Category: Restaurants

• 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 La Rue’s in North Omaha

  

  This is a history of LaRue’s Cafe and LaRue’s Scalp Treatment in North Omaha.

  Adam F.C. Fletcher

  November 1, 2021

  20th century, Ames Ave, business, Demolished buildings, Restaurants, Saratoga

• A History of Shada’s Drive-In

  

  This is a history of Shadda’s Drive-In, a restaurant in Omaha, Nebraska from 1955 to 1960.

  Adam F.C. Fletcher

  October 20, 2021

  20th century, business, Demolished buildings, Food, Restaurants, Saddle Creek

• History of Beal’s Grill

  This is a history of the popular Beal’s Grill, a longtime mainstay near Creighton University at N. 24th and California Streets.

  Adam F.C. Fletcher

  March 26, 2021

  20th century, Creighton, Demolished buildings, North 24th Street, Restaurants

• 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 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

• 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 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 Omaha’s Chinatown by Ryan Roenfeld

  

  Adam’s Note: This is a special exposè on a rarely-acknowledged but vitally important part of Omaha’s history. Written by local historian Ryan Roenfeld, I believe this history of Omaha’s Chinatown is necessary, vibrant and just a beginning, albeit a deep one! Share your thoughts in the comments section!

  Adam F.C. Fletcher

  March 5, 2019

  19th century, 20th century, 21st century, architecture, biography, Buildings, business, crime, culture, Demolished buildings, economics, ethnic groups, Food, historic preservation, Lost history, neighborhoods, North 16th Street, Organizations, Politics, poverty, racism, religion, Restaurants, Ryan Roenfeld, Segregation, society, storytelling