Christmas recollections at Gateway

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My fondest reminiscence was ready for Santa and Mrs. Claus to reach on the mall through helicopter. I stood in anticipation with my husband and daughter and all the opposite households anxiously ready for them to land. I used to be so proud after they landed and stepped out and was glad to see them as they have been there in all their glory … my Mother and Dad, that’s. Sure, they have been Mr. & Mrs. Santa Claus at Gateway Mall for a few years. Not many daughters can declare having a private connection to the “Man within the Massive Pink Swimsuit!”

— Judy Oberle Holtgrewe

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Early years of Gateway Procuring Middle, particularly round Christmas, are treasured recollections for me now! Mother and I going there each week of the Christmas season, beginning at Miller’s price range retailer, then crossing over and climbing the steps to Kresge’s. Strolling out of Kresge’s onto the open mall, seeing the bushes embellished with Christmas lights blowing within the wind and the lights reflecting off the snow within the night was particular. My mother and father even needed to undergo via a pair grade faculty Christmas performs at Gateway auditorium! Youngtown (THE toy retailer of Lincoln then) was superbly embellished for Christmas. The push button exterior the shop made the entrance window show come alive with motion, music and Christmas magic. I by no means obtained bored with pushing that button! Montgomery Ward’s was a essential cease for last-minute Christmas presents. Lastly, Mother & I have been off to Hinky Dinky for weekly grocery buying. I miss all these nice shops. They’re gone, however the fantastic recollections stay. Gateway was at its greatest within the early ‘60s via late ‘70s.

— Rose

A few years, many recollections of Miller & Paine

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My recollections of Miller & Paine return a LONG means, from the time I used to be very younger till I labored half time at Gateway Mall within the ‘70s.

Within the late ‘30s my household would sometimes journey from York to Lincoln to buy. Once we heard that M & P was putting in an escalator (the primary in Nebraska) from the primary to second ground I practiced going up just one stair step and standing nonetheless, in order that I’d be prepared for the large journey. It was an exquisite babysitter – whereas my mom shopped my brother and I’d go up and down the escalator. I can not think about a mom at this time leaving her kids alone in an enormous retailer. Nonetheless, the ground walker did not look kindly on us going up-the-down, and vice versa. Once we bored with this we went to the lounge on 2nd ground the place we watched a really proficient and affected person woman hand shade portraits – there should have been no shade pictures in these days.

Lunchtime meant an elevator journey to the fifth ground tea room for hen pot pie and cinnamon rolls (nonetheless a deal with, although the shop is lengthy gone). The show of M & P handmade sweet was all the time tempting. It was a particular deal with years later to take my daughters to a Saturday within the tea room after they have been younger, all dressed up with hats and gloves.

The elevator journey was additionally thrilling because the operator stopped on every ground and introduced what fantastic issues have been accessible there. It appeared like a dream job sometime after I would develop up.

Every ground had particular that means – the china and silver division the place I registered my marriage ceremony presents in 1954 – taking my kids to see Santa in his embellished home to have their image taken – the 4th ground material and needlework division and the girl who taught knitting – the youngsters’s division the place my mom purchased Shirley Temple attire and different back-to-school garments – the bookstore the place you could possibly purchase the newest releases or get them from the lending library, and even the basement the place you could possibly verify coats and packages and obtain free reward wrap.

The window shows have been magnificent all yr, however particularly on a Thursday evening in October when the entire downtown shops opened their large present window curtains to the very particular unveiling of the latest in fall merchandise.

Many fond recollections of days passed by, and shops not with us.

— Kathy Bruggeman, Lincoln

Whereas a scholar at UNL from 1971-1975, I’d take Friday afternoon breaks downtown on the Miller & Paine retailer. I could not purchase a lot in any respect, however I needed to have a cinnamon roll and iced tea. It was an actual deal with! I additionally keep in mind now that I had my portrait taken to ship a small framed picture to my boyfriend (now husband) within the studio there. 

— Kathryn Franklin

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Recollections of King’s

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King’s on South Cotner was THE solely place to go throughout highschool years of 1956-57. Everybody who was anybody went via the drive-in after each soccer recreation, basketball recreation, dance, date or simply to satisfy buddies. Many instances, meals wasn’t even bought. The principle thought was to see your entire buddies, wave to them, holler out the automotive home windows, honk horns, generally get out of the automotive & run over to a good friend’s automotive to “shoot the breeze.”

Automobiles would stack up as individuals visited with their buddies. At the least twice an evening, the incoming visitors would meet the outgoing visitors and automobiles could be caught in a circle that didn’t transfer. You didn’t simply drive via as soon as, however many many instances per evening.

Favourite drinks and meals have been hamburgers, root beer floats, cheese frenchees & malts. The entire week’s information was mentioned throughout these hours. After everybody noticed all of their buddies (& they noticed you), the night was full they usually headed house.

— Gretchen Terpsma

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Not solely did King’s have nice hamburgers and shakes, nevertheless it was our “social community” within the ‘60s and ‘70s when extra youngsters began to get their very own automobiles. At one time Lincoln had a dozen places for King’s, however 4 places turned identified for assembly youngsters from the 4 public excessive faculties and Pius X. “Southeast” and Pius X King’s was at fortieth & South; “East” King’s was at 66th & O streets; “Lincoln Excessive” King’s was at nineteenth & O and “Northeast” King’s was just a few blocks north of Cotner and Vine. Since I had attended two totally different grade faculties that despatched youngsters to a few totally different excessive faculties and I had competed in opposition to guys that went on to Northeast, we might “cruise” to any location at evening and all the time see any individual we knew.

— George W. Howard

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In June 1955, we moved to Lincoln from Fremont as a result of my husband had leased the Skelly Station on North Cotner Blvd. We found somebody was constructing a drive-in close to the station. We didn’t know the individuals who have been constructing it however we quickly did. Harlan (my husband) mentioned he was the primary buyer on opening day (at King’s).

We have been renting the highest ground of the home on a hill proper behind the drive-through. After video games, college students would drive across the constructing, honking in the event that they gained their recreation. From our bed room window we might look into the {couples} sitting of their automobiles. Larry lastly employed “Pete Peterson” to assist maintain the noise down. The children revered him.

If we obtained surprising firm we might go subsequent door to eat at King’s. I keep in mind the graham cracker cream pie for dessert. We turned buddies with all of the Worth household and their helpers.

