'!~ j l { \ REPORT I ! 1, "j OF THE . I I i ,i 1 f Park and Recreation Dept. j Omaha, Nebraska J I I ! 1916 30022726 7 11111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 Superfund " Grover Stn'.ct and north to !.intl)ln Avenue and [\Oth Street and nlong HOt.h Stl'Ce.t north to Elmwood Park. Thi,; I,; the eonnecting link betweell Hanscom Pnrk :md Elmwood Pnrk, The major portion of thi" right-of-\\·,ty \\·ill he don:ttcd by the property owner;; along the jll'ojloi>cd l'oute. o'\. jll'c\irtlinary ~nrVt~y has abo been mmle for a honlcv,)rd nOlllH'eting; Hive\'­ view Park \\'ith ).Iilnd:1H P,lrk Ol\ tlw ~onth sitlc', \\·hidl \\·ill :11,;;0 Iw OIW of LlH' next undcl'Llking,.; of tlli,.: dell:ll'ht:t'!lt. The P~lrk Fund h~\>; heen \\~ed largely for t.he m,linkn,IlICt' of the Yarioll!! p'lrk,.., although :1 portion of S;llue \\,:15'; eXjlended for penil:I)l{'nl. illlprovement;.;, Following; i.-:; :t list of the v;t!'iOIlS p:lrkH sho\\"inp; <\l'('a, lo{',ltlol\ of t,;\ell anti cnulnC.l';\tillg Uw most illll)III'L\llt illl\lI'O\'(,lllents, LEVI CARTER PARK. iii This i,.. tll\' brgl',..t p~lrk ill our l'ldin' ."."";('I'IIl, l·onIHillillj..!; :m:t;"j! a{'t"c:-; with:l hll'ge hody o[ \\',I(CI' eU"t'I'IlIg Ilion' 1hilll Jon :\('1'(';:, IU\':Il!'d III rht' {'~j l'\'lll(' tlorth- i I e,\st portion of the ('ity. \\',l~ lIgn'('Il~el\t j I :\tdOl1C(,~Ow titl\t' thi,; I);\rk (lmutt'd to t.he eity, :Itl \\"i\~ \\":1"; made with l - the that one-fifth of tlll' allllual park appropri.\lioll to jw :'JlPllt for \ th(' improvempnt of thi,.; p'll'k for:1 td'tl\ of D\'(' )'(',11':', \\'hil'!t :\i.!;l'('{'l)\{'lIt hilS becn ! e:ll'ri(,l! ont \I1\(!rc:'ill!tl'd in <I y'l:-;tall!Olllltofi1ll1H'On'IlI('nt,.;, Three and ono-hnlf milc~ O[ (h'in'w,)y:-; \\'('n~ gr;H\ell :lud :..;urfi\(',('d \\'ith (~i\l(lt'r:-;, j In pr{'-P,I\,;ltion forO\(' e:>:t(~llSiOll of thl: dl'ive,:;dongt.lll' \\'c:,t, :,llore of the bke, ~Hlike (jOO feet long 1l00'th frOlH lhell1inoi~ Cc'utr,I1H.1L hl'Idgl' W:l~ built. In t'onnection \\'ith this illlpl'On'nll'nt '(:oll:-Eil\er,thle (hw!gillg \\",In dOlle, ;\Il)re th:tn ten th01\Sanl\ tn'p:-; \WI'(' pbntetl in v,II'iollS portiolls of this purk, I ~\lHl this ,":)st :ll'ell is r,lpitlly Iwin!!: t:onvNh'tl into \\'h~\t is llt,,.;till(~ll to hp one of the prettiest p,lrks in the middle \\"('."t, I ELMWOOD PARK. I L,oe,tted \\'c:-;t of the OOth ::4tl'cct lille, pxtendillg frolll Dodf!:c "tn'ct on the north ! to Pacific. Stn~ct on the sonth. eonJ:lilllng ~OS.:J uere:;. Thi,; i:::; kno\\"n as the" Pieui<; Ptlrk" o[ Om:lha al'; dminf!: the ~t\llUHl'1' RCttSOll numerous pieni('R arc held hert' ttlily, II i,,, abo i\ f:\\"ol'ite alllOllg: the Oll1ttha Audubons n~ the 1'u:-:ti(' 1':\\'inc