The South Omaha Main Street Historic District is located along South 24th Street between M and O Streets in

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. It was added to the

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in 1989. Home to dozens of historically important buildings, including the Packer's National Bank Building, the historic district includes and more than 32 buildings.

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The site of a historically vital commercial district in the

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, the South Omaha Main Street Historic District once comprised the urban core of the City of South Omaha, Nebraska. It includes businesses, the former South Omaha City Hall, a

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s, a

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s, and specialty stores. Renowned for its cultural influences, including the historic location of Omaha's

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and

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immigrant communities, as well as the city's current growing Latino community, including Mexicans.Shukert, M. and Dunn, P. (2005
Adelante South Omaha! Forward South Omaha.
''Landscape Architect and Specifier News.'' 9/05. Retrieved 5/16/07.

Contributing properties

The Carpenter Building is one such building in the South Omaha Main Street Historic District, built in 1916 as a one-story brick structure. The building housed a hardware store, until a fire in 1988. A rehabilitation in 1990 allowed the building to continue being used.(2004) Nebraska State Historic Society. Retrieved 5/16/07. Packer's National Bank Building was listed on the

in 1985. Founded in 1891, the bank served employees of the

Union Stock Yards Company of Omaha The Union Stock Yards Company of Omaha was a 90-year-old company first founded in South Omaha, Nebraska in 1878 by John A. Smiley. After being moved to Council Bluffs, Iowa and dissolved within a year, the company was reorganized and moved to So ...

and the associated

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industry in

.(2007) Nebraska State Historical Society. Retrieved 5/16/07. The Vanous Block, built in 1892, is a three-story contributing property for the district that was originally a warehouse. A 1992 rehabilitation converted it into a commercial and rental residential space. The Stockman Publishing Company building is a two-story building constructed in 1890 that was converted to office and residential space in 1992. The Brandes Block is a three-story brick building that was built in 1889. The building was converted to a mixed commercial and rental residential use in 1991. The Roseland Theater, built in the 1920s, was a theater through the mid-1980s. In 1991 the building was converted into commercial and rental residential use. The Commercial Building is a one-story brick building that was originally a

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supply dealership. The building was converted to retail and warehouse space in 1994. Nebraska State Historical Society. Retrieved 1/17/08.

Notable locations

External links

Modern photo
of the South Omaha Main Street Historic District.
South Omaha: Omaha's Mercado
South Omaha Business Association website.

References

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