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The Storz brewery was a fixture in Omaha for almost a century. Quite a lot of the original brewery still exists, though it's behind barbed wire and steel fencing, and its fancy brickwork is worth a visit. I went out on a cold January 2012 morning to take pictures of the Storz smokestack, after a conversation about it with our new acquaintances, Danny and Connie, from whom we had just purchased a wonderful vintage Grainbelt bubbler beer sign. Given the way that the riverfront development is going, I'm afraid that someone will demolish it before too long to put up a restaurant or a another ballpark.

 

The brick building behind the steel facade is part of the original complex.

 

The Storz emblem had been repurposed to suit the car parts business that was here for years, but enough of the old logo remains to link it to the original Storz design. 

 

The view to the south of downtown shows just how close the redevelopment is getting to the old Storz complex.  As the College World Series continues to dominate the area, more old buildings will fall.

 

 Close-ups of the brickwork on the smokestack are below.