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North Omaha Chronicles, 12-19-19

Post author By Adam F.C. Fletcher
Post date December 19, 2019
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North Omaha Chronicles, 12-18-19

Post author By Adam F.C. Fletcher
Post date December 18, 2019
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A History of the Creighton Working Girls Home

Post author By Adam F.C. Fletcher
Post date December 17, 2019
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This was the Creighton Working Girls Home and Chapel at North 22nd and Davenport Street.

This is a history of the Creighton Working Girls Home and Chapel, which provided a paternalistic environment for newly arrived women in Omaha for several decades.

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North Omaha Chronicles, 12-16-19

Post author By Adam F.C. Fletcher
Post date December 16, 2019
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A History of The Off Beat Club in North Omaha

Post author By Adam F.C. Fletcher
Post date October 19, 2019
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The Off Beat club at 2410 Lake Street opened in 1952 and closed in 1969.

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.

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A History of Murphy, Wasey and Company Factory in North Omaha

Post author By Adam F.C. Fletcher
Post date August 17, 2019
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This is the Murphy, Wasey and Company factory built at Spaulding Street on the Belt Line Railway in 1890.

In 1890, a major Detroit-based chair manufacturer called Murphy, Wasey and Company arrived in a big way in North Omaha. Located at 3167-77 Spaulding Street along what was then called North 32nd (aka John A. Creighton Boulevard) and the Belt Line Railway, the company built a large factory and employed a hundred people. It was […]

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A History of the Hillcrest Mansion in North Omaha

Post author By Adam F.C. Fletcher
Post date July 20, 2019
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Alfred and Elenora Brooks Jones were the most noted owners of the Hillcrest Mansion was at 2711 Caldwell Street. They were African American restauranteurs and socialites.

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.