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YOUR GUIDE TO OMAHA’S ORIGINAL HISTORIC ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICT Four Old Market Originals
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Voted #1 BEST AXE THROWING in Omaha! Flying Timber is Omaha’s original axe throwing venue. Book a lane, invite some friends, have a drink, grab an axe, throw it at the wall for fun!
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About
Strolling through The Old Market district is a feast for the senses. Smells coming from over 40 restaurants, the sounds of street performers on the corners, the people-watching available at over 20 pubs and taverns, and the feel of the brick-laid roads under your feet—are all easily within walking distance of the numerous hotels and attractions in Downtown Omaha.
Treat yourself with a spa treatment after all the walking you’ll want to do or sip a drink on one of the numerous outdoor patios—the market has you covered.
When you stay and shop in The Old Market, you’re support- ing local, independent, one-of-a-kind businesses. These establishments provide an experience you won’t find anywhere else.
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Table of Contents
06...ABOUT THE 36...SERVICES OLD MARKET Banking Business Services 10...INFORMATION Event Venues General Information Health & Beauty Parking Salons & Spas Transportation Tattoo Parlors Air Travel Wellness Airport Shuttles Praise & Worship Bicycle Services Bus/Charter 38...SHOPPING Car Rental Companies Antiques City Tours Books Limo Clothing & Accessories Taxi Gift & Specialties Train Home Décor Weather Jewelry Music 14...HISTORY Smoke Shops The Historic Old Market Historic Tour 42...WHERE TO STAY Then/Now Lodging Downtown Hotels 18...CALENDAR Moving & Storage Real Estate 20...ATTRACTIONS Agents, Developers, & Managers 26...OLD MARKET MAP 46...NEARBY ... 28 THINGS TO DO Map & Business Listings Arts & Entertainment Art Galleries 50...BLACKSTONE Experiences Museum Attractions 52...THE CAPITOL Theater & Performing Arts DISTRICT
32...FOOD & DRINK 54...MIDTOWN Food & Beverage CROSSING Bar & Grill Coffee & Tea 56...NORTH Dining DOWNTOWN Grocery Sweet Shops Nightlife
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GENERAL INFORMATION Downtown Omaha, Inc. (downtownomahainc.org, 19th & Harney)______402-341-3700 Greater Omaha Chamber of Commerce (omahachamber.org, 808 Conagra Drive)______402-346-5000 Old Market Association (oldmarket.com)______402-916-1796 Omaha Convention & Visitors Bureau (visitomaha.com)______402-444-4660 Omaha Downtown Improvement District (omahadowntown.org, 16th & Dodge)______402-916-1796 Omaha Visitors Center (visitomaha.com, C1, 10th & Farnam)______402-444-7762
PARKING The Old Market offers metered parking, covered parking in area garages, several area lots, and valet parking. The City of Omaha’s Park Omaha program offers numerous parking options to downtown visitors. The city garages are a cheaper and ample alterna- tive to street parking. The Park Omaha website provides visitors with an interactive tool to locate public parking. An app to pay for parking at the meters is available. There is a free download for Android and IOS systems. Visit parkomaha.com. Park Omaha (parkomaha.com)______402-444-PARK SP+ Omaha (parking.com)______402-401-2846
TRANSPORTATION AIR TRAVEL Alaska______800-654-5669 American______800-433-7300 Delta______800-221-1212 Eppley Airfield (4501 Abbott Dr.)______402-661-8017 Frontier______800-432-1359 Southwest______800-435-9792 United______800-864-8331 AIRPORT SHUTTLES Navigator Airport Express______800-888-9793 OMALiNK______402-475-5465 BICYCLE SERVICES Bike Rack______402-333-1031 Heartland B-Cycle______402-957-2453 BUS/CHARTER Arrow Stage Lines______800-356-0727 Greyhound (16th & Jackson)______800-231-2222 Ollie the Trolley (olliethetrolley.com)______402-597-3596 Omaha Metro______402-341-0800 OMALiNK______402-475-5465 CAR RENTAL COMPANIES Advantage Rent A Car______800-777-5500 Alamo______888-826-6893 Avis______800-633-3469 Budget______800-218-7992 Dollar______800-800-4000 Enterprise______800-261-7331
