North Omaha History Topics

This is a list of topics covered on NorthOmahaHistory.com.

Intro to the History of North Omaha

  1. “A Timeline of North Omaha History“
  2. “A Short History of North Omaha, Part 1“
  3. “Community Leaders in North Omaha“
  4. “Hospitals and Healthcare in North Omaha“
  5. “Architecture in North Omaha“
  6. “North Omaha’s Movie Theaters“
  7. “Vehicles Made in North Omaha“
  8. “Grocery Stores in North Omaha“
  9. “North Omaha Architectural Gems“
  10. “Fur Trading in North Omaha“
  11. “Railroads in North Omaha“
  12. “Native Americans in North Omaha“
  13. “Scandinavians in North Omaha“
  14. “North Omaha’s Jewish Community“
  15. “North Omaha’s Social Clubs and Socials Halls“
  16. “117 Over 117: The Oldest Places in North Omaha“
  17. “North Omaha’s Historic Apartments“
  18. “North Omaha’s Historic Gas Stations“
  19. “Lead Poisoning in North Omaha“
  20. “Higher Education in North Omaha“

Historic Towns in North Omaha

  1. “The Lost Towns in North Omaha“
  2. “A History of Irvington“
  3. “A History of DeBolt“
  4. “A History of Saratoga“
  5. “A History of East Omaha“
  6. “A History of Florence“

Historic Schools in North Omaha

  1. “A History of Schools in North Omaha“
  2. “Fort Street Special School for Incorrigible Boys“
  3. “Nebraska School for the Deaf“
  4. “Omaha Technical High School“
  5. “Omaha North High School“
  6. “Monmouth Park Elementary School“
  7. “University of Omaha“
  8. “Lake School“

Historic Houses in North Omaha

  1. “An Intro to the Oldest Houses in North Omaha“
  2. “Mansions and Estates in North Omaha“
  3. “North Omaha’s Mergen House“
  4. “North Omaha’s Burkenroad House aka Broadview Hotel aka Trimble Castle“
  5. “North Omaha’s Ernie Chambers Court, aka Strehlow Terrace“
  6. “3155 Meredith Avenue“
  7. “5815 Florence Boulevard“
  8. “2936 North 24th Street“
  9. “6711 North 31st Avenue“
  10. “3210 North 21st Street“
  11. “4517 Browne Street“
  12. “6327 Florence Boulevard“
  13. “A Sod House in North Omaha“
  14. “The James Comey Mitchell House in Florence“
  15. “North Omaha’s McCreary Mansion“
  16. “North Omaha’s Parker Estate“
  17. “North Omaha’s J. J. Brown Mansion“
  18. “North Omaha’s Poppleton Estate“
  19. “North Omaha’s Redick Mansion“
  20. “North Omaha’s Thomas Mansion“
  21. “North Omaha’s John E. Reagan House“
  22. “North Omaha’s Brandeis Country Home“
  23. “North Omaha’s Bailey Residence“
  24. “North Omaha’s Lantry – Thompson Mansion“
  25. “North Omaha’s McLain Mansion“
  26. “North Omaha’s Stroud Mansion“
  27. “The Governor’s Estate in North Omaha“
  28. “Anna Wilson’s Mansion in North Omaha“

Historic Water in North Omaha

  1. “Florence Lake“
  2. “Walnut Hill Pumping Station and Reservoir“
  3. “Omaha Municipal Beach“
  4. “Minne Lusa Creek“
  5. “Pries Lake“
  6. “Courtland Beach“
  7. “Carter Lake“
  8. “Florence Water Works and Minne Lusa Pumping Station“

