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A History of Omaha’s North Downtown

Post author By Adam F.C. Fletcher
Post date July 31, 2018
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This is a 1952 aerial pic of North Downtown, looking south from Burt Street to Capitol Avenue, with North 13th on the left and North 20th Street on the right.

This is a history of Omaha’s North Downtown neighborhood.

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A History of North Omaha’s J.J. Pershing Drive and Monument

Post author By Adam F.C. Fletcher
Post date December 8, 2016
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General John J. "Blackjack" Pershing in Omaha in 1920.

On Veterans Day, 1941, there was a giant parade for the dedication of a new monument to honor the life of John J. Pershing, General of the Armies during World War I. The City of Omaha named a new roadway leading from Abbott Drive to River Drive after him, as well. This is the story

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A History of the North Omaha Radar Station

Post author By Adam F.C. Fletcher
Post date February 7, 2016
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This is a history of the North Omaha Radar Station.

During the 1940s and 1950s, Omaha was the location of several Cold War initiatives outwardly intended to keep the country safe from nuclear war, but ulteriorly designed to frighten and captivate a passive populace. With sparse housing around it but proximity to a major metropolitan area, a location at North 72nd and Highway 36 in […]