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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 20, 1918)
10 A' . JE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: JANUARY 20, 1918. ,1 vJIM JI lUliLAlLilLAlU IAEA BUSINESS CEN TIC in) ID) a mm w AM m amir. unfiL n jlic v jdjluh ji Upper Douglas street and its laterals becoming one of most important business sections of Omaha OTOF A MEW F0 u liU 11 JuJli s S s 3 3 S 5 f imiiiiiniiimiimmimmii; Hotel Fontenelle The Business and Social Center of Omaha lil;':::'l;;l;:i;M Ijiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniii! The N meeting p lace of the people worthwhile The Fontenelle Was Built by Omahans For You To Enjoy Unfailing Courtesy: and Service Seek to Merit Your Patronage (MANAGEMENT, H. EDGAR GREGORY I liiiiiiiiuiiiiimuiiaiiiiiiiiiiHuisiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiatuumi I DOUGLAS STREET i IS FORGING AHEAD Business" is Moving Up This Street Until it is Now Recognized as Center of Things. The growth and prosperity of a city can be measured only by the ac tual happenings within and building up of its business districts. One of the most forcef ! facts to the old time resident of Omaha is the rapid growth and remarkable trend of busi ness that is constantly going forward on Douglas street. Particularly is this true about the district west of Seven teenth street. One of the most metropolitan sights in Omaha to the stranger in town is a glimpse up Douglas street from' Fifteen or Sixteenth stree.tr Gazing up Douglas street one sees a can6n of skyscrapers huge but artistic piles of steel and masonry which within a few years have lifted their- sheer height so as to overtop any other group of the buildings in Omaha. 1 Omaha's expansion and westward trend in the building line, nowhere finds an expression as vivid as up Douglas street. Here is real evidence of the marching rmetropolis' and the solution of the problem of a. greater business distrkt. , . New Athletic Club. Between Seventeenth arid Eight eenth streets stands the uncompleted Omaha Athletic club, one of the most beautiful .structures .. in. the, middle west. Across the street is the tower ing hulk of the Saunders-Kennedy building, one of -the biggest in the city. : On Eighteenth and Douglas streets is the Hotel Fontenelle,. Omaha's fin est hostelry and the equal of any in the country for beauty. Above the Fontenelle the new Masonic-temple rears its classic lines to the sky. This building, a skyscraper in' the real sense of the word, takes rank with the finest lodge buildings in the United States. , v, .; ' ' Line of Skyscrapers. ' The outer fringe of - this great Douglas street line of skyscrapers is narkcd by the new home of, the Ne braska Telephone company now a huge skeleton of steel visible for miles around. This big structure when com pleted will rank as one of ."the most modern telephone buildings in the world. ' ' ,v The Jacobs-Lee . Drug, store, situ ated at the northwest corner of Sev enteenth and Douglas streets, is the first bright spot in this new business section. It is to be congratulated for the good judgment in selecting this particular location. It is doing a fine business and hfts made many friends. The firm is comj.osed of. A. S. Jacobs and H. G. Lee, two deservedly popu lar young busines men. .. Celebrates Birthday.. The Alia Shop passed its fourth birthday December 5. ' Having been established for altru istic purposes, it has , always main tained its policy of helpfulness wher ever possible. The stock has been enlarged very greatly and has become so much more cosmopolitan that the slogan, "The world is, our market," has been adopted, It does rot aim to be Japanese nor Chinese, nor any one particular nationality, but partakes of them all. Its name is Arabian and brings a vision of the caravan cross ing the deserts, plying its commerce from Arabia and Persia to India, China, Japan, across to Egypt and Ethiopia, Europe and the western continent. ' The DeLuxe Dancing' Academy is one of the" popular places of amuse ment and according to Manager Harry White every effort is being made to come within the rules of the welfare board, admitting no girls tinder the age of 18. The DeLuxe has a won derfully smooth floor and very fine eight-piece orchestra. Douglas Cite. The Douglas Cafe, "under the able proprietorship tf G.. H.s Hawkes, is the very latest addition to Omaha's list1 of cafes. Mr.