Neighborhoods of Omaha, Nebraska

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The neighborhoods of

Omaha metro area, and are all on the Nebraska side of the Missouri River
. They include residential, retail, industrial, and mixed use facilitates connected through streets, sidewalks, bicycle and walking trails, and highways.

History

Omaha's original neighborhoods were clustered around the original settlement area near 12th and Jackson Street. On the southwest corner of that intersection William P. Snowden, the city's first settler, built the St. Nicholas Hotel in 1854, three years before the city was incorporated.

Sheelytown (Irish immigrants), and housing districts throughout what is now Downtown Omaha
.

In the 1880s the next wave of development occurred where land was available at downtown's southern and western edges, including: Bemis Park, Dahlman, Deer Park, Dogtown, Gifford Park, Hanscom Park, and Kountze Place and Little Bohemia.

Former towns

The boundaries of Omaha have changed significantly since its founding, with the city growing through subdivisions and annexations. The following areas of the city were incorporated towns which have been annexed by the city of Omaha. Beechwood was located near the now-gone Florence Lake in East Omaha. It had its own school district, and the site is now occupied by several trailer courts.

Elkhorn takes its name from the Elkhorn River and was incorporated by an act of the territorial legislature in 1889. It was annexed by Omaha on March 8, 2005 after a two-year court battle.[3]
Elkhorn became part of Omaha on March 1, 2007. The original town site is near 204th St. and West Maple Road in West Omaha.

boomed and busted within one year (1856–57). Its legacy includes a school, library and businesses still in the area.[4]

Adjoining cities and towns

Several nearby

Fremont, Elkhorn, and Missouri Valley Railroad in the early 1900s. Carter Lake, Iowa, which was formerly on the eastern side of the Missouri River, today sits nestled into Nebraska. Irvington was first named Pappio because of its location on Pappio Creek. The city is increasingly encroaching on this town in its northwestern corner. La Vista is a city south of Omaha in north-central Sarpy County. Papillion is a city south of Omaha and immediately south of La Vista. It is the county seat of Sarpy County. Ralston is a city in south-central Douglas County roughly bounded by 72nd, 84th, L, and Harrison Streets. It is surrounded by Omaha on three sides. The other side borders with La Vista. Valley was established in 1886 and was an important shipping point along the Union Pacific Railroad. Waterloo
was incorporated in 1883 along the Elkhorn river and borders the west of Omaha. Waterloo was once the world's largest shipper of seed corn, and was home of the Douglas County Fair for over 80 years.

Community areas

Main article: Community areas in Omaha
West
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Omaha is split into several geographically designated areas, which cover several neighborhoods.

Elkhorn
.

North Omaha

Logan Fontenelle Housing Projects
and the creation of Dreamland Plaza, has sought to revitalize the community.

The

East Omaha and Beechwood. Carter Lake was formerly on the eastern side of the Missouri River. Originally part of the township of East Omaha, the community was ceded to the State of Iowa after a contentious court battle in the late 1890s. Omaha's Levi Carter Park is located here. Beechwood was located near Florence Lake in East Omaha. Located next to the Missouri River and the now-dry Florence Lake, Beechwood had its own school district and commercial area. Today it is site of a trailer court by the same name. East Omaha proper was once an agricultural area. Once considered for the site of the Trans-Mississippi Exposition, it lost out to Kountze Park. Omaha's main airport, Eppley Airfield
, is now in East Omaha, and the community has been the location of racial contention for several years. East Omaha was the first annexation to the City of Omaha in 1854.

Far north Omaha includes everything north of Ames Avenue, west of Florence Boulevard, and east of 72nd Street. It includes

Orchard Hill and Walnut Hill
.

Covenants and racial restrictions

Omaha has a history of race-restrictive housing. Housing

South Omaha. The black neighborhood in Omaha was clearly defined by redlining practices used by real estate agents, and was identified as the Near Northside.[7] Kountze Place, the second Gold Coast, Dundee
and other Omaha neighborhoods and blocks had racially or ethnically restrictive housing covenants.

Further restrictions on conveyance (rental, lease, sale, transfer) were often included, effectively defining most of the neighborhoods in Omaha during the first decades after establishment.

