Category: neighborhoods

A History of the Omaha View Neighborhood in North Omaha

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Post date January 15, 2020
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This is a history of North Omaha’s Omaha View neighborhood, one of the city’s oldest western expanses.

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A History of the Plum Nelly Area in North Omaha

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Post date January 15, 2020
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The Plum Nelly area is a once secret neighborhood that’s become a lost neighborhood located in North Omaha.

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A History of Monmouth Park Neighborhood in North Omaha

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Post date January 7, 2020
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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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A Biography of Architect Everett S. Dodds

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Post date September 17, 2019
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This is Everett S. Dodds (1898-1958), a prolific and popular architect in Omaha who designed many buildings in North Omaha.

This is a biography of Everett S. Dodds, and prolific architect who designed many buildings in North Omaha from 1914 through 1940.

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A History of North Omaha’s Holy Family Catholic Church

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Post date September 14, 2019
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This is a history of North Omaha's Holy Family Catholic Church by Adam Fletcher Sasse for NorthOmahaHistory.com.

For more than 50 years, Holy Family Catholic has been among the most activist Catholic parishes in Omaha. Before that it was an Italian parish, and before that, Irish. Here’s a history.

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A History of Italians in North Omaha

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Post date August 11, 2019
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This is a the St. Alfio Society Parade in North Omaha in 1949. Shown at N. 17th and Clark, the procession led to Hold Family Church.

Omaha is a city of immigrants, and North Omaha is no exception. Along with its historic African American community and wealthy white settlers, the community has been home to Jews, Scandinavians, English and other Europeans. Among this plethora of diversity are Italians from across their homeland who came for jobs, homes and connections. More than […]

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A History of Public Housing in North Omaha

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Post date July 26, 2019
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"A History of Public Housing in North Omaha" by Adam Fletcher Sasse for NorthOmahaHistory.com

Public housing was introduced in Omaha in 1937 when the federal Housing Act was passed. This act made federal loans to the city for the construction of low-income public housing. In the 1930s, the City of Omaha first created an informal housing authority meant to address the housing needs of low-income European immigrants. Seeking to […]