Category: Black businesses

• A Biography of Cathy Hughes

  

  This is a biography of North Omaha native Cathy Hughes. She grew up in the Logan Fontenelle Projects and today is the 2nd richest Black woman in America.

  Adam F.C. Fletcher

  June 27, 2022

  21st century, 20th century, Near North Side, biography, music, Media, Black businesses, Black businesspeople

• A History of Metoyer’s BBQ

  

  This is a history of Metoyer’s BBQ in North Omaha, Nebraska, which was open from 1958 to 1985.

  Adam F.C. Fletcher

  April 13, 2022

  20th century, 24th and Lake, Black businesses, North 24th Street, Restaurants

• A History of the Calhoun Hotel

  

  This is a history of the Calhoun Hotel, a Black hotel at 2423 Lake Street in North Omaha from 1946 to 1962.

  Adam F.C. Fletcher

  March 26, 2022

  20th century, 24th and Lake, Black businesspeople, Black hotels, Demolished buildings, Demolished buildings, Hotels, Lake Street, Lost history, North 24th Street

• A History of the 3006 Building in North Omaha

  

  This is a history of the historic storefronts located at N. 24th and Binney Streets in North Omaha, Nebraska.

  Adam F.C. Fletcher

  February 9, 2022

  20th century, 21st century, Black businesses, Black spaces and places, Buildings, business, Grocery store, Lost history, North 24th Street, real estate, White flight

• A History of The Omaha Guide

  

  This is a history of the Omaha Guide newspaper, a Black-owned and Black-focused semi-weekly in North Omaha, Nebraska from 1927 through 1956.

  Adam F.C. Fletcher

  December 7, 2021

  20th century, Black businesses, Black businesspeople, Black culture, Black spaces and places, culture, historic preservation, Newspapers

• History of Department Stores in North Omaha

  

  Department stores once dotted the area north of Dodge and east of North 72nd Street. This is a history of department stores in North Omaha.

  Adam F.C. Fletcher

  December 10, 2020

  20th century, 21st century, Ames Avenue, architecture, Benson, Black businesses, business, Demolished buildings, economics, historic preservation, Listed on National Register of Historic Places, North 24th Street, North 30th, North Omaha, Segregation, shopping

• History of the 24th Street Dairy Queen

  

  From 1951 to 1963, the 24th Street Dairy Queen was serve the Black community in the Near North Side. This is a history of the business.

  Adam F.C. Fletcher

  November 8, 2020

  Black businesses, Black businesspeople, Demolished buildings, economics, Food, Ice cream, Long School, Lost history, Near North Side, North 24th Street, Segregation

• History of 2410 Lake Street

  

  This is a history of the now-demolished building that once stood at 2410 Lake Street that housed a vaudeville theater, movies, a nightclub, a bowling alley, a supper club, and a teen club, as well as a bar before it was demolished in the 1970s.

  Adam F.C. Fletcher

  October 5, 2020

  20th century, 24th and Lake, Black businesses, Black spaces and places, Cafes, Clubs, clubs, Demolished buildings, Food, Lake Street, Lost history, Near North Side, nightlife, Restaurants, Theaters

• A Biography of George P. Johnson

  

  The first-ever Black-owned, operated and filmed theater company in the world was led from North Omaha.

  Adam F.C. Fletcher

  March 1, 2020

  20th century, biography, Black businesses, Black businesspeople, business, historic preservation, History of Nebraska, Lost history, Near North Side, Segregation, theaters

• A History of Allen’s Showcase in North Omaha

  

  This is a biography of Paul B. Allen, and a history of Allen’s Showcase in North Omaha.

  Adam F.C. Fletcher

  February 24, 2020

  20th century, 24th and Lake, biography, Black businesses, Black businesspeople, clubs, historic preservation, Listed on National Register of Historic Places, Near North Side, nightlife

• A History of 1324 North 24th Street

  

  In the course of a century, a lot of things can change in a neighborhood. The Near North Side of Omaha has had a lot of changes, with some buildings transitioning from vital to demolished with reckless abandon. This is a history of the building once located at 1324 North 24th Street. The neighborhoods between […]

  Adam F.C. Fletcher

  January 13, 2020

  20th century, 21st century, architecture, Black businesses, Black organizations, Demolished buildings, Demolished buildings, Drug store, Lost history, Near North Side, North 24th Street, shopping, Social halls

• A History of Restaurants, Diners and Food Businesses in North Omaha

  

  This is a history of restaurants in North Omaha throughout its history.

  Adam F.C. Fletcher

  December 29, 2019

  19th century, 20th century, 21st century, Black businesses, Buildings, Cafes, Clubs, diners, Food, Restaurants

• History of Businesses Owned By African Americans in Omaha

  

  This is a history of Black-owned businesses, African American entrepreneurship and more in North Omaha since 1854.

