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La Buvette is a restaurant, wine bar and grocery store in the Old Market neighborhood of Omaha, Nebraska, United States.Established in 1991 by Mark and Vera Mercer, initially solely as a delicatessen, [1] its food menu is inspired by French cuisine, and described by The New York Times as being "charmingly un-American".
Omaha has many steakhouses, several of which are Sicilian in origin and located in a section of town known as Little Italy or adjacent to the Omaha Stockyards. Mister C's was a renowned steakhouse in North Omaha founded by one of the Caniglia brothers. After operating for more than 55 years, the restaurant closed in 2007. [1]
The Old Market is a neighborhood located in downtown Omaha, Nebraska, United States, and is bordered by South 10th Street to the east, 13th Street to the west, Farnam Street to the north and Jackson Street to the South. The neighborhood has many restaurants, art galleries and upscale shopping.
Today the highlight of downtown's social scene, the Old Market was once a warehouse district on par with the Jobbers Canyon. Torn down in 1989, Jobbers Canyon was a large area of warehouses in which much of Omaha's industrial wealth was made. Other historical areas downtown included Chinatown, the Burnt District and the Sporting District.
The Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts, just east of Omaha's Old Market Historic District, was founded in the early 1980s and hosts artists from all over the world. It is one of the nation's premier artists' colonies, [ 9 ] founded by Ree Schonlau (Kaneko), wife of Japanese artist Jun Kaneko , who lives in Omaha and opened Museum Kaneko in 2007.
County # of Sites; 1 Adams: 27 2 Alexander: 8 3 Bond: 2 4 Boone: 6 5 Brown: 2 6 Bureau: 19 7 Calhoun: 7 8 Carroll: 7 9 Cass: 2 10 Champaign: 60 11 Christian: 6 12 Clark: 9 13 Clay: 6 14 Clinton: 2 15 Coles: 21 16.1 Cook: Central Chicago: 123 16.2 Cook: North Side Chicago: 99 16.3 Cook: South Side Chicago: 105 16.4 Cook: West Side Chicago: 76 16 ...
Perhaps prime among them is the Old Market, a mixed-use commercial/residential district in downtown Omaha that historically housed Omaha's fresh food vendors. The central area of Omaha, immediately west of downtown and extending to 72nd Street, is home to several of historically significant neighborhoods.
Many buildings in Midtown Omaha are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Midtown has several places of local, regional and national importance, including the University of Nebraska Medical Center. The Walnut Hill Reservoir is a 125-year-old water supply source for the city.