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- Tags: Paul Hammel
95-year-old native recalls Gretna's past
Tags: 204th Street, Angus Street, Arlisse Barkley, Bethesda Care Center, Betty Wellensiek, Bretna Professional Building, Carl Bauman, Cort Tangeman, Devonshire Estates, Don Frederick, Ed Frederick, Elsie Bauman, First Federal Lincoln, Gerald Van Winkle, Glenmore Drive, Gretna Bowl & Lounge, Gretna Public Schools, Highway 6, Mary Bauman, McKenna Avenue, Model T, Olga Reitz, Paul Hammel, Prof. A. E. Hildebrand, Sedlacek Bros., Sophie Bauman, St. Patrick Catholic Church, Theresa Bauman, Treckels Saloon and Dance Hall, Tri-Federal Savings and Loan, Village Square
Doing business in Gretna
Photo of McKenna Avenue in the 1910s.
Photo of McKenna Avenue in 1986.
Items scanned in two sections.
Tags: 50th Street, Angus Street, Arlisse Barkley, Barton Fleck, Betty Wellensiek, Billie Ammerman, Bob Fase, Bruce Fleck, C and E Spray Center, C&E Propane Co., C&E Spray Center, Cockerill Fertilizer, Cockerill Fertilizer Company, Cort Plaza, Danny Weiss, Don Bierman, Don Frederick, Donna Scholting, Ed Frederick, Elmer Hansen, Emma Fleck, Farmer's Union Co-op, First Federal Lincoln, Fleck and Sons, Fleck and Sons Heating and Air Conditioning, Frank Cockerill, Frank McKenna, Frank Rybin, Frederick Brothers, Frederick Brothers Grocery, Gerald Van Winkle, Gilbert Fleck, Glenmore Drive, Gloria Koke, Gregg Dahlheim, Gretna Blacksmith, Gretna Bowl & Lounge, Gretna Breeze, Gretna Dental Health Center, Gretna Lumber, Gretna Pharmacy, Gretna Professional Building, Gretna Roller Mill, Gretna State Bank, Harney Realty, Harold Hansen, Harold Secord, Harry Grebe, Henry Fase, Highway 370, Highway 6, Hinky Dinky, Hinky Dinky Supermarket, Interstate Express, J. R. Ziegenbein, Jack Cooper, Jack Koke, Jeff Cramer, Jerry Jackson, Jerry's Barber Shop, Jim Gehrken, Joan Greenfield, Joe Piccolo, Joseph Winnicki, L Street, Leon Ruff, Main Street, Margaret Fox, Marv Killion, Maureen Bogues, McKenna Avenue, McKenna Drug Store, Mel Strong, Midwest Paint and Tool, Mike Liebentritt, Millard NE, Murray NE, Omaha NE, Papillion Times Corporation, Paul Hammel, Rosalind Gehrken, Roy Dinsdale, Sarpy County, Sharrie Dye, Short Stop, Tammy Frank, The Gretna Short Stop, The Shed Restaurant, Tim Hopkins, Tri-Federal Savings and Loan, Village Square, W. A. Snare, Warren Agency, Warren Insurance Agency, Webb Warren, William Nelson
Cast-iron bell is symbol of volunteer fire department
Article about the changes in Gretna businesses [only partial - not continued]
Photo of Angus Street facing east circa 1900.
Photo of the saloon in the Blue Goose Hotel.
Photo of Gretna Rural…
Tags: 1898 School, Air Force, Ak-Sar-Ben Aquarium, Angus Street, Bank of Gretna, Blue Goose Hotel and Saloon, Cadillac, Catherine Royal, Cockerill Fertilizer Company, Devonshire Estates, Dodge, Fleck and Sons, Ford, Gilbert Fleck, Gretna Depot, Gretna Fire and Rescue Squad, Gretna Fire Department, Gretna Hose Company, Gretna Public Schools, Gretna Rural Fire Department, Gretna Rural Fire Protection District, Gretna Volunteer Fire Department, Henrietta Fleck, Joe Koke, John Fleck, Leo Royal, Mike Reilley, Millard NE, North Park, Papillion NE, Paul Hammel, Sapp Brothers Truck Stop, Springfield NE, Thousand Oaks, Travis Mayer, Village Square Shopping Center
Business founder recalls early days
Photo of Gilbert Fleck.
Note: Item scanned in three parts.
Note: Other articles cut off.
Tags: 1918 Spanish Flu, Ace Subsoiler, Angus Street, Armistice, Bank of Gretna, Bart Fleck, blacksmith shop, Blue Goose, Blue Goose Hotel and Saloon, Bruce Fleck, Burlington Depot, butcher shop, Chalco NE, Cockerill Fertilizer, Denver CO, Depot, Des Moines IA, DLD Highway, Emma Fleck, federal agents, Fleck and Sons, Fleck blacksmith, Fleck butcher shop, Fleck Meat Market, Frederick Brothers, G. P. Fleck and Sons, Gilbert Fleck, Gretna Breeze, Harold Secord, Henrietta Fleck, John Fleck, Liberty Bell, Lincoln NE, McKenna Avenue, Millard NE, Nebraska Prohibition 1917, Omaha Daily News, Papillion NE, Paul Hammel, Prohibition, roadster, San Francisco CA, Spanish Influenza, Springfield NE, St. Joseph MO, Treckel Hall, Treckels Hotel, Treckels Saloon and Dance Hall, Webb Warren, White Line Pole, World War I, World War II
At 100 years, Gretna looks ahead
Tags: archaeological dig, automobiles, D.L.D. Highway, fireworks, Forest City, Gretna Centennial, Gretna Public Schools, Highway 31, Highway 370, I 80, industrial development park, Interstate 80, James Hanson, Millard NE, Nebraska State Historical Society, O.L.D. Highway, OLD Highway, Overland Park KS, Papillion NE, Paul Hammel, property tax bill, railroad, Ralston NE, Sarpy County, shopping, Western Electric