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2020-2021 | oldmarket.com 12 THE OLD MARKET DIRECTORY Information Hertz______800-654-3131 National______877-222-9058 Thrifty______800-541-7044 CITY TOURS Magical Journey Carriage Service (mjcarriage.com, 11th & Howard)______402-453-6745 NE Tour Company (nebraskatourcompany.com)______402-881-3548 Ollie the Trolley (olliethetrolley.com, 1528 N. Saddle Creek Rd.)______402-597-3596 Omaha Patio Ride (omahapatioride.com, 414 S. 10th St.)______402-519-5225 Tuk Tuk Omaha (tuktukomaha.com)______531-203-3079 LIMO Accent Limousine (8509 Madison St.)______402-592-5003 Old Market Limousine (202 E. Grant St.)______402-593-7886 VIP Limousine______402-934-5466 TAXI Checker Cab______402-339-0110 City Taxi______402-933-8700 zTrip______402-292-2222 TRAIN Amtrak Station (9th & Pacific)______402-342-1501 Amtrak Reservations______800-872-7245
WEATHER
JANUARY MAY SEPTEMBER Temp (F) Temp (F) Temp (F) High 33o Low 14o High 74o Low 51o High 78o Low 54o Precip. (in) .7” Precip. (in) 5” Precip. (in) 2.7” Snow (in) 6” Snow (in) 0” Snow (in) 0” Wind (mph) Wind (mph) Wind (mph) 11 / NNW 11 / SSE 9 / SSE
FEBRUARY JUNE OCTOBER Temp (F) Temp (F) Temp (F) High 38o Low 18o High 83o Low 61o High 65o Low 42o Precip. (in) .9” Precip. (in) 4” Precip. (in) 2” Snow (in) 6” Snow (in) 0” Snow (in) 0” Wind (mph) Wind (mph) Wind (mph) 11 / NNW 10 / SSE 10 / SSE
MARCH JULY NOVEMBER Temp (F) Temp (F) Temp (F) High 51o Low 28o High 87o Low 66o High 49o Low 29o Precip. (in) 2” Precip. (in) 4” Precip. (in) 1.7” Snow (in) 4” Snow (in) 0” Snow (in) 3” Wind (mph) Wind (mph) Wind (mph) 12 / NNW 9 / SSE 11 / SSE
APRIL AUGUST DECEMBER Temp (F) Temp (F) Temp (F) High 64o Low 40o High 85o Low 64o High 35o Low 17o Precip. (in) 3” Precip. (in) 4” Precip. (in) 1” Snow (in) 1” Snow (in) 0” Snow (in) 6” Wind (mph) Wind (mph) Wind (mph) 13 / SSE 8 / SSE 11 / NNW
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Sam Mercer, 1920-2013 Photo by Vera Mercer
THE HISTORIC OLD MARKET At the end of the 19th century, Omaha was in its prime as a great railroad center, connecting the settled East with the wide-open West. The Old Market area was the epicenter of the activity, bustling with produce dealers, buyers, and transporters. The area’s heyday continued until the 1950s, when Omaha’s westward expansion and radical changes in grocery marketing abruptly brought the activity to a halt. That’s when Sam Mercer, threatened with build- ing condemnation notices, proposed to rescue his family’s red-brick warehouses by renovating them for new uses. Most people thought him imprudent. Today, they call him a visionary. The son of prominent Omaha physician and landowner Nelson Mercer, Samuel Mercer was born and raised in London, England, and educated at Oxford and Yale. After living in Washington, D.C., he based his law practice in Paris, where he mostly lived the rest of his life, holding dual citizenship. With the death of Nelson in 1963, Mercer took charge of Mercer Management in Omaha. He appreciated the century-old brick ware- houses, some Mercer-owned, comprising the wholesale produce market just southeast of downtown. By 1968, Mercer moved strategically to gain control of a collection of buildings in what is now The Old Market. It was Mercer’s idea to make the ground-floor space of the former Gilinsky Fruit Company into a French restaurant. It became The Old Market’s signature spot, the French Café (now Le Boullion), with apartments above it. More anchor attractions followed—Homer’s, M’s Pub, Mr. Toad's, the Spaghetti Works, Nouvelle Eve, the Firehouse Dinner Theater, the Bemis. With his son Mark, daughter-in-law Vera, and nephew Nicholas Bonham-Carter, the Mercers evolved this never-planned but organically developed area. Distinct features to this day include The Passageway, V. Mertz, La Buvette, and The Boiler Room. “We knew these warehouses had possibilities,” Mercer said, “and to tear them down to construct contemporary buildings would have been like painting over the Mona Lisa.”
