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Attached to the Omaha Civic Auditorium, it was renovated in 1997, [12] then suffered the same fate as the auditorium: closed in 2014, torn down in 2016. Orchard 4 Cinema [98] July 23, 1982 [98] 876 [98] 13052 Arbor Street [98] It closed in 2000 and the building was demolished in 2013. [99] Palace Theater [35] 250 [35] 2305 Davenport Street [35 ...
The Vinton Street Commercial Historic District is located along Vinton Street between Elm Street on the west and South 17th Street on the east in south Omaha, Nebraska.This district is located adjacent to Sheelytown, a residential neighborhood that had historically significant populations of Irish, Poles, and Eastern European immigrants.
Dodge Street splits into two streets that are Route 6, Dodge and Douglas. Dunlop Avenue: The main street of Omaha's Frenchtown. Ed Creighton Avenue: Starts at 32nd Avenue and ends when it hits the Interstate 480. F Street: Farnam Street Originally the main street of Omaha, it branches off of Dodge Street and goes east until it hits Eighth Street.
Samuel Mercer was the chief surgeon of the Union Pacific Railroad, and the founder of Omaha's first hospital. [ 2 ] A grand 23-room red brick mansion built in the Queen Anne style , the key feature of the home is a three-story square tower that rises above the south side main entrance. [ 2 ]
1120-24 Harney Street Yes Designed by the architectural firm of John Latenser & Sons. P.E. Iler Block 1881 1108-10-12 Harney Street Yes Millard-Kirkendall and Jones Building 1887 1102-06 Harney Street Yes Omaha Crockery Building 1918 1116-20 Harney Street Yes Designed by architect J. Christ Jensen Smith Building 1877 1113 Farnam Street Yes
Logan Fontenelle, an interpreter for the Omaha Tribe when it ceded the land that became the city of Omaha to the U.S. government. Various Native American tribes had lived in the land that became Omaha since the 17th century, including the Omaha and Ponca, Dhegihan-Siouan language people who had originated in the lower Ohio River valley and migrated west by the early 17th century; Pawnee, Otoe ...
The First National Bank Tower is an office skyscraper in downtown Omaha, Nebraska, and the official headquarters of First National Bank of Omaha.Rising to 634 feet (193 m) and 45 stories, it is the tallest building in Omaha and the state; and has been since its completion, overtaking the 30-story WoodmenLife Tower located nearby.
The first Boyd's Opera House in Omaha was built in 1881 at 15th and Farnam Streets by James E. Boyd. [1] In addition to serving as Nebraska's governor and Omaha's mayor, Boyd was a successful railroad and real estate developer. [1] One of the first celebrities to appear at the original Boyd's was Oscar Wilde in 1882. [2]