Category: Great Plains Black History Museum

Black History, Black spaces and places, Great Plains Black History Museum, North Omaha2 Comments
This is the northwest corner of North 24th and Ohio Streets in North Omaha, Nebraska, renamed after Preston Love, Sr. and LaRose R. Beasley.

Omaha Black Heritage Sites

Adam Fletcher Sasse

These are places in Omaha, Nebraska, to celebrate, learn and advocate for Black heritage and Black history. Continue reading Omaha Black Heritage Sites

20th century, 21st century, 24th and Lake, Architects, Architecture, Black culture, Black people, Black spaces and places, business, Civic Infrastructure, Culture, Great Plains Black History Museum, historic preservation, Lake Street, Listed on National Register of Historic Places, Near North Side, Organizations, Social services2 Comments
Original North Side YMCA, 2213 Lake Street, North Omaha, Nebraska

A History of the Webster Telephone Exchange Building

Adam Fletcher Sasse

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. Continue reading A History of the Webster Telephone Exchange Building