NOTE: Your help would be appreciated in identifying the buildings, their locations and who occupied them during the past 100+ years. Click on underlined links for pictures. Please note that dates are as found in City Directories, advertising, etc. and do not give the entire time a business was at a certain location. Over time, I hope to make those dates somewhat more accurate, but for now, it’s only an indication that a business was there during that year or period of time

COLUMBUS:

12th Street - South Side (east to west)
• 2121 12th Street: Central Electric & Gas Co Warehouse (1951),

• 2507 12th Street (507 W 12th): West Union Telegraph Co (1896-97)

• 2511 12th Street (511 W 12th): Union Pacific Ry System (1896-97), UPRR Co Pass Depot (1941), Union Pacific Passenger Station (1951), Union Pacific RR Ticket Office (1962), Union Pacific Railroad Co (1965), Union Pacific Railroad Roadmaster (1983)

• 2513 12th Street: Union Pacific Baggage Depot (1951)

• 3001 12th Street: The Harding Co. (1951), Platte Valley Egg & Poultry, Brazeal's Warehouse (1959)

• 3005 12th Street: Platte Valley Egg & Poultry (1962-83), Lyon Transfer Co (1983)

• 3011 12th Street: Farmer's Feed & Supply (1959), Consumers Co-op Oil Assn (1962-68), Ken's Body & Auto Repair & Sales (1983)

• 3015 12th Street: Mead Lumber Co Warehouse (1959-65)

• 3021 12th Street: Consumers Co-Op Service Station (1962)

• 3121 12th Street: Pat's Body Shop, Yellow Cab Co (1968)

• 3203 12th Street (1203 W 12th): Samuel Gass (saloon) (1896-97)

• 3303 12th Street: Nebraska State Dept of Roads (1962-68)

• 3415 12th Street: Carter's Ceramic & Gift (1965)

• 3807 12th Street: Fred Egger & Sons (1951)

  12th Street - North Side (east to west)

• 1616 12th Street: Barb's Beauty Shop (1962-68)

• 2410 12th Street (410 W 12th): C A Newman (real estate agent) (1896-97)

• 2502 12th Street (502 W 12th): Gabler & Co (paints and oils) (1896-97), Oxford Hotel (1930), Oxford Bar (1951), Oxford Beauty Salon (1959-62)

• 2504 12th Street (504 W 12th): Vienna Restaurant (1896-97), Oxford Hotel (1930), Oxford Cocktail Lounge & Cafe (1941), Shaffer's Exchange (1951-65), Micek Bros Billiards (1965), no information (1968)

• 2506 12th Street: J A Kusek (billards) (1930), Kuseks Billiard Parlor (1941), Micek Bros. Bar (1951-59), Micek Bros Billiards (1962), Micek Bros (1968), Micek Bar (1983)

• 2508 12th Street: White Star Cafe (1930), Perry's Bar, Shorty's Barber Shop (1951), J & M Bar (1959-62), K & M Bar, J & M Barber Shop (1962-68), Chohon & Cutsor Barber Shop (1983)

• 2508 1/2 12th Street: Green's Transfer (1915), C J Chada, barber (1930)

• 2510 12th Street: Michael Brown (saloon) (1915), M H Wilks (soft drinks) (1930), Midget Cafe (1941), Club Cafe (1951), Railroader Cafe (1959), Bar B-Q Cafe (1962), Cable Television (1965), Columbus Cable TV (1968-83)

• 2512 12th Street (512 W 12th): C A Linstrum (merchant tailor) (1896-97), Home Restaurant (1896-1915), Independent Coal Co, J H Bisson (produce) (1930), Bisson Produce (1941), Bisson Seed Co (1951), Kaplan Market (1959-62), Midwest Glass Service (1965-83)

• 2514 12th Street (514 W 12th): The Irrigator, Carl Rohde (saloon) (1896-97), F H Rudat (sporting goods) (1915), H W Buller (harness) (1930), Railroader Cafe (1951), Columbus Cafe (1959), City Cafe (1962-68)

• 2516 12th Street: Union Lunch (1915), Farmers Union Central Business Assn, Edw Krumland (produce) (1930), Army Surplus Store (1951), Egger Produce (1959), Alex Produce (1962), Erwin Appliance Sales (1965), Ray's Appliance Sales & Service (1968)

• 2518 12th Street (518 W 12th): P W Beerbower (real estate agent) (1896-97), E C Bergman (monuments) (1930), Paprocki Barber Shop (1941), The Barber Shop (1951), Walt's Barber Shop (1959-62), Kobus Dental Lab (1965), Buss Auction & Realty Co (1968)

