Italian Mural: South Omaha Mural Project

 

The Italian Mural is not in South Omaha, but it is in keeping with the common theme of representing different cultures which made up South Omaha.  The mural is located on the corner of Seventh street and Pacific on Orsi's Italian Bakery and Pizzeria.  The bakery has been there since 1916.  It is in the heart of Little Italy.  The mural has an Italian theme showing the boat bringing people to Ellis Island.   Two brothers came here from Carlentini near Sicily.  They set up a bank and then made arrangements for others from Carlentini to come to America.  There are now more descendants from Carlentini in Omaha than residents of Carlentini.  There are also religious themes and Italian food.

Santa Lucia in the tree 

Many Italians worked for the railroad, others ran businesses

in the garden at the bakery

the famous fork is around the corner at a restaurant

Omaha Sunset and Omaha Visitors Center

A nice sunset the other day from Charity's house.  

Earlier we were at Gene Leahy Mall.  The Omaha Visitors Center is just a block from the mall to the south.  The visitors center has many brochures about what to see i the Omaha area.  I filled myself up with them.  

Omaha National Cemetery in Papillion

 The National Veterans Cemetery in Papillion is very impressive.  They also have plenty of room to expand.  There are also vaults for thos who may have been cremated.  There are two outdoor structures for funeral ceremonies.  It is a large complex.  It is on Schram Road off of highway 50.

Charity's Spring Concert with Omaha Sings

Nothing I like more than hearing my kids sing.  They are so much more talented than I am,  Cgarity sins with Sing Omaha woman's choir.  These are a couple short escerpts from her spring concert.   

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YvYsPWnCXew

Old Tombstone Western Theme Park

 This is an area where they are presenting a comedic wild west show and have building replicas of an old west town.  They also have miniature golf.  The Gunslinger Museum is also there, but was closed when we visited.  The show had three actors, a miner, the sheriff and a gun slinger.  It trid to be funny, and at times succeeded, but it seemed they were trying to hard.  I enjoyed the actual reenactment much more.