Zion Baptist church, North Omaha

 I do not know the history of this building, but it appears to have been something before being a church.  It looks like a school.  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

Black American Community Mural: South Omaha Mural Project

 The mural on Q street and 30th is very interesting. It depicts the South Omaha African American community.  It shows Roweena Moore who advocated for African Americans in the workplace, particularly the meat packing plants.  She sued for equal pay for women and won her suit.  It is on a building that use to be the LaFern Williams South Omaha YMCA and is now the The Simple Foundation.  

There are many people in the mural and the South Omaha Mural Project provides a list.  

Central High School, Omaha

 Central Omaha Highh School is the oldest high school in Omaha.  It originally was housed in the capitol building on this site.  However it was rebuilt around the high capital building and eentually that was taken down leaving a courtyard in the middle.  

By the football stadium is a statue of Gale Sayers

football stadium

Welcome to Omaha/Bellevue: Upland Park and Miguel Keith Park, Omaha

 The Upland Park and the Miguel Keith Parks are kitty corner from each other on 30th and Y Streets.  The Upland Park features a spray park, area for soccer, a pump track fo biking, scooters or skate boards and a covered picnic area 

Miguel Keith Park is high lighted by a memorial to Miguel Keith, who received the medal of honor for actions in Viet Nam.  It also has a soccer field with artificial turf, a playground and a covered picnic area ad walking paths.  

Respect (Respeto) and Unity Mural in South Omaha

 This mural is at the corner of 30th and U Streets.  It is a community project.  It is on the wall of AFOMA, a tobacco store.  It is a Canopy South Community Engagement Project.  It was finished in 2022.  

Metro Community College South Omaha

 Metro Community College, South Omaha is located in land that use to by the stockyards.  Or in other words off at Q street at 30th.  

picture of old Stockyard building