This evening we had dinner at the Spaghetti Works in the Old Market in Omaha. They had a unique salad bar and it made me think about one of my ancestors.
The salad bar was on the bed of an old Ford truck.
What some people may not know, is that Omaha was at one time the home to a Ford Motor factory. After dinner we fought the College World Series traffic to go take a picture of the former factory building.
The factory was built in 1916 and produced the Model T. In fact, this was the last Ford factory to build the Model T.
So, where does my ancestor come into the picture?
Here is the wedding picture for my great grandparents Harvey Braman and Addeline Leeper. They were married in 1911.
In the 1930 census my great grandfather was living in Omaha and working at an auto plant. We believe that it was at the Ford Motor plant. We still need to do more research. Maybe a historian who knows more about the auto industry in Omaha can provide me with more information.
Ford later sold the building to the Tip Top Products company. They invented the bobby pin and the pink hair curler.
The building has now been converted into loft apartments and is known as the TipTop. I really like the sign on the corner of the building. You can also find out more about the TipTop by visiting their website.
I hope you enjoy this little bit of history.
Steven
Braman's Wanderings 
The photographs, with the light on the windows, are just fabulous, Stephen; and your history is lovely. I love the picture of your forebears.
Well that’s really a cool sign for sure. I would probably laugh every time I told someone that I lived on Lizard street. Or hopped into a cab and said, “Lizard Street please”. 😀 You’re lucky to have a photograph in such great condition of your Great Grandparents, I only have family stories to look back at.
Look a little closer. It is Izard street without the L.
Mark Whitaker Izard was the governor of the Nebraska Territory from 1855-1857.
However, I like your thoughts on it being Lizard street :-).
LOL, you are so right. Luckily I’ve just arranged new glasses on the weekend and will be able to see these details with more accuracy.
Very interesting …
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