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Omaha World Herald
Published September 15, 2006
BY MAHALIA ASANAENYI
fter almost a century in the business, a hardware store in the downtown Benson area will close by the end of October.
Owners Dan and Mary Cox announced the closing of Benson True Value Hardware, 6065 Maple St., to customers this week.
“It is a bittersweet closing, but it’s […]

As a companion to Bill Stott’s presentation on Houses of Dundee, there is a good timeline of home styles at ThisOldHouse.com. The illustrations are clear and simple, from Dutch Colornial to Post Modern.

Italianate: 1840-1885
Pattern books promoted this picturesque, informal design, a change from the classical trends.
Illustration: Tom Hennessy

U.S. Home Architecture: Classic Houses
You don’t know […]

518 N 40 Street Follow the renovation of the old grocery building at 40th & California.
A Stroll Down 40th Street
This blog will provide a vitural walk to all the stops on the 2005 walking tour published by the Joslyn Castle Neighborhood Association. The brochure was made possible through the work of a CLG(Certified Local Government)Grant […]

Drew Davies, principal of Oxide Design and renowned graphic designer, recently posted a post-mortem of our beloved Saddle Creek Target.

The Library of Congress has a collection of digitized multimedia titled American Memory.
American Memory provides free and open access through the Internet to written and spoken words, sound recordings, still and moving images, prints, maps, and sheet music that document the American experience. It is a digital record of American history and creativity. […]