19th century, 20th century, Clubs, Kountze Place, Middle class, Sports, WealthLeave a comment

A History of the Kountze Place Golf Club

November 8, 2025December 3, 2025 Adam Fletcher Sasse

The Kountze Place Golf Club, established in North Omaha during the 1890s, was a brief yet significant recreational venture for the affluent, lasting only three years before its land transitioned to educational use. Continue reading A History of the Kountze Place Golf Club

19th century, 20th century, Bar or Tavern, Biographies, business, Germans, Immigrants, Industry, Kountze Place, Near North Side, North 24th Street1 Comment

A Biography of Charles Storz

April 15, 2025April 15, 2025 Adam Fletcher Sasse

This is a biography of Charles Storz (1859-1932), an early German immigrant and one of the businessmen who helped build North Omaha. Continue reading A Biography of Charles Storz

Benson, East Omaha, Florence, Fontenelle Boulevard, History of Nebraska, Kountze Place, Miller Park, Near North Side, North Omaha, SaratogaLeave a comment

A North Omaha History Map

July 14, 2024October 9, 2024 Adam Fletcher Sasse

Here’s a special treat for readers. Following is a map of historic places in North Omaha created on Google Maps. Continue reading A North Omaha History Map

#PreserveThisPlace, 20th century, 21st century, African Methodist Episcopal, Architects, Architecture, Baptist, Black churches, Black ministers, Churches, Gothic, historic preservation, Kountze Place, Redlining, Segregation, White flight, White peopleLeave a comment

A History of North Omaha’s Second Baptist Church

May 20, 2024May 20, 2024 Adam Fletcher Sasse

Located at 1802 Emmet Street in North Omaha, this is a history Second Baptist Church. Before 1981, it was home to Primm Chapel AME and Plymouth Congregational churches. Continue reading A History of North Omaha’s Second Baptist Church

20th century, 21st century, Architecture, Baptist, Black churches, Black ministers, Black organizations, Churches, COGIC, Kountze Place, Ownership, Segregation, United Methodist, White flight, White peopleLeave a comment

A History of the Greater St. Paul Church of God in Christ

May 2, 2024May 3, 2024 Adam Fletcher Sasse

This is a history of the Greater Saint Paul Church of God in Christ in the Kountze Place neighborhood of North Omaha, Nebraska. Continue reading A History of the Greater St. Paul Church of God in Christ

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Focus: Florence Blvd.

April 24, 2024April 24, 2024 Adam Fletcher Sasse

This is a collection of all the articles I’ve written or plan to write related to this special roadway, including some historical details on each. Continue reading Focus: Florence Blvd.

19th century, 20th century, 21st century, Architecture, Demolished buildings, Kountze Place, North 24th Street, schools, Segregation, White flight2 Comments

A History of Lothrop Elementary School

January 22, 2024April 23, 2024 Adam Fletcher Sasse

This is a history of the 130-plus year old Lothrop Elementary School in North Omaha, Nebraska, by Adam Fletcher Sasse. Continue reading A History of Lothrop Elementary School

20th century, Black businesses, Kountze Place, North 24th Street1 Comment

A History of the Althouse Beauty School

December 12, 2023April 23, 2024 Adam Fletcher Sasse

This is a history of the Althouse Beauty School that opened in North Omaha in 1936 into the 1990s. Continue reading A History of the Althouse Beauty School

#PreserveThisPlace, 20th century, 21st century, African Methodist Episcopal, Architecture, Baptist, Black churches, Buildings, Catholics, Churches, Civil Rights Movement, COGIC, Demolished buildings, Economics, Ethnicities & Races, Gothic, historic preservation, Kountze Place, Listed on National Register of Historic Places, Ownership, Presbyterian, Racism, Redlining, Segregation, United Methodist, White flight, White people, Wrecked buildingsLeave a comment

The Historic Churches of Kountze Place in North Omaha

September 16, 2023August 31, 2024 Adam Fletcher Sasse

This is a history of the historic churches in the Kountze Place neighborhood of North Omaha, Nebraska. Continue reading The Historic Churches of Kountze Place in North Omaha

#PreserveThisPlace, 20th century, 21st century, Economics, Florence Boulevard, Historic houses, Kountze Place, Neoclassical or Classical Revival, Normal house history, Ownership, White flight4 Comments