The summer time of 1959 we needed to transfer as a result of Larry needed to enlarge the car parking zone. We discovered a brand new house in Uni Place however we got here again many instances to King’s to eat. It was my household’s favourite place to eat.

— Adelaide Low

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King’s on Cotner Blvd. was the place to go after a film, soccer, basketball recreation or skating on a Friday or Saturday evening. It was a spot to satisfy buddies and make new ones.

I keep in mind one time after a film, my sister had left her automotive headlights on. The automotive began then, however once we went to King’s and shut it off, the automotive wouldn’t begin. We didn’t have a cellphone within the ‘60s, so three boys pushed us over to 4 Star Drug. They then took us to our farm home to get our of us to come back jumpstart her automotive. These have been days when it was protected to go together with strangers.

We loved our Cokes, hamburgers and onion rings (The Greatest in City), and met some very good boys. What enjoyable and good meals. Thanks, James King and Larry Worth, for the recollections!

— Judy Andersen

Recollections of Gold’s Division Retailer

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I graduated from Lincoln Excessive College in 1933. I needed to go to the College of Nebraska however funds have been tight through the Nice Melancholy. On the finish of my first yr my Dad mentioned that I must get a part-time job if I used to be to proceed my school training. I utilized at Gold’s and was employed. I organized for all of my lessons within the morning and I labored at Gold’s each afternoon. The primary two years I labored on the supply vans. The following two years I labored within the material division putting in window shades, drapes and venetian blinds. My pay was 35 cents an hour. From that I used to be in a position to save sufficient for my tuition and books. I graduated in 5 years. I’m grateful to Gold’s for serving to me get a university training. I’m 99 now.

— Paul Null

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Most individuals I speak to at this time didn’t know Gold’s had a grocery retailer. It was simply south of the primary retailer the place the car parking zone was once. In 1947 after I returned from the Military I used to be employed to work within the meat division. In 1950 Nathan Gold added to the southwest nook of the primary retailer with a brand new grocery retailer: Gold’s Meals Basket. Within the fall of 1951 we moved in. Every part was new and employed 9 full-time meat cutters. We loved the coworkers’ cafeteria. We have been all one large household. Anybody who ever labored at Gold’s remembers soccer recreation day Pink N feathers, the Fifteen 12 months Membership, Gold Suggestions, retailer conferences, Plantation shortcake, retailer reductions, and a second of silence earlier than retailer opening. These have been the nice outdated days. I used to be with Gold’s Meals Basket for 23 years.

— Dale Bettenhausen

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Gold’s was commerce at its busiest. Within the aisles have been open bins of things on sale, often surrounded by flailing buyers searching for bargains. On the busiest days, the oak flooring resonated with a loud, clattering noise as individuals pushed and shoved their means via the slim walkways to the elevators. Muz, as my brother and I referred to as her, was my grandmother. At Gold’s, she all the time gripped my hand tightly as if she feared I is likely to be swept away by the tides of humanity flowing previous us. At some point, whereas ready for an elevator, an older, well-dressed man with a flower in his lapel approached and warmly greeted my grandmother by title, Mayme. Muz proudly launched me to the gentleman who, I assumed, was some good friend of the household. The person nodded with a smile and strode off, greeting others as he went. I requested Muz who the good man was and she or he advised me it was Mr. Gold, the shop proprietor. That probability assembly with Mr. Gold made a long-lasting impression on me and made me admire family-owned companies, the retailers who cared deeply for his or her prospects and the communities through which they lived and served.

— C. Michael Cowan

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I labored at Gold’s within the mid-Sixties. Gold’s ran a newspaper advert for a $2 plastic pockets. A feminine buyer appeared on the wallets, and selected one in every of leather-based. The co-worker knowledgeable her that the leather-based wallets weren’t on sale; however the plastic wallets have been. The irate buyer mentioned the advert was deceptive because it mentioned ‘small leather-based items.’ The clerk knowledgeable her that ‘Small Leather-based Items’ is a division and that solely the plastic wallets have been on sale. The consumer demanded to ‘converse to her supervisor.’ The clerk referred to as the promoting division. Nathan Gold occurred to be in our workplace on the time and mentioned ‘I’ll converse to her.’ Curious to see how Mr. Gold would deal with it, I adopted him within the elevator right down to the primary ground. He launched himself, asking how he might assist. She complained that the advert was deceptive. Mr. Gold took her hand and mentioned: ‘I perceive your confusion. You’re completely proper. You choose any pockets and the value shall be $2.’ She beamed as she selected a pink leather-based pockets. Gold’s philosophy was ‘The client is all the time proper.’ Nathan Gold had simply made one other buyer for all times.

— Leta Powell Drake, Gold’s former radio/TV director and trend coordinator

Recollections of The Steak Home

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The Steak Home was situated at 3441 Adams St. and was in enterprise for greater than 65 years. A used-car seller purchased the property in 2014. Right here’s what one reader needed to say about The Steak Home:

I’ve many fond recollections of The Steak Home. It was far more than simply the good steaks and nice service. My mother and father and I’d go there continuously. Earl and Joanne Vermaas have been so gracious.

I keep in mind the checkered desk cloths, the hearth, candles on the tables and Earl’s trophy animals and fish on the partitions. They even held a sure desk for us. We turned buddies with lots of the waitresses and cooks and we nonetheless correspond with a few of them at this time!

It wasn’t uncommon for us to stroll within the restaurant and the cook dinner would place a steak apart for us, as they knew our order. The steaks, shrimp and lobster have been prime notch and now, once we go to different eating places, we examine them to The Steak Home. Each household event was celebrated there.

I keep in mind athletic groups going there to have a good time a profitable season. We made many buddies there and when the restaurant was offered to Larry Snyder, we have been glad that he stored the requirements excessive and traditions alive. Joyce Standley was there for a few years and was all the time an excellent good friend.  The Steak Home shall be missed. It was an enormous a part of my life rising up.

— Diane Davis Jelkin

Recollections of the unique Valentino’s

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Two old-time recollections come to thoughts from Valentino’s (thirty fifth and Holdrege) a few years in the past.

The primary was their authentic eating room, which was a small area that was just lately used as a takeout space. The menu was printed on a spherical disk, and I feel a small pizza was 75 cents.

