[Garthur]

Nice pictures, just drove past Nebraska Crossing twice today and will drive past twice tomorrow.

[Gunluvver2]

A six screen theater complex would draw a lot of truck drivers from the Flying J. A shuttle bus to and from the FJ would be a good idea. Heck I might buy a fifteen passenger van and do a shuttle service myself IF the Mall has several businesses that would attract the truckers. A fine sit down restaurant and a bar plus a movie theater would attract a lot of drivers.

GL2

[Garthur]

Originally Posted by Gunluvver2

A six screen theater complex would draw a lot of truck drivers from the Flying J. A shuttle bus to and from the FJ would be a good idea. Heck I might buy a fifteen passenger van and do a shuttle service myself IF the Mall has several businesses that would attract the truckers. A fine sit down restaurant and a bar plus a movie theater would attract a lot of drivers.

GL2

If there is parking for semi's then the truckers will just park at the Crossing. Just like before, truckers would park and walk up the hill to McDonalds.

I don't remember anyone saying there would be a movie theater or a restaurant at the Crossing, or are you just saying there should be these businesses there?

[nebugeater]

That have said there will be a restaurant or two but none have been named. It has been suggested that it will be more than fast food.

No word on a theater and that would be an extreme long shot IMO

[jm31828]

Originally Posted by harshbarj

Looks like yet another mall in yet another sea of cars. I don't see any reason why anyone living in Omaha or Lincoln would want to shop here. I live within walking distance of several options on the east side, so why would I want to drive 30+ min for something I already have. Not to mention I'd be supporting urban shopping rather than suburban sprawl.

(those who know me will get the joke about me "driving")

As others mentioned, this is not a normal mall, this is an outlet mall- these are outlet stores selling items for cheaper than what is found in normal stores in a normal mall. Most major cities have these nearby, and they are always quite a ways out from the city itself, sometimes seemingly in the middle of nowhere- it's how they operate, it's cheap property, cheap rent, which allows for the lower prices.
So this is not anything you already have in Omaha or Lincoln.

The thing I don't get is, when I first moved to Lincoln in 1997 the outlet mall had quite a few stores and it was failing miserably, leading to the near collapse it had recently with no retail left there. How do they expect a new rebuilt one to succeed? And why would these stores all come now when they didn't seem to want to come to this location in the past?

[MountainMen]

Originally Posted by jm31828

As others mentioned, this is not a normal mall, this is an outlet mall- these are outlet stores selling items for cheaper than what is found in normal stores in a normal mall. Most major cities have these nearby, and they are always quite a ways out from the city itself, sometimes seemingly in the middle of nowhere- it's how they operate, it's cheap property, cheap rent, which allows for the lower prices. ?

Now retailers avoid rent alltogether by selling their discount goods online. Good luck getting anybody to join an outlet mall these days, especially one like this that gets near-zero traffic.

[nebugeater]

Here is what it looked like on the evening of May 24

This is taken from the old back enterance. This may be the new main enterance. This is the Tee intersection with Hwy 6.



Nebr Crossing May 24-103 by nebugeater, on Flickr





Nebr Crossing May 24-102 by nebugeater, on Flickr




Looks to be a moc up of what the building face will start to look like.


Nebr Crossing May 24-30 by nebugeater, on Flickr


From the Corner of the McDonalds parking lot.


Nebr Crossing May 24-101 by nebugeater, on Flickr

[nebugeater]

Here is an update from June 22 with some pano photos from three locations.





taken from what was the enterance into the back of the old mall. This is where Hwy 6 & 31 meet.


Nebr Crossing June 22-Pano 7 by nebugeater, on Flickr



Taken from the The corner of theMcDonlads lot near the drive through boards


Nebr Crossing June 22-Pano 6 by nebugeater, on Flickr



taken from the off rank from I80 onto Hwy 6 near the mall



Nebr Crossing June 22-Pano 1 by nebugeater, on Flickr


Line to my Flickr set starting the last day of business at the old mall


Nebraska Crossing - a set on Flickr

[nebugeater]

This is what you can see from outside the fence as of July 21.


You can click through to Flickr for a larger view.






Taken from what was the entrance into the back of the old mall. This is where Hwy 6 & 31 meet. AS you can see they have now started to grade much further to the North. Guessing the new road will start to go in soon.


Nebr Crossing July 21-105 by nebugeater, on Flickr




Taken from the the corner of the McDonalds lot near the drive through boards


Nebr Crossing July 21-102 by nebugeater, on Flickr






taken from the off ramp from I80 onto Hwy 6 near the mall


Nebr Crossing July 21-99 by nebugeater, on Flickr


Even with a bunch of lifts there has to be ONE show Off!


Nebr Crossing July 21-2 by nebugeater, on Flickr

[nebugeater]

A few pictures from August 5


One of the sign posts. This one is near what will be the new main enterence


Aug 5 Nebraska Crossing-81 by nebugeater, on Flickr


Along the I80 exit. You can see five of the new structures


Aug 5 Nebraska Crossing-101 by nebugeater, on Flickr


From the McD lot


Aug 5 Nebraska Crossing-105 by nebugeater, on Flickr



Rebuilding what was the main enterance


Aug 5 Nebraska Crossing-65 by nebugeater, on Flickr




Aug 5 Nebraska Crossing-37 by nebugeater, on Flickr