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When there was nothing to do on a week-
end afternoon, W estroads was the place to go.
One could often see friends out at the mall--
either shopping or working at one of the nu-
merous stores. Clothing stores like Younker's
and The Limited were big draws, as were the
various record stores and card shops. By the
time the weekend rolled around though, the
parking was near-to-impossible. Sometimes it
almost made people turn away, but the prom-
ise of seeing friends and all the good buys in-
side made them change their minds. (P. MA-
HONEY) .

After taking a survey, the hottest
spot in Omaha was undoubtedly the Old
Market. The atmosphere was the biggest
attraction. One would have had a hard
time believing that he was still in Omaha.
There were brick streets and many small
shops. Not only were there clothing
stores, but also an ice cream shop, candy
and record stores, and several excellent
restaurants. The food type and price se-
lection varied from The Old Markeet
Gyros and Greek Pastries to The French
Cafe. At night, a horse and carriage were
available to offer a diverse mode of trans-
portation. When it was warm out, street
acts like mimes could be found perform-
ing. Also, on weekends the parking was
free--making it even more of an attractive
outing. (P. MAHONEY)

Although not everyone saw
amusement parks as their ideal
outing on weekends or in the sum-
mer, Peony Park still drew a lot of
Many movie theaters could be found near the high school students. It offered
Millard area. Orchard 4 was a mile from school and
was often chosen for its proximity and choice of the only roller coaster within a
movies. Students' favorite one, though, was Q Cin- three-hour radius of Omaha. It
ema 6. It had large theaters and current movie se- also had a large pool with a beach
lection. Indian Hills provided a welcome change to that was good for cooling off in
the usual cramped theaters and mediocre stereo the midst of the summer heat. (P.
system. They also offered newly-released films and MAHONEY)
those that couldn't be found elsewhere. (P. MAHO-
NEY )