Spring Lake is a historic neighborhood in
Omaha
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,
Nebraska
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. It is bounded by I-80 on the north, Missouri Avenue on the south, Highway 75 on the west and the Missouri River on the east. Spring Lake Park is also the name of an area park originally established as Syndicate Park. Spring Lake is bordered by the
Deer Park neighborhood on the north and the city of
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on the south.
Spring Lake places
Early on the site that became Spring Lake Park was called "Syndicate Park". It belonged to the Livestock Syndicate, a business coalition formed to create the livestock sale and meat processing industry in South Omaha, which was a small city in its own right. The park was designed as a private park for the employees and residents of the area. When the City of Omaha annexed
South Omaha
South Omaha is a former city and current district of Omaha, Nebraska, United States. During its initial development phase, the town's nickname was "The Magic City" because of the seemingly overnight growth due to the rapid development of the Unio ...
in 1915, the park fell into city hands. A former dairy farm was converted into the original Spring Lake golf course in 1933.
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Spring Lake
University of Nebraska. Retrieved 6/22/07. The city acquired Begley farm ravine south of the original park and it was converted into a municipal dump in 1960. The resulting landfill area was added to Spring Lake Park. Spring Lake Magnet School and Spring Lake Public Swimming Pool are also located within the neighborhood.
In the late 1990s the leaders of the Spring Lake Neighborhood Association (SLNA), Janet Bonet* and Kris (Larsen)Sandoval, formed the Spring Lake Park Habitat Restoration and Preservation Team and spearheaded a grant-writing effort for funding from the Nebraska Environmental Trust. As a result of that effort, three grants were obtained to bring together park neighbors and city officials to create conceptual designs for a large water feature in the park. Professor Wigfall of the Kansas State University Landscape Architecture Program and the University of Nebraska at Lincoln Water Resources Division assisted in creating the basic plan and triggered a City of Omaha feasibility study. There is currently a community motivated action to reestablish the lake in Spring Lake Park. The Clean Solutions for Omaha program, a government funded program for helping Omaha comply with the US Clean Water Act by separating storm and waste water discharges into public waterways, is carrying out design and engineering requirements for a project that will allow for storm water retention features in Spring Lake Park that incorporate wetlands, natural springs and ponds that will be available for public access and wildlife habitat.
See also
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Neighborhoods in Omaha, Nebraska
The neighborhoods of Omaha are a collection of historic and modern neighborhoods and specific ethnic and racial enclaves. They are spread throughout the Omaha-Council Bluffs metropolitan area, Omaha metro area, and are all on the Nebraska side of ...
References
External links
Spring Lake Neighborhood Associationwebsite.
Historic postcardsof Syndicate Park in Nebraska Memories.
website.
* Spring Lake Neighborhood Association
www.slnaomaha.org
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History of Omaha, Nebraska
Historic districts in Omaha, Nebraska
Neighborhoods in South Omaha, Nebraska