Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
There were several breweries established throughout the city during this period. In 1947 they were second only to Chicago in worldwide ratings. Omaha overtook Chicago as the U.S.'s largest livestock market and meat packing industry center in 1955, a title which it held until 1971. [10] The 116-year-old institution closed in 1999. [11]
Aksarben Village is a mixed-use development in the central United States, located in Omaha, Nebraska. Measuring over one million square feet (93,000 m 2 ), it is on the land of the former Ak-Sar-Ben coliseum and horse track.
South Omaha: Center Street on the north, Harrison Street on the south, the Missouri River on the east, and 72nd Street on the west West Omaha: Traditionally all areas of Omaha west of 72nd Street, but by the early 21st century 72nd Street to I-680 is often considered Central Omaha
This is a list of streets in Omaha, Nebraska. Founded in 1854, today Omaha's population is over 400,000, making it the nation's 40th-largest city in the United States. There are more than 1.2 million residents within a 50-mile (80-km) radius of the city's center, forming the Greater Omaha area.
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.
AKSARBEN Rodeo is an annual festival of the region's heritage. Its three core events include the Douglas County Fair, The Ak-Sar-Ben 4-H Livestock Exposition, and the Ak-Sar-Ben Rodeo, host of the Wrangler ProRodeo Tour – Omaha Round. [11] AKSARBEN's Coronation Ball is a celebration of volunteerism and civic pride.
As a kid, Bona Ku spent his weekends helping at his family's Dragon Star Oriental Foods store in St. Paul, doing whatever odd job the grocery required. Decades later, there's even more work to manage.
Oak View Mall is an enclosed shopping mall located at 3002 South 145th Street in West Omaha, Nebraska. In recent years, the mall has lost many iconic stores. This has lead to the rapid decline of the mall. At its peak, there was 104 tenant spots on two floors of this regional mall, which was built in 1991. [2] The mall is said to be one of many ...