Central Avenue Business Buildings
A comparison of upper floor use of some
Central Avenue Buildings in 1960 and thirty-four years later in 1994
Information taken from Kearney City
Directories 1960 and 1994
2004 – 1960 – 14 apartments, 4 vacant – residential
1994 – not
listed [unused?]
2033 – 1960 – 1st National Bank; upstairs Blackledge & Sidner, law and Dr.
Cullin, dentist
1994 – 6
professional offices, floors not designated
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2102 – (north half of Schwesers) Hawthorne Jewelers
1960 – upstairs, 2 floors - 36 rooms, 6 vacant
2nd floor lawyer, insurance, real estate offices; 3rd floor residential
1994 – not listed [unused?]
2113 – 1960 – 4 lawyers offices and Alcoholics Anonymous upstairs
1994 – not listed [unused?]
2116 – Redman Shoes; 9 upstairs rooms used by dentists, chiropractors, &
insurance
1994 – Still Redman’s but upstairs
not used
2117 – 1960 – Sehnert’s Bakery, 2 residents upstairs
1994 – not listed
2118 – 1960 – Haeberle Drug; vacant upstairs
1994 – Valley Pharmacy; vacant
upstairs
2119 – 1960 – McKee’s Jewelry – Owners live upstairs
1994 – Et Cetera wedding supplies; 2
apartments, one vacant
2121 – 1960 – Lantz Drug; 2 lawyers and a dentist upstairs
1994 – Ruter’s Card & gift storage
2122 – 1960 – Jarold Shop & 2 offices; upstairs 1 office & 2 residents
1994 – Electronic Plus; 5 apartments,
one occupied
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2201 – 1960 – Ayer’s Clothing; 19 rooms upstairs, all offices, about ¼
vacant
1994 – Lungrin’s Men’s; upstairs not
listed
2214 – 1960 – Claussen’s Shoes; 3 residents in apartments upstairs
1994 – Kearney Krafts; upstairs not
listed
2217 – 1960 – Singer Sewing Center; 3 organizations including Knights of
Columbus Hall upstairs
1994 – all vacant
2223 – 1960 – Platte Valley State Bank Building including KGFW
Kearney Beauty Academy in basement; 6 apartments upstairs
1994 – KGFW
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2300 – 1960 – Paul’s Broiler; 9 apartments, one vacant upstairs
1994 – Valcom Computer; nothing
upstairs
2304 – 1960 – Gerber’s Book & Gifts; upstairs vacant
1994 – Adventure Travel; upstirs
vacant
2305 – 1960 – Miller Barber Shop & Webbert Printing
Upstairs: Webbert Apts. – 5 apartments, all occupied, including Henry
Webbert & David Webbert
1994 – Morris Press; upstairs all
vacant
2313 – 1960 – Gregerson’s Jewelry & Dee’s Food Mart
Upstairs: Wort Apartments – 17 apartments, only one vacant
1994 – Jerry’s Barber Shop; 9
apartments, one used as a store room upstairs
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