Category: North 16th

A History of the Omaha Auto Speedway

Post author By Adam F.C. Fletcher
Post date January 8, 2017
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An ad for a 300 mile automobile race at the Omaha Auto Speedway from June 1915.

The Omaha Auto Speedway had a short life, but a long impact on racing in the city.

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A History of the Ernie Chambers Court aka Strehlow Terrace in North Omaha

Post author By Adam F.C. Fletcher
Post date April 16, 2016
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This is an Omaha Bee article on the Strehlow Terrace Apartments in North Omaha from May 1913.

This is a history of the Ernie Chambers Court aka Strehlow Terrace Apartments in North Omaha, Nebraska.

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A History of the Ohio Fish Market in North Omaha

Post author By Adam F.C. Fletcher
Post date March 1, 2016
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This is a shot of the Ohio Fish Market in the early 1990s from Matt.

The Ohio Fish Market was a North Omaha institution for 25 years. Discover the history of this iconic restaurant and store…

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A History of North Omaha’s Storz Brewery

Post author By Adam F.C. Fletcher
Post date November 5, 2015
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A History of North Omaha's Storz Brewery by Adam Fletcher for NorthOmahaHistory.com

Before Gottlieb Storz, a few other entrepreneurs tried their hand at brewing beer in North Omaha. Afterwards though, Storz dominated. For more than 75 years, his family ran Omaha’s beer industry, and even though the brewery closed in the 1970s, it left a major mark on the city that still stands today. This is a […]

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A History of the Execution of Cyrus Tator in North Omaha

Post author By Adam F.C. Fletcher
Post date October 28, 2015
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The execution of Cyrus Tator happened in North Omaha in 1863. This illustration was made by the Chicago Engraving Company for Alfred Sorenson's 1876 book, "An Early History of Omaha."

Since before the Nebraska Territory was founded in 1854, executions including lynchings, shootings and hangings happened in Omaha. The Omaha Claim Club, established by the city’s founders, used intimidation, threats, and drownings in order to enforce their homesteading over anyone who tried to disagree with them. In 1860, the US Supreme Court made their actions […]

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A History of North Omaha’s Binney Street

Post author By Adam F.C. Fletcher
Post date October 26, 2015
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This is Binney Street looking east from North 21st Street in the Kountze Place neighborhood. Notice the John P. Bay House on the left and the Church of the Living God, originally known as Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church on the right.

North Omaha’s historic Binney Street is packed with historical houses, churches and more from 125+ years ago in Nebraska history.