Historic Neighborhoods of Omaha
| Historic neighborhoods in Omaha alphabetical order | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Founded | Location | Notes | ||
| Bemis Park | North of Cuming between North 34th and Lincoln Boulevard | An upscale development designed to offer local doctors and teachers a nice place to live. | |||
| Benson | 1887 | North-central Omaha near 60th and Maple Streets | Home to Krug Park from 1900 to 1930s, which was the location of the nation's worst roller coaster disaster. | ||
| Boys Town | 1917 | Near 132nd and Dodge Streets | This incorporated village is the famous institution which originally bore the same name. | ||
| Brown Park | The neighborhood was once home to much of Omaha's Mexican and Czech communities. | ||||
| Casey's Row | A small neighborhood of Black porters who worked for the local railroads. | ||||
| Chinatown | 1910s | Formerly situated in the vicinity of 12th and Douglas Streets. | Centering on the On Leong Tong based at 111 North 12th, another institution was King Fong's Cantonese at 315 South 16th Street that was opened in 1921 by Gin Ah Chin with elaborate furnishings imported from Hong Kong. | ||
| Country Club | 1925 | 50th to 56th Streets, from Corby to Seward Streets | Added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2004. | ||
| Dog Hollow | |||||
| Dundee | 1880 | Near 50th and Dodge Streets. | Annexed by Omaha in 1915, which was fought until 1917. | ||
| East Omaha | 1854 | East of Florence Boulevard, north of Locust Street, south and west of the Missouri River. | The first annexation to the city in 1854 and home to Omaha's Carter Lake Park. | ||
| Field Club | |||||
| Florence | 1846 | The original Winter Quarters predates the city of Omaha. A temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is now located at Winter Quarters. | |||
| Gold Coast | |||||
| Old Gold Coast | |||||
| Gophertown | Before the city of Omaha extended north beyond Lake Street, mostly Irish settlers inhabited an area known as Gophertown, located north of Saratoga and south of Florence. | ||||
| Greek Town | Located in the heart of South Omaha. | ||||
| Keystone | N.72nd to N.90th, Maple st to Fort/Military Rd | Keystone Trail starts at Democracy Park in Keystone which runs across the City. | |||
| Kountze Place | 1883 | A suburban development for affluent business owners from the city; once reachable only via streetcar. | |||
| Little Bohemia | South of downtown and west of Little Italy | The location of many Czech immigrants in Omaha in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. | |||
| Little Italy | South of downtown, east of Little Bohemia. | Located next to Little Bohemia. | |||
| Little Poland | |||||
| Midtown | |||||
| Miller Park | 1899 | Developed around the turn of the 20th century after losing the opportunity to host the 1898 Trans-Mississippi Exposition. | |||
| Minne Lusa | 1916 | Located south of the Minne Lusa Water Works. | |||
| Morton Meadows | |||||
| Near North Side | Cuming Street on the south, Locust Street on the north, 14th Avenue on the east and the North Freeway on the west. | Located immediately north of downtown. It was once a deeply integrated community, with ethnic, racial and socioeconomic mixing. From approximately 1920 through the 1950s, it boasted a booming African American cultural scene. | |||
| North Omaha | A racially diverse area north of downtown Omaha with a rich historical social, cultural, economic, architectural, and religious legacy. | ||||
| Old Market | A district in downtown Omaha that historically housed Omaha's fresh food vendors and warehousing district. | ||||
| Saratoga | 1856 | A school, library, and homes once occupied this boom and bust town. | |||
| Sheelytown | South Omaha | Primarily Irish immigrant neighborhood; Eastern European immigrants also settled there. | |||
| South Omaha | Formerly a separate city, it was annexed into Omaha in 1915. Area of European immigrant settlement. More recently, area of Hispanic immigrant and descendant settlement. | ||||
| S. 24th Street | |||||
| Scriptown | An area of lots given away to Nebraska Territory legislators who consistently voted to keep Omaha the capitol. | ||||
| Sporting District | Tom Dennison used to operate his prostitution, gambling and bootlegging operations. | ||||
| Squatter's Row | An area between North 11th and North 13th Streets, from Nicholas to Locust Streets, behind the Storz Brewery. For more than 75 years this area was inhabited solely by squatters. | ||||
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