The Supreme Court ruled in 1948 that racial restrictions would no longer be enforced. After more than a decade of pressure from the

City of Omaha adopted an Open Housing Ordinance in 1969. Although unenforceable, legal complications prevent the covenants from being expunged from property title documents.[8]

Neighborhoods

There are countless current and historically specific neighborhoods throughout Omaha. Perhaps prime among them is the Old Market, a mixed-use commercial/residential district in downtown Omaha that historically housed Omaha's fresh food vendors.

The central area of Omaha, immediately west of downtown and extending to 72nd Street, is home to several of historically significant neighborhoods.

Bemis Park
is centrally located, and is home to a number of architecturally significant homes and public works.

Located in West Omaha is

incorporated village near 132nd and Dodge Streets and is home to the famous institution of the same name. Also on the fringe of the city is Chalco, an unincorporated area southwest of Omaha in northern Sarpy County
that forms its own neighborhood.

South Omaha.[9] Spring Lake and Deer Park are also located in the area, as well as Field Club and the Omaha Quartermaster Depot Historic District
.

In North Omaha, the area of

Minne Lusa
, a neighborhood primarily developed from 1900-1950, bound by Miller Park on the south, Florence on the north, Florence Blvd and Pershing Drive on the east and 30th Street on the west.

Kountze Park to the north. Kountze was once a posh Omaha suburb, reachable only via streetcar. It consumed most of the former Saratoga community's land to the north. 30th Street on the west and 16th Avenue on the east border each of these areas. Omaha's Prospect Hill neighborhood is home to the city's pioneer cemetery of the same name
, as well as some of the oldest homes in the city.

List of neighborhoods in Omaha

Source:[10]

Omaha
 alphabetical order
Name Boundaries Notes
Aksarben/Elmwood Park South 50th Street to 72nd Street; Center to Pacific/Leavenworth
Aksarben Village South 63rd Street to 72nd Street; Center to Pacific.
Applewood South 90th Street to 108th Street; Harrison Street to "Q" Street.
Armbrust Acres South 168th Street to South 160th Avenue, West Center Road to "C" Street.
Baker Place Hamilton St on the south; Military Ave on the east and north; NW Radial Hwy on the west.
Barrington Park North 156th Street to 164th Street. California Street to Burt Street.
Bemis Park
 Cuming Street (south) to Hamilton Street (north); 40th Street (west) to 33rd Street (east) Annexed to Omaha in 1887.[11]
Bennington Centered on North 156th Street and Bennington Road Incorporated city within the Omaha Urban Planning Boundaries.
Benson Fontenelle Boulevard to North 72nd Street, Ames to Western Avenue.
Bent Creek North 156th Street to 164th Street. California Street to Parker Street
Blackstone Saddle Creek to 36th Street; Leavenworth Street to Dodge Street. Named after the Blackstone Hotel.
Boys Town North 132nd Street to 144th Street; West Dodge Road to Pacific Street. Technically an independent village and separate legal entity from Omaha.
Briar Hills North 168th Street and Blondo.
Bridlewood North 162nd Avenue to 168th Street; Blondo Street to Corby Street.
Broadwood Heights-Golden Valley South 90th to 84th Streets, Harney Street to Shamrock Road.
Brookhaven South 108th Street to 118th Street; Harrison Street to "Y" Street.
Buena Vista
Burlington Road South 42nd Street, L Street, Interstate 80 and Dahlman Avenue
Burnt District 16th Street to Missouri River; Douglas Street to Cass Street.
Cathedral Landmark District North 38th Street between Capitol Avenue and Cuming Street.
Carter Lake The
Carter Lake
, Carter Lake Drive, Abbott Drive, North 11th Street and Avenue H. 		An independent city located in the only part of Iowa west of

the Missouri River

Chalco Centered on South 144th Street and Chandler Road.
Conestoga Place North 22nd to North 23rd, Grace to Clark Streets
Country Club 50th to 56th Streets, from Corby to Seward Streets. Added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.[12]
Dahlman South of downtown Omaha
Deer Park 10th Street to Missouri River; "D" Street to I-80.
Dundee
 Happy Hollow Boulevard to 46th Street; Leavenworth Street to Hamilton Street
Eagle Ridge Between 48th Street and 72nd Street on Cornhusker Road.
Eagle Run North 132nd to 144th Street. Binney Street to West Maple Road.
Elkhorn 204th Street to 240th Street; West Center Road to West Maple Road Annexed by Omaha in 2005. Former city.
Elmwood Park South 50th to 72nd Streets; Dodge Street to Leavenworth Street Annexed to Omaha in 1917 along with the neighboring

Dundee neighborhood.