  Adam F.C. Fletcher

  December 28, 2019

  19th century, 20th century, 21st century, biography, Black businesses, Black leader, Black people, business, culture, History of Nebraska, Lost history, racism, Segregation, society

• A Biography of Rodney S. Wead

  

  This is a biography of North Omaha community leader Rodney S. Wead (b. 1935).

  Adam F.C. Fletcher

  December 11, 2019

  20th century, 21st century, biography, Black businesses, Black organizations, Black people, History of Nebraska, Near North Side, poverty, racism, religion, Social services, society

• A History of the Jewell Building and Dreamland Ballroom

  

  This is a history of the iconic Jewell Building in the 24th and Lake Historic District. It features notable people, organizations, businesses and events there, as well as the architecture and more.

  Adam F.C. Fletcher

  November 4, 2019

  20th century, 21st century, 24th and Lake, Activism, architecture, Black businesses, Black organizations, Clubs, clubs, economics, historic preservation, History of Nebraska, Listed on National Register of Historic Places, music, Near North Side, nightlife, Official Omaha Landmark, real estate, Social halls

• A History of The Off Beat Club in North Omaha

  

  This is a history of Jim Bell and Jerry Morris’s supper club called The Off Beat, located at 24th and Lake from 1952-1969.

  Adam F.C. Fletcher

  October 19, 2019

  20th century, 24th and Lake, architecture, Black businesses, Clubs, clubs, Demolished buildings, Demolished buildings, economics, historic preservation, Lost history

• A Biography of Helen Mahammitt

  

  This is a biography of Helen Mahammit (1869-1950), a leading African American caterer, chef and teacher in Omaha for 45 years.

  Adam F.C. Fletcher

  September 4, 2019

  19th century, 20th century, biography, Black businesses, Black people, Caterers, historic preservation, Lost history, racism, society

• A History of the Hillcrest Mansion in North Omaha

  

  This is the story of a mansion in North Omaha built as a home to a wealthy real estate mogul that eventually became the site of a decades-long Black-owned business.

  Adam F.C. Fletcher

  July 20, 2019

  20th century, 21st century, architecture, Black businesses, Black people, Black spaces and places, Demolished buildings, Historic houses, Lost history, Restaurants, society

• A History of 5901 North 30th Street

  

  This is a history of the building at 5901 N. 30th, on the northeast corner of 30th and Laurel.

  Adam F.C. Fletcher

  June 29, 2019

  20th century, 21st century, architecture, Black businesses, Black people, Buildings, business, Lost history, Miller Park, North 30th, White flight

• A History of Duffy Drugs

  

  Going back to 1886, the southwest corner of 24th and Lake has been vital to North Omaha! Its first Black-owned business didn’t happen until 1968 though. Find out more in this history of Duffy Drugs!

  Adam F.C. Fletcher

  April 22, 2019

  19th century, 20th century, 21st century, 24th and Lake, architecture, biography, Black businesses, Buildings, Drug store, historic preservation, Lost history, music, Omaha Police Department, Pioneer era, Race riot, White flight

• A Biography of George W. Althouse

  

  This is a biography of former Nebraska legislator George W. Althouse. He was the ninth African American representative from North Omaha.

  Adam F.C. Fletcher

  March 22, 2019

  20th century, African Americans, biography, Black businesses, government, Politics

• A History of King Solomon’s Mines in North Omaha

  

  This is a history of King Solomon’s Mines, a nightclub open at 2425 Ames Avenue in North Omaha from 1970-1972.

  Adam F.C. Fletcher

  January 3, 2018

  20th century, Ames Ave, Black businesses, business, culture, Grocery store, Lost history, nightlife, North 24th Street, Organizations, Saratoga, society

• A History of North Omaha’s Burkenroad House aka Broadview Hotel aka Trimble Castle

  

  The home at 2060 Florence Boulevard has a reputation as a mansion for the social elite; an apartment house; a brothel, a hotel and as apartments again. Here is a history of North Omaha’s Broadview Hotel.

  Adam F.C. Fletcher

  November 3, 2016

  20th century, 21st century, Architects, architecture, Black businesses, Buildings, business, crime, culture, economics, Historic houses, houses, Lost history, Near North Side, racism, society, wealthy, White flight

• A History of Jim Bell’s Club Harlem In North Omaha

  

  This is a history of Club Harlem, a vibrant center of the North Omaha jazz scene in the 1940s.

  Adam F.C. Fletcher

  November 29, 2015

  20th century, 24th and Lake, Black businesses, Clubs, clubs, Demolished buildings, Lost history, nightlife

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• A History of North Omaha’s Fair Deal Cafe

  

  Soul food was served in mighty heaps at Omaha’s old “Black City Hall.” Learn about the legacy of the original Fair Deal Cafe…

  Adam F.C. Fletcher

  November 8, 2012

  24th and Lake, Black businesses, Black leader, Cafes, Demolished buildings, diners, Food