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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]
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.
"Honorable Mr. Morgenthau," a film about Roosevelt's wartime secretary of the treasury, shows how antisemitism in US government prevented rescue missions of Jews
On August 8, 2001, a hearing was held before the Omaha Landmarks Heritage Preservation Commission to determine whether the Indian Hills Theater should be designated an Omaha Landmark. Such a designation, upon confirmation by the Omaha City Council, would protect the theater from demolition. Presentations were made by the Indian Hills Theater ...
A tornado plowed through suburban Omaha, Nebraska, on Friday afternoon, damaging hundreds of homes and other structures as the twister tore for miles along farmland and into subdivisions. Multiple ...
The Orpheum Theater is a theater located in Omaha, Nebraska. The theater hosts programs best served by a more theatrical setting, including the Omaha Performing Arts Broadway Season, presented with Broadway Across America, and Opera Omaha's season. The theatre is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The main auditorium is a ...
The CHI Health Center Omaha is an arena and convention center in the central United States, located in the North Downtown neighborhood of Omaha, Nebraska.Operated by the Metropolitan Entertainment & Convention Authority (MECA), the 1.1-million-square-foot (100,000 m 2) facility has an 18,975-seat arena, a 194,000 sq ft (18,000 m 2) exhibition hall, and 62,000 sq ft (5,800 m 2) of meeting space.