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19th century 20th century 21st century Ames Avenue architecture Belt Line Buildings business civic infrastructure culture economics Expo grounds historic preservation History of Nebraska houses industry Intersection North 16th Street North 24th Street Omaha & Council Bluffs Street Railway Co. Organizations Politics Saratoga wealthy White flight

A Timeline of the History of Saratoga

Suburban Theatre, North Omaha, Nebraska
In the 1910s, the Suburban Theatre was located on North 24th Street just south of Ames Avenue.

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.

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19th century 20th century 21st century architecture Benson Buildings Children's entertainment historic preservation History of Nebraska poverty Social services society

A History of the Omaha Crèche

Omaha Crèche, 3713 North 52nd Street, North Omaha, Nebraska
This is a picture of the new Omaha Crèche building at 3713 North 52nd Street in 1949.

This is a history of the Omaha Crèche, which was located on North 52nd and Pratt Streets for a half century.

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19th century 20th century Activism biography Black leader Black politicians historic preservation Lost history Organizations Politics racism

A Biography of Anna R. Woodbey

One woman from North Omaha made it her life’s work to ban the demon’s spirit, juice, sauce, hooch, vino, and liquid courage from everywhere, all the time. This is a biography of Anna R. Woodbey.

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20th century Black organizations Black people culture economics historic preservation houses Lost history Segregation Social services

A History of the Oak View Home for Negro Boys

This is a history of the only foster home for African American youth Omaha history, open from the 1940s into the 1950s.

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19th century 20th century Black leader Black people Civil Rights Movement NAACP Near North Side racism

A Biography of Jessie Hale-Moss

This is a biography of Jessie Hale-Moss, a strong Black female leader in North Omaha who served as one of the first leaders of Omaha’s NAACP.

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Churches Comic - North Omaha Chronicles Social services White flight

North Omaha Chronicles, 12-20-19

This is North Omaha Chronicles comic for 12-20-19 by Adam Fletcher Sasse. Copyright 2019. All rights reserved.

This is North Omaha Chronicles comic for 12-20-19 by Adam Fletcher Sasse. Copyright 2019. All rights reserved.

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20th century Apartments architecture Demolished buildings economics historic preservation History of Nebraska religion Social services

A History of the Creighton Working Girls Home

Creighton Working Girls Home, 2104 Davenport Street, Omaha, Nebraska.
This was the Creighton Working Girls Home and Chapel at North 22nd and Davenport Street.

This is a history of the Creighton Working Girls Home and Chapel, which provided a paternalistic environment for newly arrived women in Omaha for several decades.