(I find it easier just to block people, sort of like turning the xbox off when my son isn't behaving the way I want him to... as opposed to misbehaving 'back' at him )
Here's a little map showing where each of these areas sit... of course once upon a time street car service connected all of these parts of town. How are the oil markets doing with Katrina? Are we any closer to mass transit yet??
Downtown sits approximately where the 'Omaha' symbol is located.
Thanks for posting, e. I would agree about Benson. I forgot about that area, but it does indeed have an awesome old neighborhood feel. Very similar to Brookside here -- or maybe more like Old Town Overland Park, I'd venture, without the strong residential component. I like it better than Dundee, which I think is a more well-known area in Omaha probably because of the Dell.
I know of the other neighborhoods and they are a little more hit and miss. I'd say 24th is pretty solid, as is a lot of the "ghetto" up north.
I need to get back to Omaha and spend a day just riding around. It has been three years now -- my how time flies.
Are you not familiar with the Country Club neighborhood immediately south of 'downtown' Benson? Some of Omaha's most beautiful brick tudors... cobblestone streets... lamp posts... beautiful. I'll have to focus on some more residential photography in the near future... I always feel funny taking pictures of people homes.
i remember going to a saddle creek show 3 or 4 years ago at the sokal underground during a roadtrip and thinking...wow, i want to move here. that feeling has since faded, especially since i realized what kansas city has going for it...but i most definitely enjoyed my time in omaha.
and this is sort of off topic but i feel like saddle creek has created a slightly toxic environment in the omaha music scene. a lot of jealousy and animosity, or so i have heard...
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