I was in the office when the initial letter informing of the Walter Harkert house clues was delivered by messenger. While organizing file folders, photographs and books and listening to the Enchanted Cottage from another room, I observed the
Tag: Omaha history sleuthing
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I came across an old, snow veiled photograph that opened a portal to another era, every detail buried in place. A glorious dark residence was concealed from the road by trees and shrubs, cloaked in snow. Hidden but well maintained, there
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In the late 1980s, only a few steps east of the present Interstate 480 boundary, stood an immense and mysterious apartment building. An early Omaha relic by then, 563 South Twenty-eighth Street was still fully functional and known for her
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As I prepare for tonight’s New Year celebrations, I have repeatedly been drawn to contact you. I apologize for my disappearing act. How are you? My investigations dropped off toward the year’s conclusion and got increasingly
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I discovered this oddly fascinating postcard of the Interstate 480 Exit Ramp when I worked at an antiques store in the Old Market years ago. What a strange feature for a postcard. Of course, that only made me love it all the more, for it struck
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The old Steak N Egg Kitchen used to occupy the northwestern edge of the Econo Lodge motel parking lot, fronting Douglas Street. The one-story, free-standing restaurant at 2215 Douglas operated as its own business by the time we walked in,
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No one noticed we passed the Nine Year Anniversary of My Omaha Obsession except my calendar and I. I was bedridden with illness and watched the passing date as many strange fever dreams weaved about. Needless to say, I was nowhere near pounding
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Yes, Omaha, The Writing’s On The Wall all around us. Progress is underway and cannot be impeded. We must enhance and expand! Today we are breaking with tradition and will aim to tackle two little investigations concerning impending demise: 35th
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We’ve all wondered about 412 North 96th Street. The imposing fortress of a house on 1.6 flat felled acres stands on the outer rim of Regency. Austere and mysterious, what is possibly most unusual about 412 North 96th Street is that no
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Hello friends! It is that time of year again and here in the detective’s office we clink our glasses to another anniversary. My Omaha Obsession is eight years old today. Quite the surprise, as it seems just a few years back that we first met and
