Category: Clubs

• A History of Music in North Omaha

  

  This is a summary of a LOT of music in North Omaha over the last 150 years, including jazz, soul, blues, hip hop, gospel, pop, and so much more. Get introduced some of the people, places, events, and more from North Omaha’s musical history.

  Adam F.C. Fletcher

  January 6, 2022

  19th century, 20th century, 21st century, African Americans, African Methodist Episcopal, Art, Baptist, Black churches, Black culture, Black educators, Black organizations, Black people, Black performers, Black spaces and places, Books, Buildings, Churches, Civil Rights Movement, Clubs, clubs, culture, government, historic preservation, History of Nebraska, Jazz, Lost history, music, nightlife, religion, schools, Segregation, Social clubs, Social halls, Social services, society, theaters, Theaters, United Methodist, White flight, White people

• A History of North Omaha’s Red Dot Athletic Club

  

  This is a history of the Red Dot Athletic Club, a North Omaha sports association for young people from 1924 to 1926.

  Adam F.C. Fletcher

  November 27, 2021

  Black athletes, Black people, Clubs, Near North Side, Segregation, Sports

• Biography of Dr. Craig Morris

  

  One African American dentist in Omaha was a civil rights advocate, economic justice activist, and medical leader in the community. Then he simply left North Omaha. This is a biography of his life in the community.

  Adam F.C. Fletcher

  November 7, 2020

  19th century, 20th century, 24th and Lake, American Legion, biography, Black dentists, Black leader, Clubs, Creighton, doctors, economics, Healthcare, Hospitals, Near North Side, Prince Hall Masons, 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 Jewell Building and Dreamland Ballroom

  

  This is a history of the iconic Jewell Building in the 24th and Lake Historic District. It features notable people, organizations, businesses and events there, as well as the architecture and more.

  Adam F.C. Fletcher

  November 4, 2019

  20th century, 21st century, 24th and Lake, Activism, architecture, Black businesses, Black organizations, Clubs, clubs, economics, historic preservation, History of Nebraska, Listed on National Register of Historic Places, music, Near North Side, nightlife, Official Omaha Landmark, real estate, Social halls

• A History of The Off Beat Club in North Omaha

  

  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.

  Adam F.C. Fletcher

  October 19, 2019

  20th century, 24th and Lake, architecture, Black businesses, Clubs, clubs, Demolished buildings, Demolished buildings, economics, historic preservation, Lost history

• A Biography of Lucinda Williams nee Lucy Gamble

  

  The vivid life of Lucy Gamble (1875-1958) included teaching, activism, church and much more. This is a bio!

  Adam F.C. Fletcher

  May 11, 2019

  19th century, 20th century, biography, Black people, Churches, Clubs, Education, History of Nebraska, Lost history, NAACP, Near North Side, Organizations, religion, Segregation

• A History of Jim Bell’s Club Harlem In North Omaha

  

  This is a history of Club Harlem, a vibrant center of the North Omaha jazz scene in the 1940s.

  Adam F.C. Fletcher

  November 29, 2015

  20th century, 24th and Lake, Black businesses, Clubs, clubs, Demolished buildings, Lost history, nightlife

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