Gifts from the Builder: The Eddie McAbee Park Entrance

By Heidi Madden and Chris Jacobsen Have you ever driven past the Eddie McAbee entrance to Carkeek Park off of NW 100th Place and wondered who Eddie McAbee is?  Perhaps the name sounded familiar:  Didn’t a guy named McAbee build a bunch of stuff around here? Eddie McAbee Entrance to Carkeek Park Eddie McAbee was in fact the [...] [...]

heidi | July 1st, 2010 | Tags: , , , | Category: History | Print This Post Print This Post |

How a Grocery Store Shaped a Neighborhood: The Story of Art’s Food Center

By Heidi Madden & Chris Jacobsen The Original Art's Globe (photograph used with permission from Herb and Sue McAbee) August 22, 1956 was the day the housewives of Crown Hill had been waiting for: The Plaza Shopping Center (a.k.a. Art’s Plaza) on 6th Ave. N.W. and Holman Road was having its grand opening. High on its [...] [...]

heidi | July 1st, 2010 | Tags: , , , , | Category: History | Print This Post Print This Post |