However, what I distinctly keep in mind was beginning to name Val’s round 4 p.m., so we might choose up a pizza that evening. This was lengthy earlier than a “redial” button was on a telephone, for the reason that telephones have been all rotary anyway. My brothers and/or buddies would take shifts persevering with to name till we obtained via. How thrilling when somebody picked up the telephone and we solely needed to wait 2–3 hours till we might choose up our pizza.

I imagine I learn as soon as that the north location pumped out over 7,000 pizzas throughout a boys’ state basketball match day.

I nonetheless regard a Val’s regular-crust pepperoni pizza as about pretty much as good because it will get.

— Kim Keister

Second helpings of recollections from Tony & Luigi’s

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Love was within the air on the evening of July 9, 1976 at Tony & Luigi’s after I proposed to the woman of my desires. We have been seated at a barely secluded desk for a little bit privateness. As we ate lobster for the primary time, we listened to comic Ralph Winn. I took an opportunity and kneeled down in entrance of her. With a glimmer of hope and real love in my coronary heart, I requested the query each younger man desires to have the ability to ask his one and solely real love. She (Doris Jean) rewarded me with the reply I used to be longing to listen to. It has been 39 fantastic years. Tony & Luigi’s served as “The Place” to eat. We have been dissatisfied after they tore it down, however our recollections will final the remainder of our lives. Thanks Tony & Luigi’s for the proper night I discovered my “good match.”

— Aaron Schoeneman, Lee’s Summit, Missouri

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Quickly after WWII a household good friend, Invoice, introduced house an ‘Italian conflict bride’ named Gisella. We took them to Tony & Luigi’s for an actual Italian dinner. After we have been served, “Gisa” commented loudly in Italian, “You name this spaghetti?” This disturbance introduced the proprietor (I feel it was Tony) to the desk. He spoke to Gisa in Italian, assuring her that what we have been consuming was the American recipe. He then invited Gisa and Invoice to his house for his spouse’s actual Italian dinner. Gisa advised us later that at his house they skilled true Italian hospitality and meals.

— Donna Collins

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Recollections of The Cornhusker Lodge

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I labored on the Cornhusker Lodge in 1951. I operated the PBX; an actual old style switchboard with numerous cords and lights. Friends would schedule a wake-up name; we might wake them up saying, “Good morning, that is the resort operator together with your 7:00 wake-up name. It’s 72 levels and sunny.”

We had visitors from all walks of life; businessmen, politicians, celebrities and film stars, honeymooners and salespeople. The Cornhusker had The Landmark for fantastic eating and the Teepee Room for informal consuming.

Mr. A. Q. Schimmel, proprietor and supervisor, was current on daily basis and knew easy methods to run his resort and please his visitors. Essentially the most thrilling time was when state basketball tournaments have been right here…the Cornhusker was THE place to be. We have been booked stable and even had youngsters sleeping within the foyer!

I don’t know a extra thrilling place to work than a resort.

— Joyce Lattimer, a former Cornhusker resort worker

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Born and raised in York, I generally got here to Lincoln with my mother and father as a toddler within the late Fifties. Often we’d keep in a single day on the Cornhusker, and as soon as as we checked in, I piped up, “We wish room 330, as a result of that is the place we stayed final time.” (I don’t know why I remembered this specific piece of trivia as a younger youngster, however apparently I felt that room 330 was ours and solely ours!) From that day ahead, little room 330 did turn out to be our house away from house once we stayed in Lincoln.

Earlier than the Cornhusker was imploded in 1982, I purchased the heavy, solid-core door to room 330, unscrewed it from its hinges, and dragged it into the elevator, my automotive, and my house, the place it has served as a conversation-starting desktop ever since. The bottom line is nonetheless within the lock, and the good recollections stay.

One other spotlight was the Cornhusker’s Teepee Room, the place surrounded by imposing portraits of Native People, I’d fortunately dive right into a Pocahontas Sundae, an enormous concoction of peppermint ice cream and chocolate syrup.

— Jeanne Baer

Bowl-Mor Lanes recollections

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Bowl-Mor Lanes, a downtown bowling middle at Ninth and M streets, existed a half-century in the past. A fast verify of the data revealed that the homeowners of good video games rolled there included Glen Porter (1957), “Invoice” Koehler (1958) and Irvin Kahl Jr. (1973). Cowboy legend Roy Rogers, an achieved bowler, rolled just a few video games there whereas passing via Lincoln.

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I began working at Bowl-Mor Lanes at age 14, taking coats for the bowlers. Max and Ernie have been the homeowners. With my lecturers’ assist we began the primary Excessive College Bowling League.

I used to be there when Roy Rogers and Pat Buttram would come at 8 a.m. for espresso and observe. They have been there for the grand opening of the brand new automated pin-setters for Bowl-Mor. Bowl-Mor had 16 lanes with wood, boxlike pillars to carry the ceiling. Additionally noteworthy: Marion Ludwig, Queen of the Girls’s Bowlers, and Roy had a match and other people have been there to look at. Marion gained the primary recreation, 196-168. (I can’t keep in mind the opposite video games.) At the moment Martin and Shurtluff purchased Bowl-Mor and in addition owned Hollywood Bowl. After some years I went to work for Hollywood Bowl, stayed for 54 years.

— Gary Cerny

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My recollections of the Bowl-Mor begin with the time earlier than automated pinsetters.

Within the mid- or late-‘40s, I set pins one summer time. I don’t really feel I ever obtained as quick as a number of the setters who dealt with two alleys and have been in a position to earn twice as a lot cash. We might have earned 10 cents per line. On the time I imagine there have been solely two bowling alleys, each on P Road. One upstairs on the north facet and the opposite on the south facet linked to a pool corridor on the southwest nook of eleventh & P avenue. That was for DuckPins.

Within the ‘50s, I used to be within the Put up Workplace afternoon bowling league with Invoice Koehler and Irv Kahl. Not solely have been they good bowlers who have been all the time keen to assist a novice like me, they have been nice guys. I additionally keep in mind consuming good hamburgers there.

— Richard Wollen

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Within the early Sixties there was a Wednesday midday legal professionals bowling league at Bowl-Mor Lanes. The groups have been a younger lawyer, a senior lawyer and a choose. I bowled with Ed Carter and Choose Paul White. It was an awesome alternative for younger legal professionals to know different legal professionals and judges and to create enduring skilled relationships. Three video games, a bowl of soup and again to the workplace by 1:15 p.m.

