One of the charter tenants at THE CENTER was National Shirt Shops, a men's sportswear retailer. The store was located on the mall's 3rd Level.
Drawing from National Shirt Shops
Here we see the Center Street -or north- facade and an entry to the 2nd Level parking deck. Storefronts for National Shirt Shops, Baker's Qualicraft Shoes and Thom McAn Shoes open onto the 3rd Level parking deck above.
Photo from http://firstmgt.com / First Management, Incorporated
On another side of the 3rd Level parking deck are entries to the second floor of Younkers. Its main sales floor was on the mall's 2nd Level. THE CENTER store began to be promoted as a Kilpatrick-Younkers in May 1961; this written out as "Younker-Kilpatricks" by the early '70s. The store was re-rebranded, as a Younkers, in August 1982.
Photo from http://firstmgt.com / First Management, Incorporated
Graphic from Wiebe Enterprises
By 1965, stores had come and gone at THE CENTER. The Big Chief market had been replaced by Shaver's Food Mart. Moreover, as previously mentioned, Younkers was now co-branded with Kilpatrick's.
Graphic from Wiebe Enterprises
THE CENTER TENANTS 1965:
1st LEVEL (Applewood Mall):
HESTED STORES VARIETY CORNER / SHAVER'S FOOD MART / Carl S. Baum Druggist / Center Barber Shop / Center Key & Rubber Stamp Shop / Center Shoe Hospital / Center Snack Shop / Chuck's Texaco / Dino's Liquors / Dino's Tavern / Frank The Tailor / G & W Auto Supplies / Kimball Launderers & Dry Cleaners / Mode O' Day Frock Shop / Popcorn Center / US Post Office
2nd LEVEL (Younkers Mall):
KILPATRICK-YOUNKERS First Floor Store / Associates Loan Company / Beau Monde, Incorporated Jewelry / Center Bank / Center Coffee Shop / Cosgrave Church Goods / Fitle & Bradshaw, Attorneys at Law / House of Greeting Cards / Lollipop Lane / Ortman Bakery
3rd LEVEL (Cherrywood Mall):
KILPATRICK-YOUNKERS Second Floor Store / Calandra Camera Shop / C.H. Baker Shoes / Francois Beauty Salon / Maternity Modes / National Shirt Shops / Thom McAn Shoes / Tober's Clothing / J. Warner Studios Photography
4th LEVEL (Dovetree Mall):
KILPATRICK-YOUNKERS Balcony / American National Insurance / Anesthesia Associates / Ataco Products, Incorporated / Casualty Claims Service of Omaha / Center Figurine Shop / Cletus Baum, Medical Doctor / Clifford L. Smith, Medical Doctor / Daniel L. Wagner, Medical Doctor / E.F. Rottman & Associates, Consulting Engineers / Edward F. Fleming, Medical Doctor / Edward J. Smith, Medical Doctor / Emmet G. Bruning, Doctor of Dental Science / Fuller Brush Company / Henry L. Dvorak, Medical Doctor / John O. McArthy, Medical Doctor / John R. Hyde, Medical Doctor / Lyle Q. Hills, Attorney at Law / Main Line Homes / Nebraska National Life Insurance / North American Life & Casualty Company / Occidental Life Insurance Company of California / Paul D. Swobada, Optometrist / Reynolds Metal Company / Reserve Life Insurance / Richard J. Huston, Doctor of Dental Science / Robert Montgomery, Podiatrist / Sebastian A. Zarbano, Medical Doctor / Troy & Stalder, Architects / United General Adjusters Claims Department
5th LEVEL (Elkwood Mall):
Cimarron Room Restaurant (with outdoor dining terrace) / Clink cocktail lounge / Sky Lanes bowling alley
A menu cover for the Cimarron Room restaurant and Devil's Nest cocktail lounge. The bistro and bar were destroyed by a fire which swept through the mall's 5th Level in October 1969. It was rebuilt and re-opened in January 1971.
Graphic from Omaha Public Library
