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A History of the Omaha View Neighborhood in North Omaha

This is a history of North Omaha’s Omaha View neighborhood, one of the city’s oldest western expanses.

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19th century 20th century 21st century Belt Line Black people civic infrastructure Demolished buildings Demolished buildings economics historic preservation neighborhoods Segregation Shacks and shanties

A History of the Plum Nelly Area in North Omaha

A history of Plum Nelly in North Omaha, Nebraska, by Adam Fletcher Sasse for NorthOmahaHistory.com

The Plum Nelly area is a once secret neighborhood that’s become a lost neighborhood located in North Omaha.

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19th century 20th century 21st century Architects architecture Black churches Buildings Churches economics historic preservation Immigrants North 30th Scandinavians White flight

A History of Hope Lutheran Church in North Omaha

Hope Lutheran Church, 2723 North 30th Street, North Omaha, Nebraska
In 1946, this building became home to Hope Lutheran Church at 2723 North 30th Street. Pella Danish Lutheran Church was opened there in 1906.

This is a history of the only African American Lutheran church in Nebraska, called Hope Lutheran Church.

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19th century 20th century 21st century Ames Ave Apartments architecture civic infrastructure Demolished buildings Demolished buildings economics Historic houses historic preservation houses Monmouth Park neighborhoods Normal house history schools White flight

A History of Monmouth Park Neighborhood in North Omaha

Monmouth Park neighborhood, North Omaha, Nebraska
This is a 2018 satellite image of the Monmouth Park neighborhood.

One neighborhood in North Omaha had a hospital, a half-dozen churches and businesses galore, and a long history. Then it all seemed to disappear. This is a history of the Monmouth Park neighborhood.

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20th century Apartments architecture Demolished buildings economics historic preservation History of Nebraska religion Social services

A History of the Creighton Working Girls Home

Creighton Working Girls Home, 2104 Davenport Street, Omaha, Nebraska.
This was the Creighton Working Girls Home and Chapel at North 22nd and Davenport Street.

This is a history of the Creighton Working Girls Home and Chapel, which provided a paternalistic environment for newly arrived women in Omaha for several decades.

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19th century 20th century 21st century civic infrastructure economics historic preservation Lost history North Omaha

A History of Dumps in North Omaha

East Omaha dump, Nebraska and Iowa
This was the East Omaha dump located between Abbott Drive and the river south of the IC railroad line. The area is an open field today, and there's no sign of the dump.

This is a history of legal and illegal dumps throughout history in North Omaha.

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20th century Activism Black organizations Black people economics government historic preservation Long School Lost history Near North Side Organizations poverty racism Social services

A History of the Lake-Charles Community Organization

1966-1969 Lake-Charles Community Organization and the Lake-Charles Action Newspaper, North Omaha, Nebraska
A History of the Lake-Charles Community Organization and the Lake-Charles Action Newspaper in North Omaha, Nebraska from 1966-1969.

This is a history of a short-lived neighborhood association with a long shadow over the history of the Near North Side neighborhood.