— Ted Kessner

Hovland-Swanson evoked nice recollections

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A half-century in the past, Hovland-Swanson Division Retailer was one of many anchors of the downtown buying scene. It occupied three flooring when it opened its new downtown location in 1959 at 1230 O St., after 20 years at 1240 O St. Hovland-Swanson would later open a Gateway Mall department in 1972.

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A shiny sidewalk and scented air greeted you because the spotless glass doorways opened into the shop’s vestibule. A wall of beautiful crystal and silver as you stepped inside gave a particular aura of exclusivity to Hovland-Swanson. It took me 3 times earlier than I felt suitably dressed to enter the rarified partitions.

It wasn’t like my solely buying expertise had been on the Mode-O-Day again house in Scottsbluff. In spite of everything, my mom was a California woman and people journeys again to Los Angeles to see my grandmother included buying at Bullocks and different swanky downtown L.A. department shops.

These experiences definitely certified me to really feel snug buying at Hovs. And but, I used to be wholly intimidated. That was the Hovland-Swanson mystique. Ultimately, I mustered up my braveness and went on to buy the newest in seaside put on, a ball robe and my first (and solely) ultra-suede go well with.

— Carol Jess

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Sure, I do keep in mind Hovland-Swanson’s. After I obtained married in 1960, I purchased my gown, sneakers, hose, garter, and earrings all in pale pink at Hovland’s. I liked the shop and it all the time smelled so good!

Oh, by the way in which, I nonetheless have all my marriage ceremony apparel and the identical man, 55 years this June. “Wow”!

— Sandra Mertlik

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My Mother had launched me to Hovland-Swanson at a younger age. I liked to buy on the downtown retailer. Later after I was in my late teenagers, buying on the Gateway retailer I noticed a winter coat that I needed. I advised my Mother in regards to the coat and she or he mentioned: “Your birthday’s arising … take my bank card and get your self the coat from me.” So I went to Hovland-Swanson, and tried on MY birthday coat. When the salesperson rung up the acquisition, she mentioned: “You might be eligible to for a complimentary foil wrap.” I needed to deal with myself. A foil wrap from a top-quality retailer was an enormous deal. I went to reward wrap and as I used to be choosing the paper, I mentioned “It’s a present and I feel she would love this paper and bow.” I couldn’t say I used to be wrapping my very own treasured birthday reward!

— Rochelle Hitz

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I moved to Lincoln within the early Fifties with my husband, Jim Raglin, who went to work for the Lincoln Journal as a sportswriter. I discovered a job at Gold’s Division Retailer doing illustrations for his or her newspaper adverts. I picked up the garments and “layouts” and labored in our house on the kitchen desk, returning all of it the next day.

A number of years later, Gold’s closed and I used to be employed by Hovland-Swanson. My association was the identical. Their promoting workplace did the “layouts” primarily based on what was to be printed within the paper, and I took the merchandise house, hung it on my fridge door and did my art work. Every part, together with me, went again to Hovland’s the following day. I had 5 kids by the point the shop closed 20 years later. I used to be so fortunate! That stunning retailer! These pretty garments! My swell household!

— Mrs. Richard (Sally) Marshall

Recollections of Splendid Grocery

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Earlier than it was gutted by fireplace in 2016, Splendid Grocery was a mainstay amongst Lincoln grocery shops since 1920.

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After I was younger we lived in a home on twenty third avenue between E and F. Splendid was our grocery retailer. We solely had one automotive and pop took it to work. Splendid was inside strolling distance and was useful. Earlier than the parkway was constructed, there was a bridge over Antelope Creek, which ran to the west of Splendid. I’d stroll up D Road and cross the bridge and discover my option to Splendid. That they had hamburger 4 kilos for $1. That they had an awesome meat counter even again then. The neighbor youngsters would get a pound of liver for 1 / 4 and take it to Antelope Creek put it on a string and catch crawdads for bait. Everybody all the time knew you needed to have been to Splendid by the green-colored baggage. They have been very thick and one yr we made scarecrow costumes for my brother’s youngsters out of them. My sister-in-law and I sewed patches on the baggage and made head and arm holes. They lasted the entire night.

I even babysat for the produce supervisor’s kids. What recollections!

— Janet Jensen Albers

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Within the Forties my household moved to an enormous stone home on the southeast nook of twenty seventh & Randolph. Quickly after that my father began a enterprise on that nook that ended up a retailer. This required each mother and father working there.

My sister and I did the grocery buying on Saturday morning, after all buying at Splendid. Together with the grocery listing was a spotlight to purchase a dozen cake doughnuts from their new machine (one of many first in Lincoln).

Glen (Curly) Wagner helped us get good produce. The butcher was most useful to the 2 youngsters. Everybody handled us kindly, simply as they do now. If we have been fortunate a highschool sacker helped us house (one block) with our groceries, which we thought was nice.

Thanks, Splendid, for a few years of nice service.

— Jacquline Meister

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In 1946, we got here to Lincoln so my husband might attend the College on the well-known “G.I. Invoice.” We rented a small duplex from Pauley Lumber Firm at twenty ninth & E streets. We had no automotive, so we’d would stroll to Splendid Grocery retailer for our groceries and push them house within the Child Buggy and later within the Taylor Tot service. Lyle Hans was so useful and good to us! Our journeys have been nearly every day, as we solely had an icebox and our price range allowed $1.50 a day for meals.

I’m nearly 92 years outdated now and dwelling in the home my husband designed and constructed for us 64 years in the past. Our 5 kids are grown and all have grandchildren of their very own and my husband has handed away. I nonetheless get pleasure from buying at Splendid Grocery.

— Connie (Mrs. Harold) Fouts

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I grew up buying at Splendid Grocery. My dad (Howard Boyd) was a accomplice and head of the Meat Division for 35 years till retiring in 1983.

As a little bit woman, I keep in mind going buying there with my mother and my greatest reminiscence was the “donut woman” and consuming a recent, heat doughnut whereas we shopped. As I obtained older, mother would drop me off at Splendid on a summer time day or Saturday and I’d do the grocery searching for our household after which get a journey house at lunch time with my dad.