HISTORIC TOUR The Old Market is filled with sites and buildings of historical interest. Several of these have been specifically identified and researched. As a result, an Old Market Historic Walking Tour with identification plaques of these edifices began in 2003.
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801 SOUTH 10TH ST. Then: Union Station, 1931-1971 Now: The Durham Museum
1 520 TO 524 SOUTH 10TH ST. Then: Windsor Hotel, 1885-1887 Now: Windsor Square Apartments
2 514 SOUTH 11TH ST. Then: Omaha Firehouse, 1903-1904 Now: Upstream Brewing Company
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614 SOUTH 11TH ST. Then: Omaha Bemis Bag Company, 1887-1902 Now: Vintage Ballroom
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1213 JONES ST. Then: Anheuser-Busch Beer Depot, 1887 Company, 1887-1902 Now: Roth Weinstein, LLC (Q2)
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1323 JACKSON ST. Then: Skinner Macaroni Building, 1914-1915 Now: Skinner Macaroni Lofts
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1615 HOWARD ST. Then: Aquila Court Now: Magnolia Hotel
7 1307-1315 HOWARD ST. Then & Now: J. P. Cooke Buildings, 1885-1889
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1212 HOWARD ST. Then: The Overland Hotel Now: Ashley’s Collectibles (E3)
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1123 HOWARD ST. Then: Morse Coe Building, 1892-1893 Now: First National Bank of Omaha Branch and Mayfield Apartments 10
1002 HOWARD ST. Then: Hotel Howard, 1909 Building, 1892-1893 Now: Mr. Toad's Pub (G11)
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1101-1107 HARNEY ST. Then: Millard Block, 1880-1881 Now: Jams (F9)
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1221 HARNEY ST. Then: Baum Iron Company Building, 1880 Now: Baum Hydraulics Corporation
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1001 FARNAM ST. Then: Poppleton Block Now: Omaha Visitors Center (C1)
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1004 FARNAM ST. Then: Burlington Building, 1879 Now: Office space for lease
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2020-2021 | oldmarket.com 2020-2021 | oldmarket.com 18 THE OLD MARKET DIRECTORY Calendar FIRST FRIDAY OLD MARKET First Friday Every Month The Old Market firstfridayoldmarket.com Held the first Friday of each month, 6-9pm, First Friday is a free event celebrating local creativity in our historic neighborhood. Visit galleries to explore fresh perspectives and meet the artists.
OMAHA FARMERS MARKET June 5 – October 10, 2020 11th & Jackson | 8 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. omahafarmersmarket.org Join growers, vendors, and other market-goers for the city’s best selection of farm-fresh, local produce, bedding plants, fresh cut flowers, baked goods, meats, cheeses, specialty items, and more!
SANTA LUCIA ITALIAN FESTIVAL June 4 – 7, 2020 Lewis & Clark Landing santaluciafestival.com Founded in 1925 by Grazia Bonafede Caniglia. Each year the Santa Lucia Festival Committee holds the festival with authentic Italian foods, music, and history to help raise money to continue charitable contributions.
OMAHA SUMMER ARTS FESTIVAL Mike Fahey Street between 10th to 14th summerarts.org Coming back in 2021 Browse and buy original artwork created by 135 artists at Nebraska’s largest arts celebra- tion. With two stages of continuous music, hands-on art experiences, and delicious street food, there’s something for everyone!
