Exploring everything from the origin stories of longtime Omaha businesses and buildings to new developments shaping the city’s future. If it’s part of Omaha’s story, past or present, it’s fair game.
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If you just stumbled onto this site, welcome to Omaha Exploration! OE launched in August 2023 from the idea that the places that surround us have stories worth telling. The bar on the corner, the building that’s been sitting vacant for years, the park you drive past every day without thinking twice. There’s almost always something interesting underneath the surface, and this site exists to dig it up.…
Omaha is joining cities around the world in reimagining what a public library should be, transforming these institutions into places where people create, collaborate, learn, and build careers. I had the opportunity to tour the new Central Public Library, which…
Of the dozens of buildings that once made up the Jobbers Canyon Historic District, only one still stands. The McKesson-Robbins Warehouse, tucked within Gene Leahy Mall, was spared while the rest were bulldozed. Located at 900 Farnam Street, the warehouse…
Indoor sandboxes have exploded in popularity in recent years. They offer a more traditional way for kids to play but in a climate-controlled environment (away from screens) while using their imaginations and interacting with one another. While I posted about…
The largest destruction of a historic district in the country occurred in Omaha nearly four decades ago. The area was known as Jobbers Canyon. Jobbers Canyon was formed after Council Bluffs was designated the eastern terminus for the transcontinental railroad…
In the next of a multi-part series, we’ll continue to explore the history of buildings that sit along the streetcar route and get acquainted with the businesses being impacted by its ongoing construction. Located on the northwest corner of 15th…
In the next of a multi-part series, we’ll explore the history of buildings that sit along the streetcar route and get acquainted with the businesses being impacted by its ongoing construction. Located on the southwest corner of 14th and Farnam…
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Exploring everything from the origin stories of longtime Omaha businesses and buildings to new developments shaping the city’s future. If it’s part of Omaha’s story, past or present, it’s fair game.