After I grew up, married and had kids of my very own, I’d take them to Splendid with me. My oldest daughter remembers seeing grandpa behind the meat counter, sliding the packages down the entrance of the meat case one after the other into her fingers.

Gardner Moore and his successors created an exquisite household setting to work and store in. The minute you walked within the door, it nearly felt like coming house. Customer support was (and nonetheless is) their primary commodity. It’s generally laborious to search out that in at this time’s world.

— Connie Boyd Shaw

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I and my father earlier than me have shopped Splendid for near 70 years. Three issues haven’t modified in that point: the friendliness of the staff; their conscientiousness, and their means to rapidly study and keep in mind your title.

In days previous, the sackers/carry-out youngsters that labored after faculty and on weekends would generally turn out to be full-timers and be there for years (the Ellenwood boys, e.g).

Certainly one of my many glad recollections is from the Fifties, when my neighborhood buddy Bobby Brodekey and I’d journey our bikes right down to Splendid and go proper to the fantastic, wonderful Do-Nut making machine that sat in one of many middle aisles. We’d marvel at its gyrations and the attractive deep-fried, tasty pastry it made.

We’d make common nuisances of ourselves till Jack Moore or Lyle, so as to get us out of there, would give us every a brand-new, recent, sizzling Do-Nut!

— Lee Unland

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A few of my favourite recollections of Splendid middle across the annual Fall Frozen Meals Sale. Issues have been all the time loopy and enjoyable these weeks. As a brand new spouse, I used to be assigned to assist go out free popcorn to prospects. It was a really enjoyable job! I loved speaking to individuals and serving to them discover what they have been searching for. Because the years handed, every of our sons had alternatives to go out the popcorn as nicely, two of them with a matching-age cousin, and one with a greatest good friend. Our boys discovered a lot by interacting with Splendid’s fantastic prospects and buddies!

— Pam Moore

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Splendid Grocery was all the time a most uncommon retailer for its friendliness and provide to acquire nearly any product you requested about that they didn’t carry.

It started when one entered the door and you’ll be addressed by your first title. As you moved into the shop different workers would greet you as nicely by your first title. You knew you had reached the intimate stage if you have been invited into the “cave” the place product was saved and the workplace location. That’s the place the annual order for my shopper’s “Christmas Baskets” was provided and agreed to.

We turned good buddies with the Jack Moores and all their kids and have been handled to the “Splendid Spot” exterior Estes Park, Colo. We traveled the world with them.

— Tom Miller

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I all the time parked on the south facet of the shop with entry out of sight. Canine all the time sat within the automotive. At some point I left the window of the automotive rolled down. I used to be all the way in which at the back of the shop after I heard one of many guys yelling “Tilly!” She had jumped out of the automotive and let herself in on the electrical doormat! I went working to the entrance of the shop. They needed me to go away her in my cart, however after all I took her out to the automotive. Clearly, I by no means left the home windows that far open once more.

— Linda Lee

Runza recollections tastefully finished

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Time passes on. The tradition of the neighborhood modifications. The standard stays the identical, 65 years later.

My spouse and I lived in a small city west of Lincoln. Thursday night was buying time. I vaguely keep in mind the constructing, however I keep in mind stopping by and buying a field of Runzas (12) for $11, with singles proper at a $1. We’d take them house and freeze them and have them for a fast lunch later. I nonetheless have the unique field, I retailer playing cards in it now. (Want I had yet another!)

I’m 95, and stay at Grace Level (Tabitha) Assisted Dwelling.

— Kenneth Timme

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A big contingent of German-Russian immigrants settled within the so-called North and South Bottoms of Lincoln. They introduced with them the recipe for a sandwich referred to as the Krautrunza: Hamburger, cabbage, onion, salt and pepper wrapped in dough and baked.

Their youngsters introduced this sandwich to Lincoln Excessive for lunch. From South Lincoln, we introduced peanut butter and jelly! They have been bored with the Krautrunza. We, likewise, of PB&J’s. So we traded. A win-win deal!

That sandwich morphed into “Runza” and have become the central merchandise in creating the very profitable Runza restaurant franchise. So when the primary Runza opened, we picked up the sandwiches for our household picnic eating at Pioneers Park … renewed a long time of recollections which nonetheless stay.

— Jack D. Campbell

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I keep in mind the primary Runza – the unique Runza – and my go to there in 1949. It’s one of many recollections of my childhood.

I used to be 7 years outdated, when my older cousin from Damaged Bow got here to Lincoln and took my little brother, my grandmother and me there. The Runza was enormous as seen by my younger eyes and was so good. It appeared like we needed to journey an extended option to get to the Runza and the anticipation of truly having a “deal with” that I had not heard of earlier than was so thrilling to me!

That was my first Runza. I nonetheless get pleasure from going to Runza Eating places to today – however my first Runza was the perfect!

— Paula Sayker

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I used to be the primary carhop employed by Runza on the west Van Dorn location. I labored half time as a result of I used to be solely 15 yr outdated. Certainly one of my greatest buddies additionally labored there.

I discovered rather a lot about getting ready meals from my bosses Mylan Everett and Alex Brening. My youngest son, to today, has to have his repair of Runzas earlier than he goes again to Colorado. He makes certain I get some, too. Oh, for the nice outdated days!

— Nancy (Wacker) Hesson

Cruising on O Road all the time led to Ken Eddy’s

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Recollections of Ken Eddy’s have been as different as their menu.

Ken Eddy’s Drive-In on the nook of forty eighth and O streets was opened by Ken Lydic and Eddy Gold and was one in every of Lincoln’s late-night hotspots.

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The issues I keep in mind about Ken Eddy’s Drive Inn have been all the time memorable. It was “the” place to go after a weekend date. My husband and I have been relationship through the mid-50’s, he from Beaver Crossing and I from Staplehurst, each small cities simply west of Lincoln. We’d go to a movie show (so fancy), a drive-in (so new and enjoyable), curler skating at Capital Seashore, or miniature golf at Cool Crest. All the time after these dates was the cease at Ken Eddy’s for hamburgers, malts – his chocolate & mine vanilla — and a shared tray of onion rings. The meals was so good and ambiance distinctive.

— Betty Bluhm

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I used to be in all probability 16 years outdated then and was one of many first automotive hops they employed at Ken Eddy’s. We wore curler skates to the automobiles to get their orders and again to show within the orders. I feel our jackets had fur on them.

