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Jack Kubat proposed the ‘Bring Bosco Back Project’ at a meeting of the Dundee Memorial Park Association in March, 2004. The following is a project description written by Jack in the summer of 2004. As you will see by reading Jack’s essay, two things are needed at this point. First, we need to firm […]

Omaha’s New Front Door

Omaha’s “front door” is getting a makeover. On April 21, Mayor Mike Fahey and Greater Omaha Chamber of Commerce President David G. Brown, unveiled plans for the development of Omaha’s newest urban neighborhood.
The 80-block area, which is many visitors first glimpse of the city, is located along the Cuming Street/Abbott […]

Lively Omaha’s analysis of Dundee
Areas Analyzed:

50th & Underwood
51st & Underwood
Dodge and 50th
Neighborhood Center
Elmwood Park at Underwood & J.E. George

Potential long-term improvements for 50th - 51st St. and Underwood
Uses & Activities
* bring what’s inside commercial areas outside to sidewalks areas to create pedestrian traffic - display tables
* art […]

The HistoricDundde Blog would like to welcome two new authors: Bill Kelly and Michael Joyce.
Bill Kelly is a past president of the Dundee-Memorial Park Association (DMPA). His ongoing pet projects include bronze Historic Dundee signs, documenting our landscaped islands, sprucing up the street lamps, and returning the statue of Bosco to Memorial Park.

Michael Joyce is […]