Fairacres North 62nd to 69th Streets; Fairacres Road and Burt Street to Dodge Street.
Five Fountains North 192nd to 180th Streets, the Old Lincoln Highway to West Dodge Road.
Florence North 30th Street between Craig Avenue and Bondesson Street The Mormon Pioneer Cemetery and Omaha Winter Quarters

LDS Temple are located in Florence.

Field Club 32nd Avenue to 36th Street; Center Street to Pacific Street.
First National Business Park West Dodge Road between 132nd Street and 144th Street
Fountain Hills South 156th Street to 163rd Street; Pacific Street to Farnam Street.
Gifford Park
North Freeway
to North 38th Street; Dodge to Cuming Street.
Gold Coast 36th Street to 40th Street; Jones Street to Cuming Street. One of Omaha's largest homes, the George A. Joslyn

Mansion is located in Gold Coast.

Greenfields South 163rd to 156th Streets, West Dodge Road to Capitol Avenue and Nottingham Drive.
Green Meadows North 134th to 141st Street. Patrick Avenue to Corby Street.
Hanscom Park I-480 to South 42nd Street; I-80 to Center Street.
Happy Hollow Happy Hollow Boulevard between Leavenworth Street and Western Avenue
Harvey Oaks Bob Boozer Drive to South 144th Street, Hickory Street to West Center Road.
Hillsborough North 132nd Street to 144th Street. West Maple Road to Fort Street.
Howard Street Apartment District South 22nd Street to 24th Street; Landon Court to Harney Street.
Huntington Park 156th to 165th, Blondo to Maple Huntington Park Website
Indian Hills Village 90th to 84th Streets, Indian Hills Drive to Westover Road.
Irvington Irvington Road between Ida Street and State Street.
Keystone N.72nd to N.90th, Maple st to Fort/Military Rd Keystone Trail starts at Democracy Park in Keystone
Kountze Place North 16th Avenue to 30th Street; Locust Street to Pratt Street.
La Vista South 72nd Street to I-80; Harrison Street to Giles Road. Incorporated city - newest in Nebraska (1960)
Leawood Southwest South 168th Street to Bob Boozer Drive, Hickory Street and Wood Drive to West Center Road.
Leavenworth Leavenworth Street between South 20th Street and 33rd Street.
Linden Park-Lindenwood North 132nd to 144th Street. Hamilton to Blondo Streets.
Little Bohemia South 10th Street to 16th Street; Pierce Street to Martha Street.
Little Italy
 South 10th Street to Missouri River; Pacific Street to Center Street.
Maple Village Centered at North 90th Street and Maple Street.
Meridian Park Southeast of 168th Street & Giles Road
Midtown Crossing Dodge Street to Farnam Street between 33rd Street and Turner Boulevard.
Millard
 Millard Avenue between 144th Street and "L" Street.
Miller Park Florence Boulevard to North 30th Street; Sorensen Parkway to Redick Avenue.
Minne Lusa
 North 24th Street to 30th Street; Read Street and Vane Street to Redick Avenue.
Morton Meadows 42nd Street to Saddle Creek Road; Center Street to Leavenworth Street.
Mockingbird Heights South 84th Street to 96th Street; "Q" Street to "L" Street.
Near North Side
 16th Street to 30th Street; Cuming Street to Locust Street.
Oak Heights South 102nd Street to 108th Street; "Q" Street to Berry Street.
Old Gold Coast
Old Market Historic District 10th Street to 13th Street; Jackson Street to Farnam Street. Added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.
Omaha View Lake Street to Maple Street; 31st[clarification needed] Street to 34th Avenue/John Creighton Blvd
Orchard Hill
 Hamilton Street to Blondo Street; 36th Street to Military Avenue.
Original Montclair (Omaha) Hamilton Street to Cuming Street; 30th Street to 33rd Street Site of the Oregon Trail featuring a boulder monument on 30th and Lincoln Blvd.
Pacific Hollow South 158th to 152nd Street, Pacific Street to Hickory Street
Pacific Meadows South 163rd to 156th Street, Douglas-Farnam Street to Pacific Street.
Pacific Park South 168th Street to Bob Boozer Drive, Pacific Street to Hickory Street and Wood Drive.
Papillion South 48th Street to 144th Street; Giles Road to Capehart Road. An independent city founded in 1870.
Park Avenue Pacific St to Woolworth St; South 29th St to South 33rd St; Park Ave from Leavenworth Ave to Ed Creighton Ave. Formerly Ford Birthsite.
Park East South 20th Street to 28th Street; Dodge Street to Leavenworth Street.
Pepperwood North of 150th and Dodge to 156th and Blondo
Prospect Hill North 30th Street to 36th Street; Lake Street to Hamilton Street. Prospect Hill Cemetery is the oldest in Omaha.
Ralston South 72nd Street to 84th Street; Harrison Street to "Q" Street. An independent city, landlocked on three sides by Omaha,

