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Drive-in theaters in Omaha; Name Built Capacity Location Notes 76 West Dodge Drive-In Theatre [15] 1948 [114] 648 cars [114] Dodge corner of 76th Street [15] It was closed on July 17, 1983, and was demolished. [114] A strip mall now stands on the site. [114] At the time it closed, it was noted as being Omaha's oldest drive-in theater. [115]
Omaha is home to the Omaha Community Playhouse. It is the largest, one of the most famous, and one of the best-endowed community theaters in the United States. [1] It produces its own season of plays and musicals. The city has a number of other long-standing theatres, including the Orpheum Theater and the Rose Theater.
On March 26, 2008, it was announced that Marcus Theatres of Milwaukee, Wisconsin would buy seven Douglas Theatres, along with the name for $40.5 million. Cinema Center and Q-Cinema 9 in Omaha would continue to be owned by Douglas Theatres, and set close before summer, and Cinema Center would be set to close between October 2008 and February 2009.
Omaha, 1937 John Eberson , a nationally notable architect, designed the theater in 1926 as an example of the "atmospheric" theater popular during the 1920s. In a style created by Eberson, these atmospheric theaters simulated romantic outdoor Mediterranean courtyards with a night sky above, including twinkling stars and drifting clouds.
The Rialto Theater was a movie theater at 1424 Douglas Street in Downtown Omaha, Nebraska. [1] The building was razed in 1986 and the site paved over for use as a parking lot. [ 1 ] The property was later redeveloped as part of the construction of the Union Pacific Railroad's headquarters building.
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.
13th Street was the original arterial from Nebraska City into Omaha used by pioneers, who generally stocked up in the city and then went westbound towards the prairies and the Great Platte River Road. [1] The street was later used to run electric streetcar service from Omaha to South Omaha. [2]
Omaha Children's Museum Holland Performing Arts Center The atrium of the Joslyn Art Museum. Dale Chihuly's Chihuly: Inside and Out can be seen at the far end. Great Plains Black History Museum General Crook House Museum Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo Joslyn Castle Rose Theatre Orpheum Theatre Omaha Community Playhouse