Tuesday, December 6, 2016

The Brandeis Building circa 1892 (17th and Farnam)


Courtesy of the Omaha Public Library

Compared to today:


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Monday, December 5, 2016

Vintage Omaha Downtown, circa 1900


Downtown Omaha, circa 1900. From "The Gage City: A History of Omaha" by Lawrence H. Larsen and Barbara J. Cottrell, Pruett Publishing Company, Boulder, 1982.