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