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A History of St. Johns Catholic Parish in North Omaha

Post author By Adam
Post date December 3, 2019
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This is a c1899 pic of St. John's with Creighton Hall next to it.

This is a history of St. John’s Catholic Parish in North Omaha, Nebraska, including its K-12 school.

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A History of the Ames Plaza, North Omaha’s Shopping Center

Post author By Adam
Post date September 20, 2019
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A history of Ames Plaza in North Omaha by Adam Fletcher Sasse for NorthOmahaHistory.com

This is a history of the Ames Plaza, opened in 1960 at North 56th and Ames Avenue in then-Northwest Omaha.

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A History of North Omaha’s Charles Storz House

Post author By Adam
Post date August 23, 2019
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North Omaha's Charles Storz House at 1901 Wirt Street is a fine example of the Arts and Crafts movement.

This is a history of the Charles Storz House built in 1909 in the Kountze Place neighborhood.

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A History of 1922 Wirt Street in North Omaha

Post author By Adam
Post date August 9, 2019
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This is a then-and-now comparison pic between 1888 and 2018 at 1922 Wirt Street in Kountze Place.

The Kountze Place neighborhood was built for middle- and upper-class Omahans seeking a streetcar suburb suitable for building large homes, raising fine families and enjoying the fruit of their labors. Indicative of the Victorian era, the home was designed in the Eastlake or Stick style, which featured a lot of woodwork and embellishments to really […]