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South 10th Street is a two-way street that runs south-north from Downtown into South Omaha, Nebraska. Beginning at Dodge Street, South 10th Street passes Gene Leahy Mall and borders the ConAgra Campus and the Old Market.
Many of the original warehouses in the Old Market have been converted into lofts. The building on the right was damaged by the January 2016 fire. On January 9, 2016, at 2:51 pm local time, a large explosion occurred at M's Pub on the northwest corner of 11th and Howard streets causing a large fire to break out.
The mall opened in 1991. [5] Official opening ceremonies held on October 3 of that year, and included an appearance by Vanna White.At the time, the 730,000-square-foot (68,000 m 2) mall was the first enclosed mall to be built in Omaha in over 20 years.
His first Omaha-area store opened in Bellevue, Nebraska in 1947, and his first in Omaha itself at 73rd and Maple Streets opened in 1957. In 1971, Abraham's two sons, Jack and Bob, took on more management responsibility. In 1972, The Jewel Companies, Inc. made a deal with Baker's to open a Turn Style/Baker's Family Center
A fierce rival of Chicago's Union Stock Yards, the Omaha Union Stockyards were third in the United States for production by 1890. [2] In 1947 they were second to Chicago in the world. Omaha overtook Chicago as the nation's largest livestock market and meat packing industry center in 1955, a title which it held onto until 1971. [3] The 116-year ...
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.
Heartland of America Park is a public park located at 800 Douglas Street in downtown Omaha, Nebraska. After partially closing in 2020 due to extensive renovations, the park reopened to the public on August 18, 2023. [1]
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]