COLLEGE WORLD SERIES TD Ameritrade Park Omaha cwsomaha.com Coming back in 2021 The NCAA Men’s Division 1 baseball champi- onship—or College World Series—has called Omaha home since 1950. Each June fans watch the nation’s collegiate all-stars play “The Greatest Show on Dirt” at beautiful TD Ameritrade Park Omaha.
2020-2021 | oldmarket.com 19 THE OLD MARKET DIRECTORY Calendar U.S. OLYMPIC SWIM TRIALS usaswimming.org Postponed until 2021 The United States Olympic Team Trials in Swimming are held before every Summer Olympic Games to select the participants for the U.S. Olympic Swimming Team. The event is overseen by the United States Olympic Committee and run/operated by USA Swimming.
IN THE MARKET FOR BLUES August 1, 2020 inthemarketforblues.com Annual blues festival in Omaha’s downtown at 12+ different locations with 40+ music acts all day long. One ticket gets you in all the Photo by locations to enjoy the love of live music. Gabriel Anthony McGrath
OLD MARKET FALL FESTIVAL October (Check website for date) 11th & Harney oldmarket.com Dress in costume for this fun and free family experience in The Old Market. Businesses host activities and events with interactive displays from Omaha Police & Fire, pet contest, and candy for trick-or-treaters on the brick streets.
HOLIDAYS IN THE OLD MARKET Thanksgiving – January The Old Market | oldmarket.com Enjoy our grand yuletide of bright lights and unmatched revelry. We’ll be decorated in our holiday best and scented with fresh greenery—but it’s the holiday specials inside that will beckon you to explore. Small Business Saturday Event Nov. 28, 2020
HOLIDAY LIGHTS FESTIVAL Thanksgiving – New Years Day holidaylightsfestival.org Showcasing Downtown Omaha with a full season of festive, family-friendly activities with a charity component for Food Bank for the Heartland. Also view thousands of dazzling lights illuminating Downtown Omaha.
2020-2021 | oldmarket.com 2020-2021 | oldmarket.com 20 THE OLD MARKET DIRECTORY Attractions BEMIS CENTER FOR CONTEMPORARY ARTS 724 S. 12th St. | bemiscenter.org Founded in 1981, by artists for artists, Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts supports today’s artists through an international residency program, tempo- rary exhibitions and commissions, and innovative public programs.
BLUEBARN THEATRE 1106 S. 10th St. | bluebarn.org ½ Mile from The Old Market Established as Omaha’s premier professional theatre, producing over 100 plays throughout its history since 1989. BLUEBARN is dedicated to theatre’s most important tradition: to provoke thought, emotion, action, and change.
BOB THE BRIDGE 705 Riverfront Dr. | visitomaha.com 1 Mile from The Old Market This 3,000-foot long walkway stretches across the Missouri River, giving pedestrians a spectacular view of Omaha’s skyline and an almost airborne experi- ence. Connected to more than 150 miles of nature trails —visitors love to bike and walk on Bob.
CHI HEALTH CENTER OMAHA 455 N. 10th St. | chihealthcenteromaha.com ½ Mile from The Old Market Between its stunning architecture and riverfront location, the CHI Health Center Omaha convention center and arena is not only a fixture in the city’s skyline—it’s a favorite destination for concerts, trade shows, and exhibits.
DURHAM MUSEUM 801 S. 10th St. | durhammuseum.org Omaha’s former Union Station is now the region’s premier hands-on history museum! Climb aboard passenger trains from the 1940’s and 50’s and enjoy vibrant exhibits and beautiful art deco architecture at this National Historic Landmark.
FIRST NATIONAL SCULPTURE PARKS 1601 Dodge St. | firstnational.com ½ Mile from The Old Market First National transformed five downtown city blocks into a green urban sculpture park. The sculp- tures depict Omaha’s rich pioneer history and is one of the largest installations of bronze and stainless steel in the world.