I had advised Ken (Lydic) that my older sister was anticipating and we thought it was going to be a boy. Kenny mentioned if she would title him Kenny, he would give her a $25 conflict bond for him. So she did and his title is Kenny Martin. My sister has handed away, however my nephew Kenny Martin is the top Recreation & Parks particular person at Sherman Reservoir by Loup Metropolis.

I lived within the first home that was once on the hill to the west of Ken Eddy’s on O Road.

— Dorothy (“Pork”) Tritsch

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My household moved to Lincoln in 1957 after I was 16. I obtained a job with the night shift at Ken Eddy’s. That they had an older clientele than their foremost rival (King’s). Bob Beebout was the night supervisor. On soccer Saturdays, we have been all the time very busy. I used to be the fry cook dinner & the grill was always stuffed with burgers from 5 p.m. to 1 a.m. The Massive Twin Boy was the signature merchandise — the Massive Mac earlier than the Massive Mac got here to Lincoln. It was an awesome place for a brand new child on the town to satisfy some nice individuals. Most workers have been school and highschool youngsters from throughout Lincoln, Union Faculty, and primarily Lincoln Excessive & Lincoln Northeast.

— Thomas Evans, LHS, Class of 1958

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The mid-Fifties marked the Eisenhower interval, “the age of innocence.” Lincoln Excessive was a dominant athletic power within the state, drawing athletes from south Lincoln and the South and North Bottoms. Cathedral (now Pius X), Academics Excessive and Northeast weren’t far behind. Life was good within the Midlands.

Lincoln was principally reduce in half at O Road. The Lincoln Excessive crowd and the Northeast youngsters cruised O Road and all the time the assembly place was Ken Eddy’s. Often there was a “rumble” however principally there was mutual respect.

The hamburger pickles have been reduce the “great distance” and that may be a lasting reminiscence that I’ll take to the top —– my, these have been the nice days.

— Marlen Luff, Lincoln Excessive Class of 1955

Recollections of lion’s momentary keep at Lincoln zoo

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Within the early Eighties Dandelion made his momentary house on the Youngsters’s Zoo. He was resting earlier than happening to his ultimate house in Omaha. I used to be a docent on the time. Docents named him and we had a quick time to “play” with him. He was our “purrfect: visitor. After just a few weeks Dandelion was transferred to Omaha.

The next spring we (Docents) have been visitors of the Omaha Docents. They took us for a “behind the scenes” view of their care of lions, tigers and snakes. We requested which lion was Dandelion. They pointed him out and advised us that he was the one lion referred to as by title! We needed to see if he would reply us. Certainly one of our docents referred to as his title and he got here to us! We might scratch his head. He even “purred” for us. It introduced a couple of to tears! Dandelion was majestic. We have been overwhelmed at his measurement and that we as soon as have been allowed to play ball with him. Dandelion was not our pet; he was a robust but stunning critter we had had an opportunity to know, a once-in-a-lifetime alternative.

As Docents, we took animals to numerous elementary faculties. Certainly one of our favourite and the youngsters’s favourite was Julius, our boa constrictor. Julius would solely go provided that the climate was favorable and we knew he had been just lately fed. The instructor would greet us, introduce us to the youngsters and ask if we had our snake. If we mentioned sure, most lecturers would actually flip the category over to us and depart the room! We fielded many questions on Julius. Many smiles got here as the youngsters skilled what Julius felt like. He was all the time a good selection to take.

As a Foster Grandmother; the annual kindergarten journey to the Lincoln Youngsters’s Zoo and a practice journey is all the time an enormous hit. The youngsters are newbie readers; for the primary time indicators across the zoo are being observed and skim! Youngsters who’ve by no means been to the zoo are overwhelmed with pleasure. Those that had been there quite a few instances nonetheless have a good time. The animals appear to know the youngsters are there. I’ve seen monkeys get very energetic and “carry out” for the youngsters! When the flamingo seems, the youngsters giggle and level at “Pinkie.” Different animals greet the youngsters in their very own means.

The practice journey is a lesson in being affected person. The children are desperate to get on and toot their horn! Some lessons sing because the practice takes them for a journey.

I’d typically assume to myself “Who got here first … the youngsters, the zoo or the practice?

— Lina Driscoll

The sights, sounds and smells of the State Truthful

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A convention in Lincoln from 1901 to 2009 earlier than pulling up stakes and heading off to Grand Island, the State Truthful was a broadly anticipated attraction on the outdated State Fairgrounds. From deep-fried Twinkies to the big-name concert events, almost everybody has State Truthful recollections.

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My recollections of the State Truthful start within the Thirties when mom would pack a lunch and we’d set off for the “lengthy journey” from Princeton for a magical day – ice-cold watermelon wedges, image sales space, and mom all the time purchased a bushel of Colorado peaches. In my teen-age years, my greatest good friend and I felt so grown up as we attended the Truthful – video games on the halfway, root beer served in heavy glass mugs – and the night present within the grandstand.

In 1954, Roger and I got here again from our temporary honeymoon and attended the Truthful – I particularly keep in mind the “Dancing Waters.” For just a few years our church had a meals stand the place we offered “Presbyburgers” and home made pie.

As our household grew– two daughters and three sons– the truthful turned an annual household occasion—the rides, the video games (i.e. The Claw), marching bands, the quilts, peanut-covered ice cream bricks on a stick, and Larry Worth’s hamburger stand.

Time handed after which our youngsters took their kids to the truthful – all 10 grandchildren — for an thrilling household outing. Ultimately, Roger and I loved “Senior Day.”

I can’t go to the Truthful anymore – however I’ll all the time cherish the recollections of so a few years on the Nebraska State Truthful.

— Rosemary (Lucke) Rhodes

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I keep in mind the Agricultural Constructing the place you could possibly get apple cider from Nebraska Metropolis, apple turnovers, honey and honey ice cream. They made an image made from apples.

I keep in mind the good horse reveals. I loved the fish tank & fish show they usually all the time had stunning flowers. The truthful meals was nice, like the basis beer from mugs.

— Elizabeth Meehan

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Again within the ‘40s I solely keep in mind one entrance to truthful off Holdrege Road on the backside of the viaduct. After discovering a spot to park we might go to see if we gained something on our initiatives. One constructing had faculty displays and generally our nation faculty had a show. We’d take a look at shows of farm equipment with our dad and in addition the animal barns. I keep in mind an egg-hatching show the place we might see child chickens hatch. At midday we might head again to the automotive for lunch and a nap.

