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In 1854 Alfred D. Jones drew four parks on the original map of Omaha City. They were called Jefferson Square, which was paved over by I-480; Washington Park, which is where the Paxton Block currently sits at North 16th and Farnam Streets; Capitol Square, where Omaha Central High School is now located, and; an unnamed tract overlooking the river with Davenport Street on the north, Jackson ...
City of Omaha Parks and Recreation Department: Status: Open all year: Seymour Smith Park is an urban park located at 68th and Harrison Streets in Omaha, Nebraska.
Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap. ... Amusement parks in Omaha, Nebraska ... City Sprouts; D. Dodge Park; E. Elmwood Park (Omaha) F.
Hummel Park is located at 11808 John J. Pershing Drive in North Omaha, Nebraska. Developed on 202 acres (0.82 km 2) of land donated to the City of Omaha in 1930, [1] the park was named after Joseph B. Hummel, [2] a long time superintendent of Omaha's Parks and Recreation Department.
In the early 1890s the city of Omaha renamed the lake in honor of Levi Carter after his widow donated $1,000,000 to the City of Omaha for upgrades to the area around the lake, which the city named Levi Carter Park. [4] In 1896 the United States Supreme Court ruled that the neighboring town of Carter Lake belonged to the State of Iowa. [5]
Brown Park is a historic park operated by the City of Omaha. [4] The park is named for the former farmer whose land was purchased by the city in the 1910s to be turned into the park and baseball field. Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig did not play here, but at nearby League Park at 15th & Vinton, in a barnstorming tour in 1927.
In 1911 the park was graded, loads were built and the golf course was laid out. By 1916 it was one of the most popular and best-patronized-parks in the city. [4] Omaha hosted the American Legion World Series in 1939 at Fontenelle Park, where local favorites Creighton Prep won the championship over a team from Berwyn, Illinois.
Kountze Park is bordered by 19th Street on the east and 20th Street on the west, Pinkney Street on the south and Pratt Street on the north. The park is the location of a water park, playground, basketball and tennis courts, and a pavilion. It is also home to a summer program operated by the City of Omaha Parks and Recreation Department. [1]