Category: Grocery store

• A History of 2621 North 16th Street

  

  Here is a history of one of the buildings that’s been gone from North Omaha for more than 40 years, 2621 North 16th Street.

  Adam F.C. Fletcher

  June 23, 2022

  19th century, 20th century, Apartments, Demolished buildings, Demolished buildings, Grocery store, North 16th Street

• A History of Battiato’s Super Market

  

  This is a history of Battiato’s Super Market on Ames Avenue in North Omaha, Nebraska.

  Adam F.C. Fletcher

  April 13, 2022

  20th century, Ames Ave, Ames Avenue, business, Grocery store

• 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

• History of the Bedford Place Neighborhood

  This is a history of the Bedford Place neighborhood in North Omaha, Nebraska.

  Adam F.C. Fletcher

  February 1, 2021

  19th century, 20th century, 21st century, Ames Ave, Ames Avenue, Black spaces and places, Buildings, business, civic infrastructure, crime, Demolished buildings, Druid Hill, economics, Grocery store, Historic houses, historic preservation, Lost history, Manufacturing, neighborhoods, North 30th, poverty, racism, White flight

• A History of North Omaha’s Fort Street Grocery Store

  

  When I grew up in the Miller Park neighborhood during the 1980s and 90s, there were only memories and rumors of what used to be. There were ghosts of busy shopping districts, a thriving school, beautiful churches and streetcars haunted the neighborhood. Some memories were so enticing that they made me imagine what was. One […]

  Adam F.C. Fletcher

  October 2, 2019

  20th century, Buildings, Grocery store, houses, Miller Park

• A History of the Ames Plaza, North Omaha’s Shopping Center

  

  This is a history of the Ames Plaza, opened in 1960 at North 56th and Ames Avenue in then-Northwest Omaha.

  Adam F.C. Fletcher

  September 20, 2019

  20th century, 21st century, Ames Ave, architecture, Buildings, business, Drug store, economics, Food, Grocery store, historic preservation, Lost history, Restaurants, shopping, wealthy, White flight

• A History of the North Star Theater aka the Ames Theatre in North Omaha

  

  This is a history of the North Star Theater, the Ames Theatre and the building standing today at N. 25th and Ames Avenue in North Omaha.

  Adam F.C. Fletcher

  August 31, 2019

  20th century, Ames Ave, Architects, architecture, Buildings, Grocery store, historic preservation, Lost history, North 24th Street, Saratoga, theaters, Theaters, Theaters

• A History of the Forgot Store

  

  A grocery store at the end of the road for the forgetful became a bar, and now stands tall in Ponca Hills. Learn about the history of the Forgot Store.

  Adam F.C. Fletcher

  April 15, 2019

  20th century, 21st century, Buildings, crime, Food, Grocery store, historic preservation, nightlife, Ponca Hills

• 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 Grocery Stores in North Omaha

  

  This is a history of how people get food in a North Omaha, Nebraska.

  Adam F.C. Fletcher

  October 13, 2017

  19th century, 20th century, 21st century, economics, ethnic groups, Food, Grocery store, industry, Lost history, North Omaha, Pioneer era, poverty, Race riot, racism, society, wealthy

• A History of the Omaha Market House

  

  This is a history of a controversial, then popular, then forgotten idea in Omaha called the Market House.

  Adam F.C. Fletcher

  October 6, 2017

  20th century, 21st century, architecture, business, civic infrastructure, Downtown, economics, Food, government, Grocery store, Lost history, Politics, streets, wealthy

• A History of 2936 North 24th Street

  

  This is a history of a former commercial building and social service office in North Omaha.

  Adam F.C. Fletcher

  July 29, 2017

  19th century, 20th century, 21st century, business, Grocery store, historic preservation, Intersection, Kountze Place, Lost history, North 24th Street, North Omaha, Race riot, racism, streets, White flight

• New Market

  

  The New Market was a large open air market along North 16th Street.

  Adam F.C. Fletcher

  July 27, 2017

  20th century, business, Food, Grocery store, Near North Side, North 16th Street

• A History of the 24th and Fort Intersection in North Omaha

  

  This is a history of the buildings at North 24th and Fort Streets in the Miller Park neighborhood.

  Adam F.C. Fletcher

  April 26, 2017

  20th century, 21st century, architecture, business, Churches, civic infrastructure, culture, economics, Grocery store, historic preservation, history, Intersection, Lost history, Miller Park, nightlife, North 24th Street, racism, society, theaters, White flight