l'lll1lll11g throuj!h Ihe pHI'k :ltTnrd~ :-:plendid oppor- hll1itic;,; for th,' lH'.4illg of the binl;:.:.. An (~ighte(,ll holt' g:o\f ('Olll';:':'(' W:IS completed and o!Jt'!lt'd to the Jlublil' ill tfJHi. In ('onn('dioll \\'ith ihi:..; illl}l]'()\'('IlH'nt it \\.:\,.: !l('('t''':::<HI'Y to han' \\,<\t('1' lll:lln ('x­ l't'ndctl into p:lrk nnd to inst:l1l a ",pl'iulding :-;y::;telll. n\,.;o t\Yo foot hI'idg:p" <!l'l'O";S II tho ),:lYi))l'. The old tool hO\ls(: Wil:' torn do\\'n :\lul :I \lIOI'{' rmlll\~' huilding , ('n~dcd on the :..;:\llH' "itl', .\ fh;.;: poll' ~;") [t'l't hig:h \\":1:-; l,I't,('\t'd 01\ OlH' of thl' hiJ,dH':,t point" in the p.lrk. f RIVERVIEW PARK. I Located 1,f'i\\Ten :-;nl :\lld \)1 h :--:1 1'(,('t,.,. t':-.::tcnding f1'Olli FI't,t!(,l'i('k ~tn'l't Oil Ill(' I north. to [-Iollwr :-'tn'l't oil til(' South, ('ol\uining Ill,tll :tITt':..;. Tlli,.; i." the Inrg:e4 n:rt'IIl':ll p:lt'k i1l 01l1' entire ;';,\·~lt'lll and OJ!(' of th(' bl'."t pn1'­ 'I tonizl.'d. In 19H> a lIt'I\' ('D!H'I'('1t' s\\'i!lllllltl[.!; pool :llld ba1h hou,..(' w:\" ('J"('dt'd ;\1. a eo:;;t of :)l~,OOO.OOi n fool lJritlw' \\":\,:. huilt :lI'\'l)."'" tIl(' In;,;:oOIl lllnkin;.;: n('('l''''~ II (0 the swimllling: pool from tll(' p:n:ilioll mon' (:oIlYl'llient, In ('OIUH'tiioll With 1~ , rhi~ IlllprovclHcnl, it ,,·:t.'; lH'('('':'':':lry to han' w;lkr 1lI:lln t>:>:t'('lHh'd, into tlw park to furni~h water for s\\'imming pool. "'hit'h w:w dOll\' nt l\ ('o,.:t of ::::2J)OO.()(), Tilt, h:tSPlIWI\1 of tIl<' pnyilion \Va" l'l'_('()l\"tl'IWt'Pt! lind ('onY('I't',('d inio:l nlUde\'1I (;olllfort "1'ation. ---1--- Zoo. The Zoo loclLted at this park i~ olie of tht~ lIlost pOJlular free nUnwtiOlln in the city. :'Iany improYem('nt~ hu\,('. Iwell lll:\dc in tlw. quarter,:; for rhe nnimal", but owing to t.he small tlnlOunt of flllld~ no important addit.ion;,; \n>l'(~ madc. The Zoo at prescnt eontai1\.''> the fnlhming illlimnb: Bnfftdo. iYo!w;;. :\[ollkp,". D(>;01'. C~oyott\-:. FJ"(:':Il( ;3-Lpgg{'d Co\\". :dountalll G(),tt",. B'ldw·r.-;. .\IJig:\lor:-:. PcecM.Y Hog::.;. ()P()~"Ulll. .\lexi('(\n Dnc!;:,'.,:, Bl'flr;.;. Fox. !'!lpn::,llli'....:.. Boh Cnt':>. FONTENELLE PARK. Lo(~at('d in tlw llorth\\T;":1' part of thl' (·it~· 1J('!\\'('l'll .\nw-: ;\n'lllH' ;\Ill! Pralt Strc't'L pxtf'nding from 4:111d to ·l!lih ."1'1'('('1. (';llll.dllillg lOI.;-):~ <1('1'(1":, TIlL.:: park [(lUI' y('<l1'." ,1P:() \\""..; :"tii! il l),l:<llll'l' Illll h:l::' ]w('n 1Jll.' ;,c('llt' of Y;l.-:t improvellwnt::, nn<! i.-: no\\, one (If til(' Il,O,-:! ropubr <lml !)('"t patl'olli;.wd park,.; in 1ii.::· OJ(' :-:y:.:;tl'lll. TI\(, </1'i\"(';,; wel't' all l'(>-('OIl"tl'llC'tC<! and slll'fn('('tt with elndpr'" .