Historic Neighborhoods in North Omaha

  1. “Historic Neighborhoods in North Omaha“
  2. “Logan Fontenelle Housing Projects“
  3. “Spencer Street Projects“
  4. “Kountze Place Neighborhood“
  5. “The Ponca Hills“
  6. “Winspear Triangle“
  7. “North Omaha Bottoms“
  8. “Bungalow City“
  9. “Wyman Heights Neighborhood” by Patrick Wyman
  10. “Central Park Neighborhood“
  11. “Miller Park Neighborhood“
  12. “Near North Side Neighborhood“
  13. “Walnut Hill Neighborhood“
  14. “Squatter’s Row“
  15. “Belvedere Point Neighborhood“
  16. “Florence Field Neighborhood“
  17. “Kellom Heights Neighborhood“
  18. “Collier Place Neighborhood“
  19. “Scriptown“
  20. “Orchard Hill Neighborhood“
  21. “Binney Street Historic District“
  22. “Wirt Street Historical District“
  23. “Gold Coast Historic District“
  24. “Bemis Park Landmark Heritage District“
  25. “The Recent History of 24th and Lake Historic District“
  26. “North Omaha’s 24th and Lake Historic District“
  27. “North Omaha’s 30th and Ames Historic Commercial District“
  28. “North Omaha’s 20th and Lake Historic Commercial District“
  29. “North 24th and Fort Streets Historic Commercial District“
  30. “North 40th and Hamilton Streets Historic Commercial District“
  31. “North 16th and Locust Street Historic Commercial District“
  32. “Miller Park Duplex Historic District“
  33. “Minne Lusa Historic District“
  34. “North Downtown Omaha“

Historic Transportation in North Omaha

  1. “Streetcars in North Omaha“
  2. “J. J. Pershing Drive and Monument“
  3. “Omaha’s River Drive“
  4. “Cuming Street“
  5. “Florence Boulevard“
  6. “Streetcars in Benson“
  7. “North 24th Street“
  8. “North 16th Street aka Sherman Avenue“

Historic People in North Omaha

  1. “Black History in Omaha“
  2. “James M. Parker“
  3. “Notable People from North Omaha“
  4. “Dan Desdunes“
  5. “Selina Carter Cornish” by Jody Lovallo
  6. “Mildred Brown” by Jody Lovallo
  7. “African American Firsts in Omaha“
  8. “George Smith“
  9. “George B. Lake“
  10. “Dr. Marguerita Washington“
  11. “Joseph P. Guth“
  12. “‘Cap’ Clarenence Wigington” by Linda Williams
  13. “Jacob Maag“
  14. “Eugene Skinner“
  15. “Robert Strehlow“
  16. “Historic Crime Bosses in North Omaha“
  17. “Cyrus H. Tator“
  18. “Thomas Cuming” by Ryan Roenfeld
  19. “An Unsolved Murder in North Omaha“
  20. “Granny Weatherford“
  21. Malcolm X
    1. Malcolm X Park
    2. Malcolm X Birthsite
    3. Malcolm X Day

Historic Organizations in North Omaha

  1. “A Timeline of the Omaha DePorres Club“
  2. “Omaha’s Citizens Civic Committee for Civil Liberties, or 4CL“
  3. “Omaha Black Panthers“
  4. “Black Association for Nationalism through Unity (BANTU)“
  5. “Omaha NAACP Youth Council“
  6. “North Omaha Gene Eppley Boys Club“
  7. “North Omaha’s Colored Old Folks Home“
  8. “Omaha Colored Commercial Club“
  9. “Midwest Athletic Club“
  10. “The CCC Camp in Omaha“
  11. “Beverly Blackburn and North Omaha’s JFK Rec Center“
  12. “The Elks Hall and Iroquois Lodge #92“
  13. “Omaha Driving Park“
  14. “The North Omaha Public Library“
  15. “North Omaha’s Ak-Sar-Ben Den“
  16. “Druid Hall” by Karen Clopton
  17. “Carter Lake Club“
  18. “Prairie Park Club“
  19. “Omaha Rod and Gun Club“
  20. “The Viking Ship“
  21. “A History of Fort Omaha, Part 1“
  22. “A History of Fort Omaha, Part 2“
  23. “Fort Omaha Balloon School“

Historic Parks in North Omaha

  1. “Kountze Park“
  2. “Fontenelle Park“
  3. “Danish Vennelyst Park“
  4. “Sand Point Beach and Lakeview Amusement Park“
  5. “Miller Park“
  6. “Adams Park“
  7. “Hummel Park“
  8. “The Lost Monument” by Michele Wyman
  9. “The Mormon Tree“

