Threads of Life: Mayan Community Mural: South Omaha Mural Project

 This mural is located as art of the South Omaha Parking lot at 25th and N.  The mural depicts three circles of the Mayan culture past, present and future.  Mayan community members and South Omaha Murals created the mural.  

St Bridgets Catholic Church in South Omaha

 St Bridget's Church is located on the corner of F and 26th streets.  It originally servd European immigrants but now serves more and more the Latino community.  Interesting it has a tombstone for unborn children and a commemoration of the ten commandments.  There is also Mary and Joseph and Jesus under glass.  Columns and square architecture.

stained glass

back of the church

manger scene

Tomb to the unborn babies

St. Bridget's school

Ten commandments

Commercial Murals: South Omaha

 These represent a couple of the better commercial murals.

outside a liquor store on 36th street by Bere's Hall

Mexican chicken restaurant in South Omaha, 25th and N

Aztec Mural: South Omaha Mural Project

 This mural is above the store entrances on 24th and N Streets.  It represents  Tlaloc the embodiment of rain and fertility.  It also represent huipiles, a garment worn by Mexican and Guatemalan women.

South Omaha Post Office on the Old Main Street (now 24th)

The post office is at 47 30 So, 24th street.  24th street use to be the main street of South Omaha.  The post office was built in 1899.  It was the high light of South Omaha, which grew quickly because of the meat packing companies in town.  It features classical revival architecture with Roman Corinthian columns.  Historically it also housed government agriculture offices and a military recruiting station but now is dedicated to postal services only.  It reminds everyone that South Omaha has a history independent of Omaha but is now part of Omaha.