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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 ...
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.
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 ...
South Omaha is a former city and current district of Omaha, Nebraska, United States. During its initial development phase the town's nickname was "The Magic City" because of the seemingly overnight growth, due to the rapid development of the Union Stockyards .
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.
Originally part of a 1915 "back-to-the-river" plan in which a boulevard would follow the entire length of the Missouri River from North Omaha through Downtown to South Omaha. [6] Lafayette Ave Runs east–west from North 36 Street to North 38 Street ending at entrance for Walnut Hill park. Lincoln Boulevard
The South Omaha Main Street Historic District is located along South 24th Street between M and O Streets in South Omaha, Nebraska. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. Home to dozens of historically important buildings, including the Packer's National Bank Building , the historic district included 129 acres (0.52 km ...
Northwest Omaha is a community area in Omaha, Nebraska. It holds several neighborhoods. It holds several neighborhoods. The area is loosely bound by West Maple Road to the south, the Douglas - Washington County line to the north, Elkhorn to the west, and McKinley Street, I-680 , and 72nd Street to the east.