Lost Omaha / Janet R. Daly Bednarek.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bednarek, Janet R. Daly (Janet Rose Daly), 1959- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Omaha (Neb.)--History.

Omaha (Neb.).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (109 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

Charleston, South Carolina : The History Press, [2018]

Summary:

The landmarks of Omaha's past reveal a history of industry, innovation and change. The Hotel Fontenelle, the Omaha Athletic Club and the Medical Arts Building disappeared in the wake of changes remaking downtown after World War II. Jobbers Canyon, a vital part of the city's wholesale district, was sacrificed to ConAgra's headquarters. Peony Park closed as suburban sprawl prevented its expansion, and changing leisure patterns took residents farther away for their amusement park experience. The stockyards finally closed in 1999, ending a long chapter in Omaha's history. Author and historian Janet R. Daly Bednarek charts the legacy of Omaha's lost history through its landmarks.

Contents:

When downtown was the center and we didn't "bowl alone"

Peony Park and AK-SAR-BEN : once places of suburban leisure

swallowed up by competition and urban growth

Jobbers Canyon, the Omaha Stockyards and packing plants : Omaha's blue-collar heritage, or when $3.18 an hour was a good wage

Gone, but perhaps happily forgotten : the ASARCO lead refinery

Conclusion : six degrees of lost Omaha and the AK-SAR-BEN Bridge.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 93-104) and index.

ISBN:

9781439664605

1439664609