Renovated building in Lincoln celebrates auto history Follow Us
Question of the Day By LIBBY SELINE - Associated Press - Sunday, January 31, 2021
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - The building on the corner of 16th and O streets, which once featured bricked-in windows and a leaking roof, now has new life as apartments and commercial space - and a home on Lincoln’s list of historic places.
About a century ago, Lincoln had one of the highest per capita automobile ownership rates in the nation, and prominent attorney Edmund Strode purchased the property downtown to serve as a repair shop and dealership. The Strode Building has hosted numerous auto-related businesses since it opened in 1917, according to the Lincoln Journal Star.