A History of 2003 Pinkney Street

September 5, 2023April 29, 2024 Adam Fletcher Sasse

This is a history of 2003 Pinkney Street in the Kountze Place neighborhood of North Omaha, Nebraska. Continue reading A History of 2003 Pinkney Street

19th century, 20th century, Architecture, Demolished buildings, Economics, Healthcare, Hospitals, Immigrants, Italianate, Kountze Place, North 24th Street, Religion3 Comments

A History of the Omaha Swedish Mission Hospital

August 16, 2023April 23, 2024 Adam Fletcher Sasse

This is a history of the Omaha Swedish Mission Hospital, later called the Omaha Evangelical Covenant Hospital. Continue reading A History of the Omaha Swedish Mission Hospital

Black businesses, Black businesspeople, Florence Boulevard, Grocery store, Kountze Place, White flight3 Comments

A History of North Omaha’s Kellogg’s Garden Market

August 9, 2023April 23, 2024 Adam Fletcher Sasse

This is a history of Kellogg’s Garden Super Market located at 3419 Florence Boulevard in the Kountze Place neighborhood of North Omaha from 1948 to 1976. Continue reading A History of North Omaha’s Kellogg’s Garden Market

20th century, 21st century, Kountze Place, Redlining, Streets, White flightLeave a comment

A History of North Omaha’s Emmet Street

August 7, 2023May 20, 2024 Adam Fletcher Sasse

This is a history of Emmet Street in the Kountze Place neighborhood of North Omaha, Nebraska. Continue reading A History of North Omaha’s Emmet Street

19th century, 20th century, 21st century, Architects, Historic houses, historic preservation, Kountze Place, Redlining, Wealth, White flightLeave a comment

A History of 1618 Emmet Street

August 7, 2023April 23, 2024 Adam Fletcher Sasse

This is a history of the the beautiful home at 1618 Emmet Street in North Omaha, Nebraska. Continue reading A History of 1618 Emmet Street

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A History of the Mines and Mining Building

May 30, 2023April 23, 2024 Adam Fletcher Sasse

This is an article about the Mines and Mining Building at the 1898 Trans-Mississippi and International Exposition. Continue reading A History of the Mines and Mining Building

Apartments, Architecture, Commercial vernacular, Demolished buildings, Kountze Place, North 24th Street, schools, Students, University of Omaha1 Comment

A History of Joslyn Hall in North Omaha

November 27, 2022April 23, 2024 Adam Fletcher Sasse

From 1916 to 1964, a three-story brick building sat at N. 24th and Evans St. in North Omaha, Nebraska. This is a history of the building, originally called Joslyn Hall and then University Apartments. Continue reading A History of Joslyn Hall in North Omaha

19th century, 20th century, 21st century, Architecture, Historic houses, Kountze Place, Mansions and estates, Prospect Hill Cemetery, Queen Anne, Senior citizens, Wealth, White flight4 Comments

A History of the John P. Bay House

September 20, 2022April 23, 2024 Adam Fletcher Sasse

This is a history of the John P. Bay House, an official Omaha Landmark in North Omaha, Nebraska. Continue reading A History of the John P. Bay House

20th century, 21st century, Buildings, business, Grocery store, Kountze Place, North 16th StreetLeave a comment

A History of 3702 North 16th Street

August 16, 2022April 23, 2024 Adam Fletcher Sasse

This is a history of 3702 North 16th Street in North Omaha, Nebraska. Continue reading A History of 3702 North 16th Street

20th century, 21st century, Bar or Tavern, Buildings, business, Forest Lawn burial, Kountze Place, North 16th Street5 Comments

A History of the Manderson Inn

August 10, 2022April 23, 2024 Adam Fletcher Sasse

This is a history of the Manderson Inn, which stood at North 16th and Manderson Streets for over 50 years. Continue reading A History of the Manderson Inn

Black spaces and places, Catholics, Kountze Place, North Omaha, Racism, schools, Segregation, White flight, White peopleLeave a comment

A History of the Sacred Heart Catholic Parish

August 9, 2022April 23, 2024 Adam Fletcher Sasse

This is a history of the Gothic style Sacred Heart Catholic Church and parish in North Omaha, Nebraska. Continue reading A History of the Sacred Heart Catholic Parish

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