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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.
The South Omaha plat was registered on July 18, 1884. Two years later, South Omaha was incorporated as a city. By 1890, the city had grown to 8,000 people, a rate of growth that earned it the nickname of "The Magic City". In less than 10 years, South Omaha had developed as a regional stockyards and meatpacking center.
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 ...
Gene Leahy Mall, also known locally as The Mall, is a 9.6-acre (39,000 m 2) park located in Downtown Omaha, Nebraska, United States.The park features two large slides, a sculpture garden, a remote-control boat cove, a large children's play area, and an amphitheater where outdoor concerts are held in the summer.
124 North 20th Street Yes Yes Omaha Rail and Commerce Historic District: 1880 Jackson Street on the north to the Union Pacific main line on the south; South 15th Avenue on the west and 8th Street on the east Yes No Omaha Bolt, Nut and Screw Building: 1889 1316 Jones Street Yes Yes Omaha National Bank Building: 1888 1650 Farnam Street Yes No
Fun-Plex is an amusement park located at 7003 Q Street in the Ralston neighborhood of Omaha, Nebraska. It is the largest amusement park in Nebraska, [1] [2] [3] Fun-Plex began as “The Kart Ranch” in 1979 with just a go-kart track. In 2015 Fun-Plex is putting a brand new water feature called Makana Splash a water play structure with a 317 ...
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.