Omaha MidCentury Modern

                   

West elevation of the Behlin’s Home Columbus Nebraska. The home was built in 1958 for Walter and Ruby Behlin. The architectural firm was Leo A Daly of Omaha, NE. The house was designed using the corrugated steel panels manufacture by the Behlin factory. The Nebraska Historical Society is now the owner of the site. After visiting the site my mother recounted a story of how she attended a birthday party at the house when it was new. She remembers there being a retractable roof over the indoor pool in the center of the house. Today the pool is filled with concrete and the roof over the pool court is fixed in place and does not appear to be retractable.

Hall with original drapes and turquoise vynl covered seating

View of intact home office, now gone.

Intact all baby blue metal kitchen

Family room off kitchen. 

East elevation of the Behlin House. The corrugated steel panels can be seen exposed on the left side of the picture.

Charlie Graham Sign Restored

 

 

On the morning of Wednesday, January 28, (weather permitting), Neon Products of Omaha will reinstall the classic neon sign at Charlie Graham Body and Service at 42^nd and Leavenworth. The sign was completely disassembled, sandblasted, and repainted by Neon Products over the past 6 weeks.

 

Thank you for your support and interest in this process. We are excited to have the sign shining once again, and hope that you enjoy it for many years to come.

 

Please contact Jim Champion if you have any questions at 677-4007.

At 8:00 on Monday, December 8th, the Charlie Graham classic neon sign that has become a landmark in Omaha will be removed in order to be restored by Neon Products of Omaha. The sign will be completely disassembled by Neon Products, sandblasted and repainted by hand before being reinstalled in early January. This notice is being released to assure the public that the sign will be back and better than ever in early January. Please contact Jim Champion if you have any questions at 677-4007.

Enjoy the newly renovated neon on the landmark Omaha Start newspaper building.

What can I say, I wish this great mechanical neon was still on the Paxton Hotel building! It goes to auction on April 13.