800 Block G Street

These walks begin in the west at 8^th street, walking east—

1875—Empty lot, empty lot, Bane’s Restaurant, empty lot, empty lot, empty lot, empty lot, empty lot, empty lot, empty lot, empty lot, empty lot, empty lot, empty lot (There may have been many more businesses, but they were on leased property and before newspapers gave us information about locations.)

1880—Empty lot, empty lot, Gabriel & Fiegenbaum, empty lot, empty lot, wooden store building, Fiegenbaum Drug Store, empty lot, empty lot, empty lot, empty lot, Dean Billiard Hall, empty lot, Geneva Exchange Bank

1885—Dewolf & Schoefield Meat Market, Pardue Cigar Factory, Amelia Jones Hamilton, Luke, Wilkins & King Real Estate, Spears Trade Palace, W. L. Spear Hardware, Fiegenbaum Drug Store, A. O. Taylor’s Office, Day & Taylor Real Estate, Brown’s Millinery, Hitch & Rathbun, Mozee Brothers, The Review, Alexander Meats, Geneva Exchange Bank

1890—Solomon & Nathan, M. Berdolt & Son, Griffith & Carson, Hitch Furniture, Newton Hitch Grocery, W. L. Spear Hardware, Fiegenbaum Drug Store, Bank of Geneva, Day & Taylor Real Estate, Keeler Grocery, Pierce Confectionery, Hitch & Rathbun, Wight & Blott Meat Market, Alexander Meat Market, First National Bank

1895—Barnett Hardware, Byron Mershon’s Nickel Plate Store, Matthews & Phillips Restaurant, Cooksey Drug Store, vacant, agricultural implements, Walton’s Candy & Cigar Stand, Spear Hardware, Geneva National Bank, Keeler Grocery, City Bakery, Sorrick & Sons, Wight Meat Market, H. L. Smith Hardware, First National Bank/ Ballard Shoes

1900—Bowling alley, Eaton Clothing, Matthews & Phillips Restaurant, The Right Place (Reeves), vacant, agricultural implements, Walton’s Candy & Cigar Stand, Spear Hardware, Hitch’s Grocery, Hranac Harness, Geneva Bakery, Sorrick & Sons, Thompson & Co. Racket Store, Barnett Hardware, Geneva State Bank

1905—Huston Implement, Lyman Pool Hall, Dinneen & Tracy Restaurant, Shickley Billiard Parlor, Reeve & Co, agricultural implements, Hitch Grocery, Spear Hardware, Leader Restaurant, Hranac Harness, Globe Clothing, Temporary Geneva State Bank, new empty building, Geneva State Bank

1910—Evans Novelty Store, Elks Café, Moore Drug, Thies Variety Store, Reeve & Co, empty lot, Hitch & Swails, Spear Hardware, Coleman’s Café, Hranac Harness, Globe Clothing, Emrich Clothing, Sislar & Hourigan, Stiefer Ice Cream Parlor, Geneva State Bank

1915—Lyman’s Pool Hall, White’s Grocery, Midwest Theater, Shickley’s Pool Hall, Reeve & Co, empty lot, Hitch & Swails, Spear Hardware, Calumet Café, Taborsky Harness, Globe Clothing, Harris & Harris Clothing, vacant, Stiefer Ice Cream Parlor, Geneva State Bank

1920—Laurine Pool Hall, Green Turtle Pool Hall, Frank Hafer Implements, Calumet Café, Eller Co., empty lot, Hitch & Swails, Spear Hardware, Also Spear Hardware, empty lot, Globe Clothing, Public Service/Geneva Suitatorium, Whitney Drug Store, Carlson Café, Geneva State Bank

1925—Lovell Pool Hall, Green Turtle Pool Hall, Bedford Produce, ODD Fellows/Hanlin Café, Eller Co., empty, Crawford’s IGA, Spear Hardware, Also Spear Hardware, Hitch & Swails, Hub Clothing, Public Service/ Geneva Suitatorium, Camp’s Grocery, Meridian Café, Geneva State Bank.

1930—Sager Ins., Green Turtle Pool Hall, Bedford Produce, Jones Market, Eller Co., empty, Knudson’s Ladies Clothing, Spear Hardware, Maryland Café, J. C. Penney’s, Swails Service Store, LaSalle Hat Shop/Beauty Parlor, Nebraska Gas & Light, Meridian Café, Geneva State Bank

1935—Hinkle Liquor Store, Green Turtle Pool Hall, Picard’s Venus Paints, Eller’s Grocery, Eller Co., empty, Knudson’s Ladies Clothing, Spear Hardware, Modern Cash Grocery, J. C. Penney’s, Swails/Marguerite’s, Archer Barbershop/LaSalle Beauty Shop, Nebraska Gas & Light, Colson’s Central Café, Geneva State Bank

1940—Johnson Hardware, Safeway, Picard’s Venus Paints, Eller’s Grocery, Eller Co., the Green Turtle, Miller Style Shop, Poole’s Café, Gambles, J. C. Penney’s, Swails/Marguerite’s, Archer Barbershop/LaSalle Beauty Shop, Fiegenbaum Jewelry, vacant, Geneva State Bank