- Hak?s aims to make this the popular and attractive cafe of the city. It is equipped with facilities for the serving.of,the quick est' "hurry up" ' lunch -or '-the most elaborate meal. It has the finest ven tilation system ' possible,; being open at both ends and possessing a ,30-foot ceiling. ' " ' "" 'r. ' It was not so many months ago that it was a problem for the -greater per centage -of Omaha to recall- what was located on the northeast.,, corner of Eighteenth and Dougias streets. By thinking real hard it could be recalled that there was a theater there called the American, or' something like that, which, was spasmodically, opened and closed. -' Experienced Showman. Then came: along A; 'it? Blank, an experienced showman, and with the firm conviction that it was an ideal lo cation for a high-class photoplay! the ater secured a long-time lease. ; "Of course, there "were1 people" with ournumber who "prfclarmtd that here was another man who was trying to make sweet cider out of a lemon. He secured H. M Thomas 6r manager and there is hardly a person now but when they think, of. motion picture they think of the Strand.. ,-. The Strand, was the 'first high-class motion picture theater that Omaha could boast of and, although there have been many motion picture thea ters ooened since its debut and with a few more on the horizrjli, the Strand will always have a place in the hearts of all theater-goers. ; , ' i ' .r w p w .t.'H lih td illllllllllll "v 'v i-im- rinpwu umnil I When You Think of 1 Motion Pictures THINK OF THE "The 1 Picture FJlayhouse of Character," where pic- tures and music meet amidst "congenial surroundings created to make you feel at Home. I DANCING ACADEMY i Catering only to Respectable People. School of Instruction every Monday evening. Private lessons by appoint ' ment. ; : ' " . Regular Dances Every j Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday . Evenings.. , Finest and Largest Floor in Omaha SP CIA . .. j.-. Party Night Every Tuesday Evening. Cabaret While You Dance. Coffee and Cake Served Free. ROHAN'S . 8 PIECE ORCHESTRA . Featuring Mr.' Francis Patter, Famous Jazz Ban joist.' Girls Not Admitted Under 18 Years Unless Accompanied by Parents or Legal Guardian; ; 5 THE RIALTO, now under construction at 14th and I 5 Douglas streets, will soon be completed for you. fi:!:iii!niuiiiiiiiiiKiiiiniii:iiiEiEiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii(iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii jnliiriiini:il'irili!liiiiil!i::i:niiliii"iiiliiiiilMi:iiim!ill1l!iliilimiil!ii!!iiii!iiiiiiiiiii;iiiinii!iiii:ii!;iiii:i Opening Announcement-' DOUGLAS : CAFE The place you will enjoy, Has finest, highest ceiling in the city and the last word in ventilation. Our aim will be to satisfy your every desire. A convenient place for Breakfast, Lunch or Dinner, t . , r MASONIC BUILDING COME AND SEE US . s vV l x x , - " i v : i : Ji'-'lA mn, n y- - - v. g- sjHt-vNwjr. . . a Douglas Cafe, Masonic Bldg.j 19th and Douglas. Bring Down the Family for 'Sunday Dinner. TABLE D' HOTE DINNER v 75c PER PLATE. . Celery Hearts ' Green Olives Consomme Celestine ...... ...... ... or '- -- ; ';' Cream of Chicken J Betsy Ross , v Filet of Flounder a la Joinville Long Branch Potatoes ' . Boiled Breast of Capon Celery Sauce . Larded Tenderloin of Beef, Boimaise Baked Individual Chicken Pie, Macedoinne Grilled Lamb Chop, Matin D'Hotel Roast Prime Rib of Native Beef, an Jus ' Mashed Potatoes Peitti Poise ;. Fruit Salad, Creme Foitte Choice of Pie American Cheese Toasted Wafers Tea Coffee Milk ; ' PIONEERS We pioneered upper Douglas street when the prospects were not as bright as they are today. But we remained .' "on the job" and we now realize the t soundness of our judgment. Douglas above Seventeenth , street is destined, before the close of this year, to be one of the best retail streets in Omaha. We are htre and will be glad indeed to ex- ' tend the hand of welcome to the new comers who will occupy shops in the three elegant new buildings now under construction just west of us. JACOBS -LEE DRUG STORE 17th and Douglas St. Douglas 4185. i!li!liiiniiiniriiifiiliiii;i;!ii:i!iiMi;!lT'iiiiiii!!ii:iiiiinii;iiiii:ii:i!iiimMi:!i!iiiiiiiiiiiii!iii:iiii!iiMliiliiltiliiiiiiiMiiii!it:in.luT The Alia Shop was one of the first to establish itself upon the hill and: welcomes every other firm which comes here. i Its line of gifts and novelties fits in well with other lines anpl puts a finishing touch to a' community.' J