Historic Businesses in North Omaha

  1. “Mama Mac’s Hash House aka University Diner“
  2. “Carter’s Cafe“
  3. “Fair Deal Cafe“
  4. “Tic Toc Diner“
  5. “Live Wire Cafe“
  6. “Blue Lion Center“
  7. “Minne Lusa Theatre“
  8. “Carnation Ballroom“
  9. “Metropolitan Building and Loan Association“
  10. “Tidy House Products Company Factory“
  11. “Reed’s Ice Cream“
  12. “Omaha Auto Speedway“
  13. “Pleasure Pier and Kiddieland in East Omaha“
  14. “Skeet’s BBQ“
  15. “Provident Hospital“
  16. “North Side Bank“
  17. “Immanuel Hospital“
  18. “King Solomon’s Mines“
  19. “Jim Bell’s Club Harlem“
  20. “Badger Body and Truck Equipment Company“
  21. “Mr. C’s Restaurant“
  22. “Fort Lisa“
  23. “Truck Farms“
  24. “Cabannè’s Trading Post“
  25. “The Stage II Lounge“
  26. “Lane Drug Stores“
  27. “Stroud Company Factory“
  28. “J. F. Bloom Company“
  29. “The Omaha Star“
  30. “Eppley Airfield“
  31. “Black-Owned Hotels“
  32. “Strorz Brewery“
  33. “North Omaha Radar Station“
  34. “Ohio Fish Market“
  35. “Douglas Motors Corporation Factory“
  36. “Belt Line Railway“

Historic Churches in North Omaha

  1. “Historic Churches of North Omaha“
  2. “Historic Black Churches“
  3. “Pearl Memorial United Methodist Church“
  4. “St. Benedict the Moor Catholic Parish and the Bryant Resource Center“
  5. “Zion Baptist Church“
  6. “St. Clare’s Monastery / Starlight Chateau“
  7. “Omaha Presbyterian Theological Seminary“
  8. “A History of Covenant Presbyterian Church“

Historic Events in North Omaha

  1. “A North Omaha History Tour“
  2. “Omaha Civil Rights Movement (1865-2016)“
  3. “Near North YMCA (1951-1995)“
  4. “Jack Johnson Riots (1910)“
  5. “North Omaha Riots (1966-1969)“
  6. “Easter Sunday Tornado (1913)“
  7. “Greater America Exposition (1899)“
  8. “Redlining in Omaha (1921-1964)“
  9. “June 1969 Riot“
  10. “Relocating the Trans-Mississippi Exposition (1894-1898)“
  11. “Demolishing the Expos (1898-1899)“

Historic Cemeteries in North Omaha

  1. “Cemeteries in North Omaha“
  2. “Digging Up the Dead“
  3. “North Omaha’s Missing Cemeteries“
  4. “Prospect Hill Cemetery“

North Omaha Ghost Stories

  1. “Historical North Omaha Ghost Stories“
  2. “Historical Ghost Stories from Fort Omaha“
  3. “A Historical Ghost Story from North Omaha’s Immanuel Hospital“
  4. “A Historical Carter Lake Ghost Story“
  5. “A Historical Ghost Story from North Omaha’s Prospect Hill Cemetery“

Other Omaha-Related Writing

  1. “Bombings in Omaha“
  2. “Racism in Omaha“
  3. “Segregated Schools in Omaha, Nebraska“
  4. “Mob Terrorism in Omaha“
  5. “African American Politics in Omaha“
  6. “A Timeline of Race and Racism in Omaha“
  7. “African American Poverty in Omaha“
  8. “African American Newspapers in Omaha“
  9. “Eddie Cudahy, Jr.“
  10. “Omaha Market House“
  11. “An Inconvenient But Truthful History (An Editorial)“
  12. “A Future of North Omaha History (An Editorial)“
  13. “MY North Omaha“
  14. “Review of ‘A Thousand Honey Creeks: A life in music from Basie to Motown’ by Preston Love, Sr.“
  15. “Pinney Farm Murders“

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