North Omaha History Podcast, Omaha History, South Omaha History

Recent Episodes

A History of the Fontenelle Park in North Omaha - Ep 18

Posted June 22, 2017 • 00:10:29

Adam give us the history of beautiful Fontenelle Park in North Omaha. Which world series was held there? Did the Omaha Cardinals call it home. What...

017 - A History of the Florence Boulevard in North Omaha

Posted June 13, 2017 • 00:18:14

It was once called "Omaha's Prettiest Mile Boulevard". Florence Boulevard in North Omaha was built over the old Winter Quarter Wagon Road and was the...

016 - An Early History of Carter Lake in East Omaha

Posted June 7, 2017 • 00:17:39

At the turn of the last century up to WWII, Carter Lake was a wonderful recreation area. It was the location of the Omaha Municipal Beach and it had...

015 - The Florence Water Works

Posted May 31, 2017 • 00:09:53

The Florence Water Works once had a beautiful campus with ornate buildings, a mansion and a small community to house it's workers. Adam Fletcher Sasse...

014 - Omaha's Kiddieland and the Pleasure Pier

Posted May 24, 2017 • 00:07:37

Adam tells us about a popular 50s attraction in Carter Lake: Kiddieland and the Pleasure Pier. It could hold up to 20,000 people! When did it close?...