1945—American Legion, vacant, Geneva Produce, Widlick Transfer Co. Storage, Geneva Electric Appliance Store, Green Turtle, Cumberland Style Shop, Blanke Café, Gambles, J. C. Penney’s, Swails/Marguerite’s, Archer Barbershop/LaSalle Beauty Shop, Consumer’s Public Power, Eller Co., Geneva State Bank

1950—Blanke’s Tavern, unknown, Geneva Produce, Jacox Jewelry, Wennersten Appliance & Hardware, Cliff’s Place, Cumberland Style Shop, Coast to Coast, Gambles, J. C. Penney’s, Swails/Marguerite’s, Selective Service Office/Cartwright Radio, Consumer’s Public Power, Eller Co., Geneva State Bank

1955—Blanke’s Tavern, unknown, Geneva Produce, Carlson Real Estate /Swanson Ins., Wennersten Appliance & Hardware, Cliff’s Place, Cumberland Style Shop, Coast to Coast, Cartwright TV & Furniture, J. C. Penney’s, Fairway Grocery/Marguerite’s, Selective Service Office/Dearking Radio, Schneider’s IGA, Eller Co., Geneva State Bank

1960—Blanke’s Tavern, unknown, Geneva Produce, Carlson Real Estate, for sale, Charlie’s Place, Cumberland Style Shop, Coast to Coast, Western Power & Gas, J. C. Penney’s, Marguerite’s, Selective Service Office/Dearking Radio, Schneider’s IGA, Geneva State Bank

1965—Blanke’s Tavern, unknown, Geneva Produce, Carlson Real Estate, Geneva Auto Parts, Pastime Bar, Cumberland Style Shop, Coast to Coast, Western Power & Gas, J. C. Penney’s, Marguerite’s, Selective Service Office/Dearking Radio, Geneva State Bank

1970—Golden Steer Steakhouse, Sanders TV, Montgomery Ward Catalog Store, vacant, Geneva Auto Parts, Pastime Bar, Cumberland Style Shop, Western Power & Gas, Jacox Jewelry & Vogue Clothing, J. C. Penney’s, Marguerite’s, Fillmore Co. Farm Bureau, Lichti TV, Geneva State Bank

1975—Anchor Inn, House of Hair, Montgomery Ward Catalog Store, Larsen Real Estate & Ins., Geneva Auto Parts, Pastime Bar, Cumberland Style Shop, Cengas, Jacox/H & R Block, J. C. Penney’s, Kay Marie’s, Middle Earth, Dr. Kennel, Geneva State Bank

1980—Anchor Inn, Montgomery Ward Catalog Store, Larsen Real Estate & Ins., Geneva Auto Parts, Sportsman Bar, Cumberland Style Shop, Cengas, Jacox/State Farm Ins., J. C. Penney’s, Kay Marie’s, vacant, Dr. Kennel, Geneva State Bank

1985—Anchor Inn, Geneva Floral, State Farm Ins./Richard Koehler, Geneva Auto Parts, Sportsman Bar, Cumberland Style Shop, Minnegasco Inc., Jacox/State Farm Ins., J. C. Penney’s, Kay Marie’s, vacant, Dr. Kennel, Geneva State Bank

1990—Anchor Inn, Geneva Floral, Schoenholz Real Estate & Auction, Geneva Auto Parts, Sportsman Bar, Cumblerland Style Shop, Minnegasco Inc., State Farm Ins./Jacox, Geneva TV & Appliance, Kay Marie’s, Terri Freye-CPA, Dr. Kennel, Geneva State Bank

1995—Anchor Inn, Geneva Floral, Schoenholz Real Estate & Auction, Ye Old Shoe Market, Sportsman Bar, Cumberland Style Shop, People’s Natural Gas, Jacox/Kinfolk Fabric, Geneva TV & Appliance, Geneva State Bank, Mark Manning-CPA, Geneva State Bank

2000—Empty lot, vacant, Schoenholz Real Estate & Auction /Contryman CPA, Wilkins Livestock Ins., Bottom’s Up, Cumberland Style Shop, People’s Natural Gas, Jacox/Guys & Gals, Geneva TV & Appliance, Geneva State Bank, GSB Investment Center, Geneva State Bank

2005—Empty lot, SE Community College, Schoenholz Real Estate & Auction/Tabitha Health Care, Wilkins Livestock Ins., Turn One, Cumberland Style Shop, Tabitha Home Health, Jacox/Guys & Gals, Geneva TV & Appliance, Geneva State Bank, GSB Investment Center, Geneva State Bank

2010—Empty lot, vacant, Schoenholz Real Estate & Auction, Wilkins Livestock Ins., Overtime Grill & Lounge, Cumberland Style Shop, vacant, empty/Guys & Gals, Geneva TV & Appliance, Geneva State Bank, GSB Investment Center, Geneva State Bank

2015—Empty lot, All American Book Bindery, Copper Key Real Estate, Wilkins Livestock Ins., Overtime Grill & Lounge, Cumberland Style Shop, vacant, Designing Women/Guys & Gals, Geneva TV & Appliance, Geneva State Bank, GSB Investment Center, Geneva State Bank

2020—Empty lot, vacant, vacant, Wilkins Livestock Ins., Overtime Grill & Lounge, Cumberland Style Shop, Waddell & Reed, Designing Women/Guys & Gals, Geneva TV & Appliance, Geneva State Bank, GSB Investment Center, Geneva State Bank