with La Vista bordering to the south.

Raven Oaks North 60th Street to 50th Street; Willit Street to Raven Oaks Drive.
Roanoke North 108th Street to 120th Street, Fort Street to Taylor Street.
Robin Hill South 42nd Street to South 50th Street; Spring Street to I-80.
Royalwood Estates South 120th Street to 132nd Street, West Center Road to Shirley Street.
Regency South 96th Street to Regency Parkway; Pacific Street to West Dodge Road.
Roxbury South 108th Street to I-80; "Q" Street to "X" Street.
Saratoga
 North 24th Street between Ames Avenue and Storz Expressway.
Sheelytown
 Located just north of The Union Stockyards. Former Irish enclave; now defunct.
South Omaha Main Street Historic District South 24th Street between "M" and "O" Streets.
Sporting District
 16th and Harney Street.
Spring Lake Missouri River to Kennedy Freeway; I-80 to Missouri Avenue. This neighborhood's association dissolved as of February 2020
Squatter's Row Between North 11th and North 13th Streets, from Nicholas to Locust Streets
Sunny Slope 108th Street to I-680, Fort Street to Maple Street
Trendwood S 144th St to 132nd St, West Center Rd to Pacific St
Valley Highway 275 to North 288th Street; Meigs Street to Ida Street. Incorporated City
Vinton Street Commercial Historic District Vinton Street between Elm Street and South 17th Street.
Walnut Hill North 40th Street to Saddle Creek Road; Cuming to Hamilton Street.
Waterloo Highway 275 between Blondo Street and West Maple Road. Independent city, located just west of the Elkhorn neighborhood.
Wedgewood South 120th Street to Crestridge Road, Leavenworth Road to Mayberry Street.
West Farnam neighborhood 38th and Farnam Street.
Westgate 72nd to 84th Streets, W. Center Rd to I-80
Westside 84th to 90th Streets, Pacific St to W. Center Rd
Windridge Hills North 156th to 159th Streets, Western Avenue to Blondo Street.

See also

See also

References

  1. ^ (2007) Neighborhood Association Directory[permanent dead link‍]. City of Omaha. Retrieved 5/20/07.
  2. ^ "Downtown Omaha walking tour", HistoricOmaha.com. Retrieved 1/31/08.
  3. ^ "City of Elkhorn V. City of Omaha" (PDF). January 12, 2007. Retrieved January 12, 2007.[dead link‍]
  4. ^ A Picture History of Omaha's Saratoga Neighborhood by Adam Fletcher Sasse. NorthOmahaHistory.com. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
  5. ^ "Bennington, Douglas County". Center for Advanced Land Management Information Technologies. University of Nebraska. Retrieved August 8, 2014.
  6. ^ (n.d.)Andreas' History of Nebraska: Douglas County
  7. ^ Biga, L.A. (January 17, 2013) "When New Horizons Dawned for African Americans in Omaha", The Reader. Retrieved August 1, 2015.
  8. ^ Donald L Stevens Jr. (1986) “Government, Interest Groups, and the People: Urban Renewal in Omaha, 1954-1970,” Nebraska History (67), pgs 134-158.
  9. ^ (n.d.) Omaha (NE) Photograph Collection University of Minnesota.
  10. ^ "Neighborhood Resources - City of Omaha Planning CD". planninghcd.cityofomaha.org. Retrieved June 29, 2022.
  11. ^ "Annexation-Growth Page," Archived September 12, 2007, at the Wayback Machine Omaha Public Schools. Retrieved 7/16/07.
  12. ^ National Register of Historic Places in Douglas County, Nebraska. Retrieved 5/20/07.
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