Downtown Omaha: Face the Sunrise

DTO Luv · #1 Posted **Mar 1, 2007, 8:16 PM**

These were taken early in the morning the Saturday before Christmas. I was heading out of town that day but got up early to take some pics before leaving.

Waking Up!

Exterior brick of my building.

The Downtown YMCA

Woodmen, City Hall, Exchange Building, old car garage

Garage against City Hall.

The Rose Theater. Beautiful on the outside and in. It's a children's theater.
I went to many field trips there.

Top of the Rose.

Service Life against FNC.

Service Life, Farm Credit, and the Telephone Building.

FNC peeking through

The Douglas County Courthouse

West side of the Omaha Building reflecting the Woodmen

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(Left to right) 1600 Farnam, Farnam Building, & Farnam Plaza

Telephone Building

First National Bank Building

FNC

The Brandies Building. Used to be center for DT shopping. Went condo but developer royally screwed the project and had to forclose. The building is for sale and still under renovation on the inside.

Old Federal building and UP Center reflecting FNC

Central Park Plaza reflecting 1600 Farnam

Union Pacific Center

Orpheum Tower and other residential buildings along 16th St.

FNC & FNB

View west towards Midtown. Old Endron HQ, Mutual of Omaha, Kiewit, Berskhire Hathaway, and UNMC (far left).

Paxton Condos (foreground) overlooking the Old Market. Notice the extreme hill in the picture. Omaha is not flat like people think it is.

UPC

UPC, World/Qwest Building, and UP's old HQ currently being demolished for Omaha new 3rd tallest, the Wallstreet Tower.

Woodmen overlooking First National Center.

Wintery FNC

UPC World/Qwest skins

FNC

Redick Hotel, Barker Building, Central Park Plaza (Left to Right)

Landmark Center & Paxton

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Redick Hotel & Barker building. This intersection of DT is becoming very active with the Paxton going condo and new restaurants from high-end to sandwich shops moving in. The Barker is going to be residential but it has been a VERY slow process with the owner/developers.

Paxton Block. Work is now done on these buildings. They now house a tanning salon, 2 nightclub/lounges, a cajun restaurant, and a sandwich shop. On the other side of the block is a bank and steak house.

Barker Building. Major potential.

Orpheum Tower and Orpheum Theater.

1600 Farnam, Woodmen, and top of Omaha Building.

FNC, Brandies, Central Park Plaza. Notice the two guys on the top.

A staircase I'd like to get to.

World/Qwest and Paxton surronding the Holland Center. The Bluffs of Council Bluffs Iowa in the background.

Landmark Center reflecting the skyline

CPP, UPC, World/QWest, Paxton & Landmark Center

The Regis, 1600, & FNC. The End.

ltsmotorsport · #2 Posted **Mar 1, 2007, 8:24 PM**

Cool new angles. Looks like Omaha is becoming cosmopolitan faster than some cities twice its size.

Omaha Cowboy · #3 Posted **Mar 2, 2007, 11:19 AM**

Great pics!..Cool, unique angles..

..Ciao..LiO....Peace

john_mclark · #4 Posted **Mar 2, 2007, 4:46 PM**

can't seem them

DTO Luv · #5 Posted **Mar 3, 2007, 8:24 AM**

They're back up now. Thank you everyone.

brinegarempire · #6 Posted **Mar 3, 2007, 9:24 AM**

This is where Warren still resides? How many offers do you think he got to work in NY? He must really see something there..

DTO Luv · #7 Posted **Mar 3, 2007, 2:59 PM**

I don't think the second richest man in the world gets offers to work for anybody.

Ex-Ithacan · #8 Posted **Mar 3, 2007, 3:38 PM**

The Rose Theater is great looking. And of course I love the FNC. Thanks for the morning, eye-opening tour DTO. Beats a cup of coffee.

DTO Luv · #9 Posted **Mar 4, 2007, 7:30 PM**

Thank you Ithacan!

Jularc · #10 Posted **Mar 4, 2007, 10:25 PM**

I don't see too much of Omaha. Thanks.

trueviking · #11 Posted **Mar 5, 2007, 5:47 AM**

omaha looks like winnipeg's brother.

DTO Luv · #12 Posted **Mar 9, 2007, 7:37 AM**

I've often thought Omaha would be better off in Canada. We'd already be one of the bigger cities in the country while we're something of a mid-major in the USA.