\ -;1 :-:tOl'lll :'ll'\rt'r wa" laid into tile park in lOW: gradjtl~~ for a lWW four-at'J'p lng:ooll 1,-: 1 now ulldN W'l.\-· and \\·ill!1(' ('omjlldt'd in U117 ..\ b;lIh l1ou:-:e i\"iH Ill' ('l'<,C'tt'd :llH! thi" will ht· ll,,('d a:-: a hathing: r(':-:ol't'. MILLER PARK. Lt)(:a[('J IH~I\\"eell 24th a!Hl :Wth :-:'lrl'('f,.<. exit'Hdltlg. frolll Hedi<:k Arenue Oil I the north to Knn:-:ai': '\YPll\!(' on tIl(' ~ollth, ('ol1hining 7B a('I'(':-:. This: park if' tht' "Pl'ide of );"ortl1 Olll:lhn,·· b('illg:,O dt~;-;ig:nnt('d by the (,lltlm;.:­ ia$ti(~ l1ei?:hbol'hood. On'l' half of till' mil(' ~\lld ~l half (If 'driveways \\,('l'(' pn\'(~d in lOW ,,·ith COil('rete at. n eo!:'t of S:lO,OOO.OO. The open creek i:;('wer running: throl1g'h tht' park from north to :':0111"11 W;l-: i·pp!;)(·t'd h~- :1 brl!t' i<tnl'IH ;::('\\"('l'. \\"hll'h was n long sought fot' impron~mC'nt" Tho I)-holl' golf course \nl$ rc-con:;trllded I:.: ,I, and new sprinkling sy"tem installed. The old j:ool hoose standing neal' the .' ('(';nt.er ()f t.he park ·was torn down and a 1<Irg<'I' one erected :It the sOllth edge of the park. In order for the public: t.o h:rre aec'ross t.o the be;llltiflil i,;;l:1lHl surrounded by the l:lke .. 11 foot bridge was erected ;1<:1'0,,::'; the Jake Oil the east side ncar the phlygrolllld. , ! ;: HANSCOM PARK. ,. I Loctited beh\·C'('1) \\'oolworth .-\\."('nu('. :lJld Ed Cn\i~ht()Jl .\vcnue, ('xt'Clldin~ , from Park Avcnuc to P,wifie Street, containillg ;3f.f)!) ~l('rcs. ., Thi'i is the be.~t,developed and prettiest p:nk ill O\ll' syi:llelll and has been characterized by experts :\,:; one of the rOll!' Illost ht~alltiflll park:,> in the l~nit.('d H States. Owing to the high staf(~ of devdopnwnt of thi:, p:lrk .. no parti('ubr Jlt~rmallent improyenwnt.i; were made other thnn tht' {'J't\(·tiOll of two modern comfort .-:tation:,. Greenhouses. Thc('Trcenbo\l~CBloc.atecJ at fhi." pHl'k han' hl'l'll ('nlarg:c~d !.01l1ol't\ Own t\riee t,heir former eapaeity, no\\" containing 1I}(l\'(~ than H.. (JOO :,quan~ fed of gln:-::-:. \Ior('. than ;{;')(),OOO planls :l!'{) pl'opagatl'd ,llld ntl:-:t,tl yl'<Irly, whieh ,IJ'(~ u"Ct! ill lite planting of onmIlWlll",:1I flower Iwd" in the V~II'j(JIIS park". ~ey('ut.Y or more or till'S£: bcdf; an' plant!~d ~·t'arly, the largt'.-:! ('OI11ainillg OVN li,OOO plnlll:-:. Plant" an~ al~o lI:'>ed fOl: tilt" planting of o!hi'J' pHillie grollnd:-: sw·h :1:' ho:,pitab, puhlie "chool:::;) fire :,t,atJon~, t't(~. Flow('J' "h()\\':-: nn' IH'ld in .-:(~a:-:()ll:-; aud arc patnmi;.;cd chily by thousands of flowC'r 10ver:-;. --;}- BEMIS PARK. Located l)('!'we('.n Huwthorne. ;\Yt'tHW "nd Cumin!!: Strl'et 1 ex!t'mling: from :~:1I'd Street to :3Xth Stl'(\('t, eontninillg IO} ncrei"-.