Category: shopping

• 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

• 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 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