Category: Belt Line

• A History of the Clifton Hill Neighborhood in North Omaha

  

  This is a history of the Clifton Hill neighborhood in North Omaha, Nebraska, founded in 1885.

  Adam F.C. Fletcher

  June 14, 2022

  20th century, 21st century, Belt Line, Buildings, civic infrastructure, Demolished buildings, economics, geography, government, Historic districts, historic preservation, houses, Military Avenue, neighborhoods, real estate, White flight

• A History of 4402 Florence Boulevard in North Omaha

  

  Today it looks like a bland industrial space along a decrepit street in a rundown part of Omaha. However, once this gigantic building was a foothold into the middle class for hundreds of workers; and again it was a warehouse to store parts for the homes of thousands across the community. Soon it will have a new future as a tribute to a community scion and African American icon for all times. This is a history of 4402 Florence Boulevard in the Saratoga Belt Line Historic District of North Omaha.

  Adam F.C. Fletcher

  October 28, 2021

  20th century, 21st century, architecture, Belt Line, Belt Line Railway, Black organizations, Buildings, Florence Boulevard, historic preservation, Manufacturing, Saratoga

• A History of 4426 Florence Boulevard in North Omaha

  

  The building at 4426 Florence Boulevard is located in the Saratoga Belt Line Historic District. Built in 1926, it is a storefront and open space that has no basement. The City of Omaha Planning Department currently rates the building in poor condition. This is a history.

  Adam F.C. Fletcher

  October 26, 2021

  20th century, 21st century, Bakery, Belt Line, Belt Line Railway, Buildings, Drug store, industry, Saratoga

• 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.

  Adam F.C. Fletcher

  November 25, 2020

  19th century, 20th century, Ames Ave, Belt Line, Belt Line Railway, business, Demolished buildings, Demolished buildings, industry, Lost history, Manufacturing, North 16th Street, North 30th

• 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.

  Adam F.C. Fletcher

  May 16, 2020

  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 History of the Plum Nelly Area in North Omaha

  

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

  Adam F.C. Fletcher

  January 15, 2020

  19th century, 20th century, 21st century, Belt Line, Black people, civic infrastructure, Demolished buildings, Demolished buildings, economics, historic preservation, neighborhoods, Segregation, Shacks and shanties