Welcome to Omaha/Bellevue: Freeman Park in Bellevue

 Freeman Park is behind the Columban Mission Center.  It is very plain but does have a community garden, there is a picnic area next door at the Columban Center.  There is a large grassy area.  There is also a radar site in the corner.

Commercial and other Murals in Little Bohemia, Omaha

There are other murals close to the South 13th Mural in Little Bohemia.  Some appear to be commercial murals.

alleyway off of 13th south of William

This mural is on 13th Street

Sinner's Corner where they sale Vapes etc., 14th and William

Platypus Bar, 13th and William

South 13th Street Mural: South Omaha Mural Project

 This project is not actually in South Omaha but is in Omaha on south 13th street.  It is actually older than most of the murals in the mural project.  It is at the corner with Williams, but cannot be seen from 13th because it is on the back side of the building.  The mural represents past pictures of the 13th street area as well as hopes for the future.  For more information on the mural visit the South Omaha Mural Project.

The mural.

The film strip shows the donut shop.

filmstrip shows lady justice, representing law office, two women in bohemian dress, gymnasts at the Sokol gym which is now the Admiral, 

Iris in the upper left corner.  There use to be a rooftop garden above this.  Film strip shows early printing and a couple dancing Polka, and lastly an accordion player

 

Views in the arches, Hempel Sheet Metal, Frank Foreman at his barber shop,  donur shop and law office,  St Francis Cabrini Catholic Church, Prague Hotel, ole Bohemian restaurant and street car.

Green space at the top shows future activity of community interaction

figure of a woman dancing showing connection to the past culture while embracing the future

street care is in the golden folds of the dress

three community homes (las is in yellow and harder to see.

Little Bohemia, Omaha

 On 13th street at William in Omaha is a little community to it self.  Bohemia in this case refers to a place in Czech.  

South Omaha Catholic Church St. Francis Assisi

 St. Francis Assisi is at K and 32nd in South Omaha.

Murals on the Back of the Hope Center, North Omaha

 Came across this rhese urals on the back of the Hope Center in North Omaha.  The Hope Center is at 2200 North 20th Street in Omaha.  It is a Kids Center encouraging education and collaboration and faith.

Zion Baptist Church, North Omaha

Zion Baptist Church was finished in 1916.  It replaced and earlier church which was destroyed by the Easter tornado of  1913.  It was designed by architect Clarence (Cap) Wigington.  It is at 2215 Grant Street, a couple blocks off of 24th Street.

Lithuanian Community Mural: Sieninis Pavelkslas

 South Omaha Mural Project has a description of the mural on the website.  The mural includes a legend of a snake goddess turned into a tree, holding hands for freedom from Russian oppression, workers and factories, fathers who ran the church and another who sponsored people to come.  There are also celebrations and festivals, singers and dancers.  The Lithuanians came to escape Russia, and most hoped to return, but that never happened.  The mural also talks about the Lithuanian bakery.  

Henry Doorley Zoo February 2026

Some warmer weather got us to the zoo.  We saw the elephants, butterflies, giraffes, rhinoceros, and gorillas.  There was one pretending to be a circus performer.  I also walked through the desert dome to see the road runner, but I didn't see him.  I did see the kookaburra bird.

Riley and the fish

a black snake

These two were funny.  The smaller one seemed to get the better of the larger one as he could get underneath him.

kookaburra