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Contemporary American Cuisine M-SAT 11am-1am | SUN 5pm-1am 422 S. 11th St | 402.342.2550 MsPubOmaha.com Reservations Recommended 2020-2021 | oldmarket.com 22 THE OLD MARKET DIRECTORY Attractions GENE LEAHY MALL 1302 Farnam St. | visitomaha.com Under Construction A 10-acre park in the heart of downtown with a lagoon and waterfalls, walking paths, gardens, playground, amphitheater and sculpture garden, and it connects to Heartland of America Park. The mall is also the centerpiece for the Annual Holiday Lights Festival.
HEARTLAND OF AMERICA PARK 800 Douglas St. | visitomaha.com ¼ Mile from The Old Market Under Construction Catch the spectacular view at the Heartland of America Fountain, a 320-ft water jet and light show. Enjoy Lewis & Clark Interpretive exhibits and WWII and Airborne Memorial Sculptures. Gondola rides by Heartland Gondola also available.
HENRY DOORLY ZOO & AQUARIUM 3701 S. 10th St. | omahazoo.com 2½ Miles from The Old Market Consistently ranked as one of the world’s top five zoos, Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium is nationally recognized for its conservation, animal care, and exhibit design.
HOLLAND PERFORMING ARTS CENTER 1200 Douglas St. | omahaperformingarts.org ½ Mile from The Old Market Known best for its world-class acoustics and architecture, Omaha Performing Arts’ Holland Center presents jazz, blues, world music, family entertainment, and comedy. It is also home of the Omaha Symphony.
JOSLYN ART MUSEUM 2200 Dodge St. | joslyn.org 1 Mile from The Old Market Joslyn Art Museum showcases art from ancient times to the present. The Museum offers something for every interest and every age, and general admission is free to all.
KANEKO 1111 Jones St. | thekaneko.org KANEKO is a nonprofit arts and cultural organization dedicated to exploring and encouraging the creative process and how it impacts our lives. For more infor- mation about KANEKO, visit thekaneko.org.
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FREE GENERAL ADMISSION Joslyn Art Museum features works from antiquity to the present with an emphasis on nineteenth- and twentieth-century European and American art. A fun, relaxing, and artful destination for all. Open Tuesday – Sunday. Just west of downtown Omaha. Café, Museum shop, and free parking. 2200 Dodge Street | Omaha, NE 68102 www.joslyn.org | (402) 342-3300 2020-2021 | oldmarket.com 24 THE OLD MARKET DIRECTORY Attractions LEWIS & CLARK LANDING 345 Riverfront Dr. | parks.cityofomaha.org ½ Mile from The Old Market Under Construction Starting Sept. 1, 2020 The 23-acre Lewis & Clark Landing provides a variety of options to relax and enjoy the Missouri River. See Lewis and Clark interpretive exhibits and ‘Labor,’ the second largest labor monument in the United States.
OMAHA CHILDREN'S MUSEUM 500 S. 20th St. | ocm.org ½ Mile from The Old Market Omaha Children’s Museum is Omaha’s premier participatory museum, featuring exhibits for families with children ages 0-8. Permanent exhibits include the Tinker Lab, Imagination Playground, and a science center.
ORPHEUM THEATER 409 S. 16th St. | omahaperformingarts.org ¼ Mile from The Old Market Built in 1927, the Orpheum Theater is home to Broadway, dance, comedy and popular music acts like Disney’s The Lion King, Wicked, and more. Opera Omaha and American Midwest Ballet also perform here.
ROSE THEATER 2001 Farnam St. | rosetheater.org ¾ Mile from The Old Market The Rose Theater is committed to enriching the lives of children through live theater and arts educa- tion. We are proud to be the place where a love of SUBSCRIBE & READ: theater begins. OMAHAMAGAZINE.COM
TD AMERITRADE PARK 1200 Mike Fahey St. tdameritradeparkomaha.com 1 Mile from The Old Market TD Ameritrade Park Omaha, Omaha’s premiere sports stadium and outdoor entertainment venue, is home to NCAA Men’s College World Series, Creighton Bluejays baseball, concerts, and events.
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