— Adelaide Ok. Low

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After I was younger within the late ‘30s we might go to the truthful all day. We lived on a farm, My Dad would undergo the equipment and livestock buildings and my Mom would go to the buildings with quilts and baked giids. My Mom all the time packed a lunch of fried hen and potato salad as we couldn’t afford to eat there. It was a really particular time for me.

— Berdine (Bunny) Linke

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The primary time I attended the Nebraska State Truthful was in about 1961. I lived in Kearney at the moment and was with the Kearney Excessive College band and we marched across the halfway. We additionally performed within the Open Air Auditorium. The St. James United Methodist Church sales space had excellent pies and hamburgers. I additionally loved the corndogs on a stick and cotton sweet.

— Ruth Jensen

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This reminiscence of the State Truthful just isn’t be in regards to the halfway or the meals. Again in these days, they might patrol on horseback. Six of us would time how lengthy they might be again, as soon as we obtained over the fence, we might meet someplace on the halfway. Solely on one evening did we get chased, however misplaced him, ‘trigger his horse was afraid of the sounds of the halfway!

— Gary Cerny

Husker followers share recollections of Memorial Stadium

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November 11, 1978. Unbeaten and top-ranked Oklahoma involves Memorial Stadium to tackle the #2 ranked Huskers, who’re additionally using a nine-game profitable streak of their very own.

Most will keep in mind this recreation for the “fumble that wasn’t” when John Ruud crushed Kelly Phelps on a kick-off late within the recreation. The ball was jarred unfastened and recovered by the Huskers, however the officers decided it was not a fumble. Or they are going to keep in mind Jim Pillen’s restoration of Billy Sims fumble with 1:31 left within the recreation to safe the win. Or definitely Coach Osborne will keep in mind lastly getting his first win in opposition to Barry Switzer and the Sooners.

My reminiscence of that day entails the post-game celebration on the sphere tearing down the objective put up. As a university sophomore together with my fraternity brothers, I secured my very own piece of Husker Historical past. After eradicating the objective put up from Memorial Stadium we triumphantly carried our trophy again to 1548 S Road, the place we took turns sawing off items of the objective put up – a prize I nonetheless have at this time from one in every of my biggest recollections in Memorial Stadium.

— Tonn M. Ostergard

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The 1958-1962 period discovered the NU marching band a mere shadow of its current self. We marched solely 100 musicians. It was simpler to get within the band underneath Invoice Jennings because the soccer workforce was wining solely 1-2 video games per yr. So by the third quarter a lot of the followers had left in despair with the band nonetheless in place to help the workforce to the top. When Jack Snider took over path of the marching band in 1960 we have been in a position to improve the band to 120 members.

“I don’t care how they play their instrument,” Jack mentioned, “simply to allow them to maintain in step and march.” We discovered 20 extra keen souls and the band began to develop. I used to be a percussionist and specialised within the bass drum, that large, cumbersome factor that retains all the opposite musicians enjoying on the identical tempo. There was one single bass drum in these days and I used to be it! In the present day it takes 4 or 5 bass drums to maintain the 300-plus marching band in time.

Because the soccer workforce practiced on the soccer area on the identical time the band rehearsed its halftime and pregame present, we practiced on an open area on the south finish of the stadium which was not but enclosed on the north and south ends. Naked floor was marked with line markers and we practiced Mondays, Wednesdays and Friday from 5 to six p.m. and Saturday mornings on recreation day once we obtained to truly use the sphere.

My first house recreation was a thrill I’ll always remember. Right here I used to be on the precise soccer area with the east and west stadiums full of individuals and youngsters within the knothole sections on the north and south finish bleachers. All these individuals appeared to be me and I had higher do an excellent job or the band would fail. Between enjoying songs, the band would march to drum cadence and this gave me time to soak within the setting. The fun was like none different.

— Richard L. Schmeling

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In 1939 we performed a six-man soccer recreation at Memorial Stadium; it was to display the sport of six-man soccer to coaches who had gathered in Lincoln in July for the annual convention of the Nebraska Coaches’ Affiliation. We performed on actual grass, on the standard naked dust, just a few weed patches right here and there, a results of the horrible drought, and the Nice Melancholy of the Thirties. There are nonetheless 18 6-man soccer faculties in Nebraska, and 108 8-man squads. Texas nonetheless has many 6-man soccer groups.

Six-man soccer began at Bruning in 1938 and was began in Chester, Nebraska by Coach Steve Epler in 1934. The primary recreation in Nebraska was performed at what was then Hebron Junior Faculty, between Chester-Hardy and Alexandria-Belvidere. Bruning’s tools was cast-offs from Hebron Junior Faculty (no cash within the Bruning College system for such issues).

I’ll always remember one play which labored nicely for just a few instances. I’d middle the ball to quarterback “Mook” Wilhelms and bounce over the road of scrimmage in time to get a shovel go (should be 1 yard of extra), and instantly hand it to Mook as he got here crashing via. Nonetheless, I used to be tackled and fell on the ball, knocking the wind out of me. You assume you’re dying when dropping your wind, after which suddenly, you may bounce up and begin enjoying once more.

One other time at Memorial Stadium, somebody at Bruning despatched a bunch of children to a recreation and we stuffed the knothole part (it value nearly nothing to get in). The gang was sparse, as most individuals didn’t cash for such issues in these days. It occurred to be raining that day and there was an enormous balcony towards the again, so our group was in a position to sit there with out getting moist.

— Richard Middendorf

Scrumptious recollections of Tastee Inn

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An establishment on North forty eighth Road for almost 70 years, the Tastee Inn was identified for its loose-hamburger sandwiches and onion chips.

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I labored at Tastee Inn twice — as soon as after I was 14 and once more after I was 16. The primary time, within the early Sixties, I labored within the kitchen the place my solely job was to place mustard and pickles on buns. All day lengthy I put a smear of mustard and two pickles on every bun, a smear of mustard, two pickles, smear of mustard, two pickles, on lots of of buns on daily basis. As boring because it was, it was my first job aside from babysitting, and I used to be thrilled to have it. It was attention-grabbing to see the “internal workings” of the kitchen of a spot my mother and father had taken us youngsters many instances.

