Originally published to facebook.com/NorthPlattePL on July 16, 2021 Today’s history salutes another beautiful downtown building, the Keith Theatre or Keith Opera House, located at 412-414 North Dewey Street. Today’s article primarily comes from the book, “City Bones: Landmarks of North Platte, Nebraska” by Kaycee Anderson and Steve Olson. The Keith Theatre, also called the Keith […]
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Johnny’s Café
Originally published to facebook.com/NorthPlattePL on July 2, 2021 Welcome History Fans! Today’s Facebook Friday History features a look at Johnny’s Café. Now, I love a good cafe/diner. The food is usually comfort food with delicious milkshakes and homemade pie. While perhaps not the healthiest of meal options, the food is definitely nostalgic and brings back […]
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Originally published to facebook.com/NorthPlattePL on 6/25/2021 Happy Friday! It’s time for a little North Platte History. Well, sort of. I guess it is time for a little honesty between readers, history buffs, and this library director. This week has been seriously super crazy; the Summer Reading Program is in full-swing, we spent time working on […]
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Originally published to facebook.com/NorthPlattePL on June 18, 2021. Today’s History post looks back at a grand Victorian home in North Platte, located at 519 West 5th Street. This neighborhood features many large beautiful Victorian houses and you may even see some original gas lamp streetlights. The North Platte Semi-Weekly Tribune announced on May 19, 1887, […]
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Originally published to Facebook.com/NorthPlattePL on 6/11/2021. Since we have been highlighting buildings and homes in North Platte over the past few months, I thought it was time for you to meet the builder/contractor of many businesses and houses. So, let me introduce the McMichael Family! James A. McMichael was born on April 22, 1861 in […]
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