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'Something had to change' — The resurrection of a nightmarish Near South corner

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'Something had to change' — The resurrection of a nightmarish Near South corner

• Peter Salter
• Jun 30, 2019
• Jun 30, 2019 Updated Mar 13, 2020
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Transformations store director CeCe Robinson (left), shown here last year with visual design coordinator Andrea Mailand, helped organize the upcoming Lincoln Thrift Store Crawl.

• GWYNETH ROBERTS, Journal Star file photo

Jeff Heerspink, president of the board of Transformations Thrift Store, and his son Josiah, 12, stand out the store at the corner of 14th and B streets.

• GWYNETH ROBERTS, Journal Star

The commercial building at 14th and B streets has hosted a series of businesses since the early 1920s, but the corner laundry became a haven for crime and bad behavior.

• GWYNETH ROBERTS, Journal Star

Visual design coordinator Andrea Mailand prices donated clothing with help from Bethany Brown, 13, a volunteer with Journey Student Ministries in Michigan, at Transformations Thrift Store.

• GWYNETH ROBERTS, Journal Star

Volunteers sort donations outside of Transformations Thrift Store.

• GWYNETH ROBERTS, Journal Star

Transformations Thrift Store on South 14th Street is one of eight stores participating in the first Lincoln Thrift Store Crawl.

• GWYNETH ROBERTS, Journal Star file photo

Racks of clothing await customers at Transformations Thrift Store.

• GWYNETH ROBERTS, Journal Star

Racks of donated clothing fill one side of Transformations Thrift Store.

• GWYNETH ROBERTS, Journal Star

A variety of shoes for sale at Transformations Thrift Store.

• GWYNETH ROBERTS, Journal Star

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The trio of historic storefronts were like magnets for the neighborhood’s seediest characters — and for the police.

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Photos: Thrift store

Transformations thrift store

The commercial building at 14th and B streets has hosted a series of businesses since the early 1920s, but the corner laundry became a haven for crime and bad behavior.

GWYNETH ROBERTS, Journal Star

Transformations thrift store

Volunteers sort donations outside of Transformations Thrift Store.

GWYNETH ROBERTS, Journal Star

Transformations thrift store

Racks of donated clothing fill one side of Transformations Thrift Store.

GWYNETH ROBERTS, Journal Star

Transformations thrift store

Transformations store director CeCe Robinson (left), shown here last year with visual design coordinator Andrea Mailand, helped organize the upcoming Lincoln Thrift Store Crawl.

GWYNETH ROBERTS, Journal Star file photo

Transformations thrift store

Racks of clothing await customers at Transformations Thrift Store.

GWYNETH ROBERTS, Journal Star

Transformations thrift store

A variety of shoes for sale at Transformations Thrift Store.

GWYNETH ROBERTS, Journal Star

Transformations thrift store

Transformations Thrift Store on South 14th Street is one of eight stores participating in the first Lincoln Thrift Store Crawl.

GWYNETH ROBERTS, Journal Star file photo

Transformations thrift store

Visual design coordinator Andrea Mailand prices donated clothing with help from Bethany Brown, 13, a volunteer with Journey Student Ministries in Michigan, at Transformations Thrift Store.

GWYNETH ROBERTS, Journal Star

Transformations thrift store

Jeff Heerspink, president of the board of Transformations Thrift Store, and his son Josiah, 12, stand out the store at the corner of 14th and B streets.

GWYNETH ROBERTS, Journal Star

Reach the writer at 402-473-7254 or psalter@journalstar.com.

On Twitter @LJSPeterSalter.

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Transformations store director CeCe Robinson (left), shown here last year with visual design coordinator Andrea Mailand, helped organize the upcoming Lincoln Thrift Store Crawl.

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Jeff Heerspink, president of the board of Transformations Thrift Store, and his son Josiah, 12, stand out the store at the corner of 14th and B streets.

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The commercial building at 14th and B streets has hosted a series of businesses since the early 1920s, but the corner laundry became a haven for crime and bad behavior.

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Visual design coordinator Andrea Mailand prices donated clothing with help from Bethany Brown, 13, a volunteer with Journey Student Ministries in Michigan, at Transformations Thrift Store.

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Transformations Thrift Store on South 14th Street is one of eight stores participating in the first Lincoln Thrift Store Crawl.

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Racks of clothing await customers at Transformations Thrift Store.

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Racks of donated clothing fill one side of Transformations Thrift Store.

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A variety of shoes for sale at Transformations Thrift Store.

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