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The first Omaha Magical Society Conclave was held at the hotel in 1941. [15] The Nebraska Women's Press Club was founded in 1946 at a gathering of newspaper women. [16] In 1950 the College World Series was held in Omaha for the first time, with teams staying at the Paxton throughout the duration. In 1954 the hotel hosted 400 people to view the ...
The Cozzens House Hotel, later known as the Canfield House, was a pioneer hotel located at 9th & Harney Streets in downtown Omaha, Nebraska. Constructed in by Union Pacific promoter George Francis Train , the 120-room hotel cost $60,000 to build in 1867.
The Flatiron Hotel is located at 1722 St. Mary's Avenue in downtown Omaha, Nebraska. Designed by architect George Prinz and originally constructed in 1912 as an office building, in 1914 it was renovated for use as a hotel. Today the building serves as office and commercial space.
Omaha Tucked away in Omaha's brick Old Market district, V. Mertz has all the ambiance of a romantic hidden gem, even though its reputation for fine contemporary American cuisine is well known ...
The Ford Hospital, also called the Fifth Avenue Hotel, [2] is located in downtown Omaha, Nebraska.Built in 1916 by Home Builders Incorporated, the hospital was a privately operated facility built and operated by Dr. Michael J. Ford. Operating until 1922, it was the last small, private hospital in the city.
The Blackstone Hotel is a historic hotel located at 302 South 36th Street [3] [4] in the Blackstone neighborhood of the Midtown area in Omaha, Nebraska. Built in 1915, it was declared an Omaha Landmark in 1983 [ 2 ] and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.
The Prague Hotel is located at 1402 South 13th Street on the southwest corner of South 13th and William Streets in the heart of the Little Bohemia neighborhood of Omaha, Nebraska. Designed by Joseph Guth and built−in 1898, this building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.
The origins of the Reuben sandwich reputedly come from Omaha. Reuben Kulakofsky (sometimes spelled Reubin, whose last name is sometimes shortened to Kay) was a grocer in Omaha. Kay was the inventor of the sandwich, perhaps as part of a group effort by members of Kulakofsky's weekly poker game held in the Blackstone Hotel from approximately 1920 ...