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History of the Omaha Casket Company

Omaha Casket Company factory, 1618-24 Izard Street, North Omaha, Nebraska
This was the original Omaha Casket Company factory at 1618-24 Izard Street. Built in 1892, it was demolished by a tornado in 1905.

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.

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History of the North Freeway in Omaha

First conceptualized in 1954, it took almost 40 years for North Omaha’s highest high speed corridor to be completed. This is a history of the North Freeway.

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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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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.

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A History of the Plum Nelly Area in North Omaha

A history of Plum Nelly in North Omaha, Nebraska, by Adam Fletcher Sasse for NorthOmahaHistory.com

The Plum Nelly area is a once secret neighborhood that’s become a lost neighborhood located in North Omaha.

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A History of the Ponca Road

This is a map including Ponca Rd in North Omaha.
This is a map including Ponca Rd in North Omaha.

This is a history of North Omaha’s Ponca Road, providing an important lifeline in the Ponca Hills for more than a century!

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History of Omaha’s North Downtown

North Downtown Omaha, Nebraska
This is a 1952 aerial pic of North Downtown, looking south from Burt Street to Capitol Avenue, with North 13th on the left and North 20th Street on the right.

This is a history of Omaha’s North Downtown neighborhood.