HistoricOmaha

Project Overview
Centered on a mission of educating, empowering and inspiring community residents through the arts Omaha celebrates the unveiling of a joint public art project utilizing Omaha’s official O! symbol.
O!s, artistically designed by commissioned area artists have been placed throughout Omaha’s many diverse and celebrated neighborhoods to draw attention to the beauty of the settings […]

These sites that caught our eye between June 7th and June 11th:

Microsoft Live Labs: Photosynth - In our collections, you can access gigabytes of photos in seconds, view a scene from nearly any angle, find similar photos with a single click, and zoom in to make the smallest detail as big as your monitor.
Photo Tourism […]

These are the sites that caught our eye on June 2nd:

Old-House Interiors - Lighting Sourcebook
Old House Style Guide
Period-Authentic Lighting and Restoration Hardware
Schoolhouse Electric Co. - Brass Cover Plates and Push Button Switches
Schoolhouse Electric Co. - Period Lighting Fixtures and Glass Shades
Arroyo Craftsman - Fine Lighting Handcrafted in America
Historic Lighting showroom
Brass Light Gallery - Architectural Lighting […]

These are the sites that caught our eyes on June 1st:

Hewn and Hammered: Preservation Brief 33: Historic Stained Glass
desire to inspire: Stairs and storage
Classic Ceilings: Decorative Wall & Ceiling Ornaments
Calculator for Crown Molding Miter and Bevel Angles
Install Crown Molding Lika a Pro! Master Compound Miter Cuts and Angles!

A Do-it-Yourself Guide to Placemaking
Jay Walljasper has given us nothing less than a manual for how to rebuild community, one practical step at a time, and in the process recover much of the joy of day-to-day life. What a gift!
- Bill McKibben, author of
Deep Economy: The Wealth of Communities and the Durable Future
Abandoned lots and […]