• 2518 1/2 12th Street: Central Acceptance Co, I J Kinsman (insurance), C P Moore (insurance), M D Karr (real estate) (1930), Kobus Dental Laboratory (1951, 1962), Dr Ben E Triba (1951)

• 2520 12th Street: G H Gray Insurance (1951), Lyle Hansen Insurance (1959), Cosmotique Beauty Salon (1983)

• 2522 12th Street: Gruenhage Insurance Co (1968)

• 2602 12th Street (602 W 12th): Meridian Hotel, Kearney Laundry (1896-97), Meridian Hotel (1930-1968), Yellow Cab Taxi (1941), American Bus Lines Depot (1959), Continental American Trailways, Meridian Barber Shop (1962)

• 2604 12th Street (604 W 12th): Meridian Hotel (1896-97), Johannes Repair Shop (1941), Otto B Johannes Typewriters (1959), Otto B Johannes Locksmith (1962-68)

• 2606 12th Street (606 W 12th): Meridian Bar (saloon) (1896-97), Meridian Cafe (1930), Blue Cross Serum Co (1941-62), Kaplan Bros (1965-68)

• 2608 12th Street (608 W 12th): H G Cross (insurance agent) (1896-97), Bakery (unk.), Jones Bakery (bef. 1915-), Shaffers Exchange (1941), Frank's Washer & Appliance Repair (1951), Frank's Washer Service (1959-68)

• 2610 12th Street (610 W 12th): C C Jones (confectioner, bakery), L J Lee (wines and liquors, tobacco and cigars, saloon), Frazier & Tiffany (live stock dealers) (1896-97), Pius Poeffel (saloon) (1915), Jones Bakery (1930), Consumers Public Power Ware House (1941), Columbus Plumbing & Heating (1951), vacant (1959-62)

• 2612 12th Street (612 W 12th): L F Moldenhauer propr (dye works), Fred Reitz (boots and shoes) (1896-97), Lincoln Highway Garage (1915), Auto Electric Service (1941), Nebr Cont Telephone Co warehouse (1951), Midwest Glass Service (1959-62)

• 2614 12th Street (614 W 12th): A L Koon (notary public), Ernest C Bergman (monuments) (1915), Auto Electric Service Co (1930-59), Mihulka Auto Electric Service (1962-68)

• 2616 12th Street: Ernest C Bergman (monuments) (1915), Williams Monument Co (1959), vacant (1962)

• 2618 12th Street (618 W 12th): W M Hensley (attorney at law), A L Koon (insurance agent) (1896-97), Ernest C Bergman (monuments) (1915), Harry J Williams Monument Co (1930), Williams Monuments (1941), Harry J Williams Monuments (1951)

• 2620 12th Street (620 W 12th): Ed H Chambers (notary public), Becher, Jaeggi & Co (real estate agents, abstracts of title, insurance agents, loan agents), C J Garlow, J N Kilian (attorneys at law), Nebraska Biene (German newspaper) (1896-97), Harry J Williams Monument Co (1930)

• 2622 12th Street: Farmers Union Co-op Crd. Bus. Ass'n (1941), Krumland & Sons (1951), Krumland Produce (1959-68)

• 2702 12th Street (702 W 12th): Clother House [opened June 14, 1869], G A Scott, propr (1896-1915), Clother Hotel, T W Adams, propr (abt 1912)

• 2708 12th Street: J F Stovicek (auto repair), Fred Jackson (battery station) (1930)

• 2710 12th Street: Leo Wozny Auto Repair (1941)

• 2712 12th Street: Short Manufacturing Co (1951)

• 2722 12th Street: Columbus Cream Co (1930), Beatrice Creamery Co (1941), Beatrice Foods Co (1951-65), Meadow Gold Dairy Products (1968)

• 2810 12th Street: Columbus Grain Co (1968)

• 2812 12th Street: Columbus Feed & Seed Warehouse (1951)

• 2816 12th Street: Frank's Market (1951), Frank's Cafe (1959), Ann's Cafe (1962-65), F & M Cafe (1968), Little Gem Cafe (1983)

• 2910 12th Street: Meyer Motor Co (1962), Coffin's Auto Repair (1983)

• 2916 12th Street: Mihulka Bros Auto Electric (1983)

• 3202 12th Street (1202 W 12th): Gabler & Co (druggists)