Category: Ponca Hills

• A History of the Lost Blue Windows House

  

  This is a history of the lost Blue Windows home, a one-time iconic residence in the Ponca Hills of North Omaha, Nebraska.

  Adam F.C. Fletcher

  January 28, 2022

  20th century, 21st century, Architects, culture, Demolished buildings, Demolished buildings, Historic houses, houses, Lost history, Pioneer era, Ponca Hills, White people

• A History of the Ponca School

  

  North Omaha has several historic schools. Their past is largely lost though, and few around still celebrate the stories lived in those schools or the communities that grew up around them. This is a history of one of North Omaha’s most historic schools, called the Ponca School.

  Adam F.C. Fletcher

  January 21, 2022

  19th century, 20th century, 21st century, Ponca Hills, schools

• A History of the Mormon Bridge in North Omaha

  

  Built on the rock bottom of the Missouri River, dreams of today’s Mormon Bridge go back to 1846. This article explores the history of the bridge, the ferries, the politics and more.

  Adam F.C. Fletcher

  January 30, 2020

  19th century, 20th century, 21st century, architecture, civic infrastructure, economics, Florence, government, Highways, historic preservation, History of Nebraska, Missouri River, Mormons, North 30th, Politics, Ponca Hills, Wyman Heights

• A History of the Forgot Store

  

  A grocery store at the end of the road for the forgetful became a bar, and now stands tall in Ponca Hills. Learn about the history of the Forgot Store.

  Adam F.C. Fletcher

  April 15, 2019

  20th century, 21st century, Buildings, crime, Food, Grocery store, historic preservation, nightlife, Ponca Hills

• A History of the Ponca Hills in North Omaha

  

  The Ponca Hills have a deep and rich history with American Indians, horse thieves, fur trappers and more. Here’s my account…

  Adam F.C. Fletcher

  May 29, 2018

  16th century, 18th century, 19th century, 20th century, 21st century, geography, historic preservation, History of Nebraska, Native Americans, neighborhoods, Pioneer era, Ponca Hills, White flight