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A History of 2410 Lake Street

The Off Beat / Carver Bank / Elks Club, 2408-2420 Lake Street, North Omaha, Nebraska
This image shows The Off Beat, Carver Bank and Elks Club at 24th and Lake Streets in the 1940s.

This is a history of the now-demolished building that once stood at 2410 Lake Street that housed a vaudeville theater, movies, a nightclub, a bowling alley, a supper club, and a teen club, as well as a bar before it was demolished in the 1970s.

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A History of the Omaha Fire Station #6

1942 at 24th and Cuming, North Omaha Nebraska
This is a 1942 image of the northwest corner of N. 24th and Cuming Street. Pictured are Thull Drug and the Omaha Fire Department Station #6 at 914-16 North 24th St. Today, the site of the Coryell gas station pictured here is home to a Sinclair gas station.

Omaha Fire Department station #6 was located at 914-16 North 24th Street. It was built in 1906 and demolished in the 1970s.

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A History of the Carver Savings and Loan Association

Carver Savings and Loan Association, 2416 Lake Street, 24th and Lake Historic District, North Omaha, Nebraska.
This is the Carver Savings and Loan Association building at 2416 Lake Street in the 24th and Lake Historic District.

This is a history of the Carver Bank in North Omaha, the first-ever Black-owned bank in Nebraska.

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A History of Immanuel Baptist Church

Immanuel Baptist Church, North 24th and Pinkney Streets, North Omaha, Nebraska
This is Immanuel Baptist Church at N. 24th and Pinkney Streets as it appeared in 1922.

A giant church building, a large congregation and lots of impact by Immanuel Baptist Church went on for more than 50 years in North Omaha. Today there’s no sign of this once-important place. This is a history of the church.

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A History of the Ritz Theater in North Omaha

Ritz Theater, 2041 North 24th Street, North Omaha, Nebraska
This is the Ritz Theater in 1971, its last year of operation. It was a Black theater.

A theater opened to African Americans in a time when Omaha was deeply segregated, the Ritz Theater was an anomaly in the city. Here’s some of its history.

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A History of the Webster Telephone Exchange Building

Original North Side YMCA, 2213 Lake Street, North Omaha, Nebraska
The Webster Telephone Exchange Building at 2213 Lake Street was the home of the Urban North Side YMCA from 1945 to 1951, later becoming the Great Plains Black History Museum.

Some buildings are constructed, serve a purpose and then are demolished. Others seem to live several lifetimes by acting as a base for several enterprises and a hub for the community during different crises. Despite looking like its falling apart right now, one Lake Street building is such an institution, serving as an icon of change, sustainability and transformation in the community. This is is a history of the Webster Telephone Exchange Building.

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A History of Kellom School

1950 Kellom School, North Omaha, Nebraska
This is a 1950 photo of students in a history project at Kellom School.

What do Fred Astaire, Roger and Gale Sayers, Bob Gibson, Bob Boozer, Michael Anania, Brenda Council, and former Omaha mayor Johnny Rosenblatt all have in common? Born in the Near North Side, each attended the same school. That same building is a neighborhood institution with deep roots going back at least 140 years in Omaha’s past. This is a history of North Omaha’s Kellom School.