looks like he’s serving out of his home now. That place was good.
Anyone find where to book this? I tried to find it and came up with nothing.
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Chesterfield’s on game days was a blast!
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No idea. That place was good though. Hopefully someone on here knows him.
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Agree. And about the only spot in the Haymarket to get breakfast.
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We had a Ben Franklin in my hometown. Solid toy department in the 80's and 90's.
ZJSARENOTFREE
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Nice! The best place we had was an Alco, otherwise had to drive to Walmart 20 minutes away. Alco wasn't horrible, but no Ben Franklin!
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We had a Pamida in the neighboring town. That was a real treat when we got to go there.
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2015 view from my office in the US Bank building (fucking oven in the summertime with the sun)
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The Parthenon
Lemon Ice cream from the place by pioneers park
Original Sultans Kite
Hippy grocery Co-Op on 14th and South
The Cigar shop like on 70th and O
Vincenzo's followed by Ivanna Cone
The African place on N 27th
Golden Wok on N 27th (before it went to shit)
The last State Fair in Lincoln
De Leon's on West O at 3am
Attorney Generals Office tradition of a Hungover brunch at Billy's after a big Win (or Bruning losing another election x2)
Knowing how to get from the Cornhusker to UNL's campus without ever walking outside via the Skywalks and Tunnels.
Trying to modify sandwiches from M&N on 33rd (homie no play that)
Banging my now wife on the 2nd floor of Barrymores
Banging my now wife at the Bryan LGH house museum (in the bathroom)
Breakfast at Penelope's cafe on 48/pioneers and wondering wtf that praying mantis statue was
When it flooded and Rosa Parks way was almost underwater
The Homeless Washboard guy
Crazy Blue coat lady yelling at my wife and I for being in an interracial relationship
Proposing to my wife in Love Library back when it was a shithole
Parking in the expensive ass yellow C1 parking illegally (damn business college is there now)
Watching Jake Cotton puke at the bar The Bar after getting ball tapped by Kenny Bell
Working out with fat ass Dean at Lifepointe on South 27th (he was actually cool, hate to say it)
Eating at Burger King across from the State Pen. (RIP)
Driving down Sheridan Blvd and looking at Christmas lights
Pawnee Lake
Conestoga Lake
Stealing way too much shit while working at Home Depot
Eating with the Trans Siberian Orchestra at the Egg and I
Drinking coffee and eating Bagels while watching the Lincoln Marathon with fat face John Papuchis (Sad to report, he was also cool)
Getting the NuVibe velvet Elvis
Getting food and cocktails at Blue Orchid before a movie DT
Or getting Thai Garden before going to the premier of Wes Anderson movies at the Ross
I'd always get Peanut Butter Chicken from Shitty Wok in the Union and my wife would always get the avocado sandwich from Planet Sub.
Picking up dorky sluts at the Chi Omega buffalo wings fundraiser
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Sheeeeet I'm gonna get sentimental and gay now....
The Parthenon
Lemon Ice cream from the place by pioneers park
Original Sultans Kite
Hippy grocery Co-Op on 14th and South
The Cigar shop like on 70th and O
Vincenzo's followed by Ivanna Cone
The African place on N 27th
Golden Wok on N 27th (before it went to shit)
The last State Fair in Lincoln
De Leon's on West O at 3am
Attorney Generals Office tradition of a Hungover brunch at Billy's after a big Win (or Bruning losing another election x2)
Knowing how to get from the Cornhusker to UNL's campus without ever walking outside via the Skywalks and Tunnels.
Trying to modify sandwiches from M&N on 33rd (homie no play that)
Banging my now wife on the 2nd floor of Barrymores
Banging my now wife at the Bryan LGH house museum (in the bathroom)
Breakfast at Penelope's cafe on 48/pioneers and wondering wtf that praying mantis statue was
When it flooded and Rosa Parks way was almost underwater
The Homeless Washboard guy
Crazy Blue coat lady yelling at my wife and I for being in an interracial relationship
Proposing to my wife in Love Library back when it was a shithole
Parking in the expensive ass yellow C1 parking illegally (damn business college is there now)
Watching Jake Cotton puke at the bar The Bar after getting ball tapped by Kenny Bell
Working out with fat ass Dean at Lifepointe on South 27th (he was actually cool, hate to say it)
Eating at Burger King across from the State Pen. (RIP)
Driving down Sheridan Blvd and looking at Christmas lights
Pawnee Lake
Conestoga Lake
Stealing way too much shit while working at Home Depot
Eating with the Trans Siberian Orchestra at the Egg and I
Drinking coffee and eating Bagels while watching the Lincoln Marathon with fat face John Papuchis (Sad to report, he was also cool)
Getting the NuVibe velvet Elvis
Getting food and cocktails at Blue Orchid before a movie DT
Or getting Thai Garden before going to the premier of Wes Anderson movies at the Ross
I'd always get Peanut Butter Chicken from Shitty Wok in the Union and my wife would always get the avocado sandwich from Planet Sub.
Picking up dorky sluts at the Chi Omega buffalo wings fundraiser
Idiot, M&N was on 27th and Norm's triples were top tier food
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That Chinese place in the Union (at least as of a few years ago), has had the same sign since I was a freshman (1993).
It’s the only thing in the student union that hasn’t changed I think.
