Once located all over North Omaha, there are few bakeries left -- but lots of memories! This is an account of some of the bakeries from the community's history.
Category: North 16th Street
History of the Tip Top Products Company
Millions of bobby pins, pink hair curlers, and other products came flying out of the Tip Top Products Company factories in Omaha. This is a history of the company.
History of the Omaha Casket Company
A tornado and a fire couldn't stop the Omaha Casket Company, which made boxes for the dead in North Omaha from 1892 to 1939.
A Timeline of the History of Saratoga
This is a timeline of the history of the Saratoga neighborhood in North Omaha, including the intersection of 24th and Ames. Included here are events, places and people central to the neighborhood's existence as a pioneer town, leafy suburb, and a seemingly abandoned urban neighborhood.
A History of the Nite Hawkes Cafe in East Omaha
This is a history of the Nite Hawkes Cafe, located at North 16th and Grand Avenue since 1942!
A History of Public Housing in North Omaha
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. This is a history of the public housing in North Omaha.
A History of the Trans-Mississippi and International Exposition
This is a history of the 1898 Trans-Mississippi and International Exposition.