Midway Annex
Hub search - Midway Annex
July 8, 1889 –
--The foundation walls of the Midway annex are completed and the first
floor joists are in place.
Oct 14, 1889 –
--John Olney has received a large stock of hats and furnishing goods
which are ready to be unpacked in the new store of the Midway annex.
Oct 23, 1889 –
--W. H Pierce, of Boston, will shortly open a store in the Midway annex,
for the sale of carpets and draperies.
Oct 24, 1889 –
--The furniture for the Midway annex has been shipped from Grand Rapids,
Mich.
Nov 27, 1889 –
--The Bachelor’s’ Protective union hold a meeting to-night in their new
club rooms in the Midway annex. Every member is requested to be present as
important matters will be discussed.
Jan 7, 1890
--The BPU’s [Bachelor's Protective Union] will meet at their quarters in the
Midway annex this evening. Business of importance. Turn out.
Jan 21, 1890
--Higgins, the tailor, of Warsaw, N. Y., will not open his tailoring
establishment in the Midway annex until March 1.
Feb 25, 1890
--R. W. Wescott, of Albany, N. Y., will locate in Kearney and start a drug
store in the Midway annex. Mr. Wescott has for years represented McClure &
Co., of that city, who are in the wholesale drug business, and he is a
thorough pharmacist. The people of Kearney will welcome him to the business
and social circles.
Mar. 1, 1890
--Mr. F. M. Higgins, the tailor with Olney in Midway Annex, has arrived and
will be ready for business in a few days.
[apparently the hatter, Olney, and the tailor, Higgins, were going to be
doing business together.]
Mar 3, 1890
--The high school will give a supper in the Midway Annex Wednesday evening.
Half the proceeds go to the hospital fund.
--The moving of Aspinwall’s safe, weight 8,000 pounds, out of the basement
office, attracted considerable attention this afternoon.
Mar 20, 1890 – Supper and Social
The ladies of the Congregational church will give a supper and bag social
(useful and ornamental bags) at the vacant store room in the Midway annex,
next Wednesday evening, March 20. All are cordially invited to attend.
Apr13, 1891 – More Midway Annex
Contractors were to-day handing in their bids for the construction of an
addition to the Midway annex. Mr. Keck has concluded to build the one-story
part out to the livery barn. The front of the proposed part will probably be
of stone istead of brick. The contract will probably be let in a day or two.
Apr 24, 1891 – The ornamental plaster coating was put on the front of
the Midway annex to-day. When this is on the [paper has piece cut out here]
[no more articles until 1928 – several advertisements to call a number at
the Midway annex about rooms and apartments for rent in next 2 years]
Sept 8, 1930
--The Gus Stohl garage is now located in the rear part of the Midway annex
building, on First avenue, between Twenty-fifth and Twenty-sixth streets.
[Would this be where the Midway livery barn was located that the addition to
the Annex led to?]
Sept 13, 1930
--Gus Stohl has removed his auto repair shop to the Midway Annex building,
on Lincoln Way and First avenue.
Nov 24, 1930 – Furnished, heated apartments. Midway Annex. Call 38881
[1933 – Patsios moved car dealership and cab co int remodeled facility in
Midway annex]
Jan 5, 1934 – Announcing.
Our removal from the Midway Annex to 2018 1st Ave., in the Whippet Cab Bldg.
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