Here are some more businesses from 1961. It's been fun thinking about them and visualizing where they were. Especially the Palmer Hotel. Mom ran the cafe there for quite some time. From the counter area of the cafe, looking out north, you could see Grand Island Music. The Eagles Club is located where the Palmer was, and the YMCA building takes up the whole north side of 3rd, from Sycamore east to Oak.
Mac's Coffee Shop, 313 W. 2nd
Mac's Drive-In, S. Locust
Manhattan Cafe, 106 E. 3rd
Marler Shoe Repair, 207 N. Locust
Mary Jane's School of Beauty, 405 N. Wheeler
Mayfair Hotel, 703 W. 3rd
Meadow Gold Products, 1623 W. North Front
Mercury Cleaners, 505 N. Pine
Merle Norman Cosmetic Studio, 217 1/2 W. 3rd
Meyer's Jewelers, 121 W. 3rd
Missouri Valley Construction Co., W. 2nd
Mode O'Day Frock Shop, 324 W. 3rd
Model Laundry & Dry Cleaning Co., 224 E. 3rd (First job I ever had!)
Modern Cleaners, 524 W. 4th
Montgomery Ward & Co., 301 W. 2nd
Municipal Swinning Pool, 520 S. Oak
Necci-Elna Sales & Service, 205 N. Wheeler
Nehi Bottling Co., 503 E. 4th
Nicholas Rexall Drug Store, 123 W. 3rd
North American Van Lines, 123 W. 4th
Northwestern Bell Telephone Co., 105 N. Wheeler
Ovrland National Bank, 304 W. 3rd
Paine Monument Co., 314 N. Walnut
Palmer Hotel, 3rd & Sycamore
Party Shop (The), 408 W. 3rd
Pastime Cafe, S. Locust
Pat's Booterie, 214, W. 3rd
Payne-Larson Furniture, 101 E. 3rd
Pedersen Farm Equipment Co., 224 E. 4th
Penny, J. C. Co., 319 W. 3rd
Pepsi Cola Bottling Co., N. Hwy 281 (Pepsi still in business on E. Hwy. 30)
Pinsston's Launder-Rite Service, 1939 N. Broadwell
Plamoor Snooker, 121 W. 4th
Plummer & Son Junk Yard, 217 E. 4th
Polly Shoe Store, 215 W. 3rd
Presto-X-Co., (pest control), 2250 S. Locust
Red Rooster Sales Co., 120 E. 3rd
Rexall Drug Store, 123 W. 3rd
Rockwell Alleys, 410 W. 2nd
Roe Buick Rambler Co., 515 W. 3rd
Roger Jewelry Shop, 201 W. 3rd
Rona Lee's, 307 N. Locust
Rork's Cafe, 312 N. Broadwell
Roush Mobile Homes & Trailer Court, Stolley Park & S. Locust
Royal Crown Bottling Co., 503 E. 4th
Ruby's Typewriter Store, 313 N. Locust
S & F Farm Store, 3100 W. 2nd
Saddle & Halder Club-Palmer Hotel Bldg., 3rd & Sycamore
Safeway Store, 810 W. 3rd
St. Francis Hospital, 1310 W. Charles (The new hospital is on Faidley Ave.)
St. Francis School of Nursing, 1405 W. Koenig
St. Mary's School, 502 W. Division
Salvation Army Citadel, 124 E. 3rd
Scheffel & Sons Monument Co., 363 N. Cleburn
Schimmer's Tavern-Schimmer's Lake
SCHOOLS, the ones that have moved:
Barr Junior High, 318 S. Clark
Walnut Junior High, 504 N. Elm
Wasmer, 1613 W. Division
West Lawn, 104 W. State
Schuff's Cafeteria & Hotel, 321 N. Locust
Schuppan Sales & Service, 2328 N. Broadwell
Schweser's (women's wear), 110 W. 3rd, now at the mall
Sears Roebuck & Co., 407 W. 3rd, now at the mall
Seven-Up Bottling Co., 645 W. Locust
Shamrock Motel, RFD #1
Sink & Baer Cleaners, 412 W. 3rd
Skags System: 417 W. 3rd; S. Locust Store on S. Locust, State & Eddy (still there)
Stinson's Shoe Store, 205 W. 3rd
Studebaker Sales & Service, 110 W. 2nd
Sun-Set Motel, 1802 S. Locust
Swan's Furniture, 318 W. 3rd
Tilley's Nursery, Old St. Paul Road
Tober's For Fashion, 118 W. 3rd
Top Hat TV, 4th & Eddy
Twin Rivers Co. Inc. (eggs), 1003 E. 4th
U-Need-A-Rest Motel, S. Locust
Union Bus Dept, 323 N. Locust
Union Pacific Railroad Co., Baggage & Tickets, 202 W. South Front; Roundhouse, E. Hwy. 30
VFW Club, 216 W. 2nd
Vavra's Sausage Kitchen, S. Locust
Walklin Pharmacy, 205 N. Locust
Walnut Street Pharmacy, 402 W. 4th
Watson's TV & Bicycle Service, 313 E. 4th
Well's Furniture Co., 320 N. Pine
Western Union, 317 N. Locust
White House Cafe, 414 W. 3rd
Willman Clothing Store, 219 W. 3rd
Willman Frozen Food Lockers, 365 N. Eddy
Wilson Motor Co.; Showroom & Garage, 110 W. 2nd; Used Car Lot, 411 W. 2nd
Wolbach's, 103 W 3rd
Woodland Country Club, S. Locust
Woolworth, F W, 309 W. 3rd
Yancy Hotel, 2nd & Locust
That's about it for now. There are some other businesses....like grocery stores and bars & taverns. Perhaps I'll add then later.
Namárië
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Hi, I have a group on Facebook, "Grand Island Now and Then" I really appreciate your list of businesses. I was only one in 1961, so I wouldn't have known about most of those who had gone out of business by the time I was old enough to go downtown.
I have a question, it is about OP Skaggs Efficient System. Laura Martin, Bill Martin's daughter had posted a picture, no one has a clue where it was. You mention three addresses, I knew of two of them, the South Locust address, do you happen to know the area it was in?
I have a picture of a building, but no address to go with it. I hope maybe you can help me solve the mystery. Laura, said she would ask her dad, and she has not responded.
I would love to hear if you remember anything about OP Skaggs Efficient System. I can send you a picture of the building, so you can see if you can place it. Thank you
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