Category: wealthy

Categories
19th century 20th century 21st century African Methodist Episcopal Americans Architects architecture Baptist Black churches Black spaces and places Buildings Catholics Churches Demolished buildings Demolished buildings economics ethnic groups Europeans poverty Presbyterian religion Segregation wealthy White people

Directory of Historic North Omaha Church Buildings

This is a directory of historic North Omaha church buildings. Many are still churches; some are not.

Categories
19th century 20th century biography East Omaha economics historic preservation History of Nebraska Manufacturing Missouri River wealthy

A Biography of Levi Carter

Levi Carter (1830-1903) of Omaha, Nebraska
This is Levi Carter, born in 1830 in New Hampton, New Hampshire and died in 1903 in Omaha. The founder of the Carter White Lead Company, he is the namesake of the City of Carter Lake, Iowa, and the Levi Carter Park in Omaha, Nebraska.

A wealthy industrialist worked hard, then died. His wife gave the City of Omaha a lot of money to commemorate his life, and today the name is all over East Omaha. This is a biography of Levi Carter.

Categories
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.

Categories
19th century 20th century 21st century architecture Bemis Park biography economics Historic houses historic preservation Jody Lovallo Listed on National Register of Historic Places Lost history Mansions and estates Official Omaha Landmark wealthy

A History of the Zabriskie Mansion in North Omaha by Jody Lovallo

Zabriskie Mansion, 3524 Hawthorne Avenue, the Bemis Park Landmark Heritage District, North Omaha, Nebraska
This is a 1983 image of the Zabriskie Mansion at 3524 Hawthorne Avenue in the Bemis Park Landmark Heritage District.

Adam’s Note: This is a guest article by Jody Lovallo in her continuing series about important women in North Omaha history. Check out the “You Might Like…” section below for links to her other articles. Enjoy “A History of the Zabriskie Mansion” by Jody Lovallo.

Categories
19th century 20th century 21st century Architects architecture Buildings Catholics Creighton historic preservation Near North Side North 24th Street Segregation wealthy

A History of St. Johns Catholic Parish in North Omaha

St. John's Catholic Church, N. 25th and California Streets, North Omaha, Nebraska
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.

Categories
20th century 21st century Ames Ave architecture Buildings business Drug store economics Food Grocery store historic preservation Lost history Restaurants shopping wealthy White flight

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

A history of Ames Plaza in North Omaha by Adam Fletcher Sasse for NorthOmahaHistory.com
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.

Categories
20th century 21st century African Americans architecture Kountze Place Lost history North Omaha wealthy White flight Wirt Street

A History of North Omaha’s Charles Storz House

Charles Storz House, 1901 Wirt Street, North Omaha, Nebraska
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.