My second job there was because the server within the eating room. It was enjoyable to pop the little canister into the vacuum tube that transported orders to the kitchen, and I loved ready on the shoppers. Seating then was on picnic tables, and the addition on the north facet hadn’t been constructed but. Root beer was served in icy mugs. I dipped clear mugs into water and positioned them into the freezer to get them frosty. In these days, Tastee Inn had many flavors of malts and shakes – perhaps a dozen or extra — and I managed to style all of them through the yr I labored there. Banana splits have been additionally on the menu; they took a number of time to make, so the supervisor defined to me that they stored the value excessive so not too many could be ordered. I by no means obtained bored with the meals there – Tastee sandwiches, Tastee pups, onion chips, fries and shakes.

— Linda Jackson Hoke

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Not a lot has been written in regards to the early years when Tastee’s was a going enterprise within the ‘50s and ‘60s. It was one of many first drive-thrus in Lincoln, if not the primary.

Harold “Jug” Jorgensen was the founder. The recipe for the Tastee Sandwich was his mom’s and was a well-guarded secret for a very long time. It nonetheless takes a sure contact to get it proper.

My mom went to work on the Tastee Inn at thirteenth & Q after I was 4 years outdated & moved to forty eighth & Holdrege later. I went to work there after I was 12. Mother and I each labored there on and off till the mid-Eighties.

I keep in mind Saturday & Sunday nights when the road of automobiles was steady for 3 or 4 hours. Tastee would soak up greater than $1,500 in a single night. That’s rather a lot when you think about the sandwiches and fries have been 15 cents! You can get a sandwich, fries and a malt for 49 cents.

The unique menu was Tastees, fries, the Tastee Pup and chili. Onion chips got here later. The thought for the chips and the recipe for the chips got here from a good friend of Mr. Jorgensen’s who was a chef in Omaha.

As time glided by and different drive-ins opened enterprise declined, however there was nonetheless just one place to get a “Tastee.” When individuals would come again for a go to it was the Tastee Inn, Runza, and Lee’s they’d wish to go to.

I’m a little bit unhappy after I go by and see it boarded up. There was just one Tastee Inn, and it’s gone.

— Twila Berger

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I keep in mind 60 years in the past prefer it was yesterday. As a younger woman, I couldn’t await Sunday to reach. Each Sunday night my grandparents would come over and we might bounce within the automotive and head for Tastee Inn. We’d order via the surface speaker a tube of Tastee’s, French fries, onion chips and chip dip and thick chocolate malts. We took our meals house and arrange out TV trays and loved consuming our yummy Tastees whereas watching the Ed Sullivan Present. It was a Sunday custom like none different. We continued to frequent Tastee Inn all through my grownup life and I significantly miss and savor the flavour of Tastee Inn!

— Karen Schroeder

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After I turned 16 my youthful sister and I would go away Sunday church early so we might go to Tastee and never inform our of us. Besides in the future I backed my “tank” 1954 Chevy into one other patron within the car parking zone. Since my automotive was so large I figured I didn’t harm something so simply left. About an hour later the police confirmed up at our door – my of us have been NOT impressed.

So many fantastic recollections in highschool piling within the automotive at lunch time with buddies and sneaking off to Tastee – particularly the one downtown because it was so shut.

This continued all my life ‘til they closed. I’d plan a visit not less than one every week to have the ability to get my Tastee “repair”. They knew me so nicely that when my automotive pulling up within the driveway on forty eighth & Holdrege I didn’t even must order – that they had it ready for me on the window.

— Judy Feather McDowell, Tastee’s Mom/Daughter Duo

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My household’s affiliation with Harold (Jug) Jorgensen and “Tastee Inn & Out” goes again to its conception within the late ‘40s and early ‘50s. My mom Thelma Ellyson was one of many first cooks to work for Jug making the now-famous unfastened meat Tastee, Tastee Pup, and onion chips.

Throughout this identical time, I too began to work at Tastee as a car-hop. For some promotion I used to be chosen to symbolize the eatery as “Miss Tastee.”

I additionally met my future husband Rex Moore at Tastee, the place he labored because the “fountain boy.”

— Doris Ellyson Moore Sandell

Tasteful recollections of grocery buying advert B&R Shops

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Keep in mind when tomato juice value 29 cents, “oleo” was 6 for $1, and gathering S&H Inexperienced Stamps was a particular incentive to buy?

Then you definately keep in mind the early days of the B&R IGA retailer, based in 1964 by Russ Raybould and Clayton Burnett, and situated at seventeenth and Washington streets.

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Do you’ve got buddies that go to the grocery retailer at dinner time to allow them to “feast” on all of the samples being handed out? Nicely, I used to be the primary “pattern particular person” in Lincoln! I used to be buying in the future and Russ (Raybould) requested me if I wish to hand out some sizzling canine samples to his prospects. He mentioned he was going to attempt one thing new. So the following Friday I took my “trusty” electrical skillet, a paring knife and off I went! Nicely, it wasn’t all that simple as the shoppers had by no means seen this earlier than they usually all walked on the opposite facet of the aisle so I couldn’t put some sizzling canines of their baskets! Nicely, the remainder is historical past (1972). I nonetheless have the recent canine supply man say “hello” and we’ve got an excellent giggle!

— Mrs. Don (Donna) Gill

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I labored with Clayton & Russ on the Safeway retailer at sixteenth & South streets earlier than they began B&R Shops. After I had a time off from work I’d go right down to B&R about 9 a.m. Clayton, Russ, one other good friend or two and I’d go over to Wagey Drug proper subsequent door for espresso. They would go away a checker and one different particular person to run the shop whereas they have been gone. Who knew it could develop to be what it’s at this time!

— Richard Peach

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I’ve loved many buying journeys to B&R from the early days. The great deli meals was a deal with to take house or get pleasure from within the retailer’s nice eating space. Often a younger woman with a information canine was buying there and the canine was so glad to take a look at the tasty choices within the bake case. Every part was so good and if I’d been born with a tail, it could have been wagging too! After I purchased a home I used to be glad to get suet from the meat division to feed the birds. The highest reminiscence bringing essentially the most smiles was a few years in the past when reworking was being finished and there was an extended ditch with water flowing via it in in regards to the middle of the shop. It needed to be stepped over.

— Dona L. Hohensee