Category: civic infrastructure

History of the North Freeway in Omaha

Post author By Adam F.C. Fletcher
Post date October 28, 2020
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First conceptualized in 1954, it took almost 40 years for North Omaha’s highest high speed corridor to be completed. This is a history of the North Freeway.

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A History of the Omaha Fire Station #6

Post author By Adam F.C. Fletcher
Post date October 2, 2020
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This is a 1942 image of the northwest corner of N. 24th and Cuming Street. Pictured are Thull Drug and the Omaha Fire Department Station #6 at 914-16 North 24th St. Today, the site of the Coryell gas station pictured here is home to a Sinclair gas station.

Omaha Fire Department station #6 was located at 914-16 North 24th Street. It was built in 1906 and demolished in the 1970s.

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A History of the Webster Telephone Exchange Building

Post author By Adam F.C. Fletcher
Post date June 5, 2020
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The Webster Telephone Exchange Building at 2213 Lake Street was the home of the Urban North Side YMCA from 1945 to 1951, later becoming the Great Plains Black History Museum.

Some buildings are constructed, serve a purpose and then are demolished. Others seem to live several lifetimes by acting as a base for several enterprises and a hub for the community during different crises. Despite looking like its falling apart right now, one Lake Street building is such an institution, serving as an icon of change, sustainability and transformation in the community. This is is a history of the Webster Telephone Exchange Building.

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A Timeline of the History of Saratoga

Post author By Adam F.C. Fletcher
Post date May 16, 2020
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In the 1910s, the Suburban Theatre was located on North 24th Street just south of Ames Avenue.

This is a timeline of the history of the Saratoga neighborhood in North Omaha, including the intersection of 24th and Ames. Included here are events, places and people central to the neighborhood’s existence as a pioneer town, leafy suburb, and a seemingly abandoned urban neighborhood.

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A History of the Mormon Bridge in North Omaha

Post author By Adam F.C. Fletcher
Post date January 30, 2020
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Built on the rock bottom of the Missouri River, dreams of today’s Mormon Bridge go back to 1846. This article explores the history of the bridge, the ferries, the politics and more.