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A fierce rival of Chicago's Union Stock Yards, the Omaha Union Stockyards were third in the United States for production by 1890. [2] In 1947 they were second to Chicago in the world. Omaha overtook Chicago as the nation's largest livestock market and meat packing industry center in 1955, a title which it held onto until 1971. [ 3 ]
Union stockyards in the United States were centralized urban livestock yards where multiple rail lines delivered animals from ranches and farms for slaughter and meat packing. A stockyard company managed the work of unloading the livestock, which was faster and more efficient than using railway staff. [ 1 ]
After a downturn in the market and changes in the livestock industry, the Union Stock Yards Company of Omaha lost value through the 1960s. In 1973 the Union Stock Yards Company of Omaha was sold to the Canal Capital Corporation of New York. In 1999 the Union Stockyards were closed by the City of Omaha, and replaced with a business park. [9]
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The Livestock Exchange Building in Omaha, Nebraska, was built in 1926 at 4920 South 30 Street in South Omaha. [3] It was designed as the centerpiece of the Union Stockyards by architect George Prinz and built by Peter Kiewit and Sons in the Romanesque revival and Northern Italian Renaissance Revival styles.
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Kansas City: 18,972 1974 Hy-Vee Arena: 19,500 January 6, 1928 Uptown Theater: 1,700 October 27, 1927 Midland Theatre: 3,200 June 25, 1951 Starlight Theatre: 7,958 August 12, 1972 Arrowhead Stadium: 76,416 September 2011 Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts: 1,800 1935 Kansas City Municipal Auditorium: 10,721 (Arena) 2,363 (Music Hall) April ...