Gene Leahy Mall, also known locally as Central Park or The Mall, is a park located at 1302 Farnam on the Mall in

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, U.S.A., and bordered by

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. There are also two huge slides, a sculpture garden, a remote-control boat cove, a large children's play area, and an amphitheater where outdoor concerts are held in the summer. The mall is decorated with thousands of lights during the winter holiday season. Connected on its eastern edge with the

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, it is also borders the

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, the former

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, the Old Market and the

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campus.

About

Originally conceived in the 1970s, the Gene Leahy Mall was named after

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Eugene A. Leahy, and is regarded as being a major impetus for the redevelopment of downtown into a thriving commercial, residential and cultural center in Omaha. In 2005 a major redevelopment process began focused on redesigning The Mall and several areas surrounding the Old Market.

In July 2022, the redevelopment of The Mall was completed featuring a new concert venue pavilion, open lawn area, and redesigned waterfront walkway while retaining the iconic metal slides.“Grand Reopening Of Omaha’s Gene Leahy Mall Caps Half-Century Of History"
Omaha Daily Record. Retrieved 07/04/22.

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