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Daily Nebraskan
Monday, January 12, 1987
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Arturo 's, Dirt Qieap, Pickles could all be parking places
Analysis by Kevin Cowan
Staff Reporter
Editor's note: The following
article contains opinions of
the author.
The wrecking ball waits in the
wings patiently. The big lead
sphere has its sights set directly on
Block 35. A few months ago this was
not the case. Block 35 was snugly
included among the other areas in
the Downtown Redevelopment Pro
ject. That was in April. Four months
later, for reasons unclear, the city
changed its mind and condemned
the block.
Block 35 used to be better known
as the block where Dirt Cheap,
Pickles, Arturo's, Skylight Bistro,
Anthony Blue's, Bill's Saloon, and
Trade-a-Tape reside and do business.
The goal of the Downtown Re
development Project, as stated in
the City Council minutes (in April),
is to rally "the loss of retail sales in
the downtown area and the City's
attempt to recapture the loss of
sales in the downtown area."
There is only one empty parking
garage on Block 35. The rest of the
buildings on that block contain
thriving, long-established retail
stores and restaurants.
The onslaught of this unnecessary
condemnation has brought about
"The Committee to Save Block 35."
John McCallum, manager of Dirt
Cheap Records, said the committee's
goal is to "get the block reincor
porated into the downtown area"
McCallum said that in the late
summer of 1986, the city approached
the businesses on Block 35 with a
proposal to use the block as a
parking area once the city had
signed contracts with at least two
anchor stores (large retail stores).
Since then the city, without obtain
ing the anchor stores, removed the
block from the project and desig
nated it a parking lot for the
construction vehicles of the Lied
Center.
McCallum feels the msyor has
stepped outside the realms of
eminent domain: "He can't just take
a block of thriving businesses and
give it away to someone for parking."
Dirt Cheap has been flourishing
on Block 35 for 15 years.
Among the other older businesses
on Block 35 is Arturo's, managed by
Rene Longoria. Arturo's has been on
Block 35 for 20 years. Longoria is
among the business owners who do
not want to move.
"We'll miss the university cli
entele," Longoria said. With an
ironic glint in his eye he added,
"Most of the people who are involved
with the condemnation of this block
come here for lunch."
Longoria, like McCallum, feels
the situation is not hopeless. "We've
got lawyers and we're going to fight
it we're not going anyplace until
they have the anchor stores signed."
Wrhen "condemnation" is used in
conjunction with commercial space,
it calls to mind a block of burned
out buildings with ramshackle
businesses living on a shoestring . . .
or less. With that in mind, it is
interesting to note that Bob Hrupek,
co-owner of Anthony Blue's, bought
the building six months ago and has
plans to redevelop it entirely.
The Committee to Save Block 35
has made known to the City plans
for a redevelopment of the entire
side of the block that faces 1 1th
Street.
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Jeff Bridges and Jsne Fonda in "The Morning After."
Don 't waste your night
on 'The Morning After '
By Rachel Pred
Staff Reviewer
Dave BentzDaily Nebraskan
Dirt Cheap (above) is one of the local businesses slated for demolition.
"The Morning After" (Lo rimer)
If you have a burning desire to see
aerobic fitness queen Jane Fonda
smoking cigarettes, getting drunk and
sleeping around, see "The Morning
After." You don't fit into that category?
Save your money.
Movie Review
"The Morning After" centers on
Vivica, played by Jane Fonda Vivica is a
drinking, has-been movie actress
(blonde hair and dark roots even).
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night in the bars with the man she went
home with. Here's the catch: He's dead.
From here the suspense is uncovering
whether she blacked out and tried to
sharpen a knife in his chest orwhether
she is being framed.
Jeff Bridges plays the ex-cop, Turner,
who helps her out. She meets him while
trying to skip town. The third side to
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this seamy triangle is Raul Julia as
Jackie, the slick, social-climbing owner
of a women's hair salon. He is also
Vivica's estranged husband and friend.
Jane Fonda's portrayal of Vivica is
uneven. Vivica's desperation and bitter
ness about her lot in life come through.
What also comes through are Fonda's
caustic roles in the past. Some of her
lines, (like "Who are you, the social
anthropologist for the Klan?") don't fit
in with her character. Bridges is
believable as Turner, a slow, honest,
improbable hero-type. Raul Julia is the
best. His smooth-talking, slippery char
acter is the most fun to watch of the
three. That's not saying much, but we
don't get to see enough of him.
The actors did what they could with
a b 1 script. There was a suspenseful
moment in the beginning and a climax
at the end. The middle merely mixes
the characters around to line them up
for the finish. The characters and
relationships are not developed enough
to support the ending. The Last scene is
corny, even though we get a close-up of
Jane Fonda, tears welling up in her
blue eyes. Sorry, it doesn't wash. The
conclusion seems slapped together with
elements that don't add up to the
climax. The suspense isn't sustained
throughout the film. I was glad to see
the credits roll.
If you're a die-hard Fonda fan, go see
it at a twilight show; otherwise don't
bother. This may be good news to some,
bad to others, but not once during this
film does Jane Fonda wear a leotard.
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