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In 2001 the Omaha Performing Arts Society, led by the publisher of the Omaha World-Herald, John Gottschalk, proposed building an arts center adjacent to the Specht Building. Plans called for the demolition of the entire block the Specht Building sits on, including the Specht and four neighboring historic buildings. [6]
The General Crook House Museum at Fort Omaha, exploring the role of the U.S. Army during the Indian Wars of the 1900s, is part of the Douglas County Historical Society. [9] Gerald R. Ford Birthsite and Gardens; Joslyn Castle; Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail Headquarters and Visitor Center; Mormon Trail Center at Historic Winter Quarters
Old People's Home (Omaha) Omaha Bolt, Nut and Screw Building; Omaha Bus Station; Omaha Civic Auditorium; Omaha Fire Department Hose Company No. 4; Omaha Ford Motor Company Assembly Plant; Omaha Quartermaster Depot Historic District; Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium
A three-dimensional reconstruction of Zosia's face, a woman buried as a vampire, is pictured, in this undated handout photo taken in Stockholm, Sweden. / Credit: Oscar Nilsson - Project Pien ...
It also is the smallest city to have two major research hospitals, the University of Nebraska Medical Center and Creighton University Medical Center. Omaha's most prominent businessman is Warren Buffett , nicknamed the "Oracle of Omaha", who was ranked by Forbes magazine as the fourth richest man in the world (in 2013). [ 1 ]
Researchers recreated the face of a 17th century woman buried with a sickle across her neck and a padlock on her toe, intended to stop her from rising from the dead.
The Burlington Headquarters Building, also called Burlington Place, is located at 1004 Farnam Street in Downtown Omaha, Nebraska. This four-story brick building was originally designed by Alfred R. Dufrene and built in 1879 next to Jobbers Canyon. It was redesigned by noted Omaha architect Thomas R. Kimball in 1899, and vacated by the railroad ...
The Union Pacific Center at 1400 Douglas Street is a high-rise building in downtown Omaha, Nebraska. It houses the headquarters of the Union Pacific Railroad and its parent company, the Union Pacific Corporation. It officially opened in June 2004 and rises 317 feet (97 m) making it the third tallest building in Omaha. [2]