John A. Creighton Boulevard
- John A. Creighton Boulevard
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highway_name = John A. Creighton Boulevard
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direction = South-North
starting_terminus = Hamilton Avenue
ending_terminus = Bedford Street
cities = Omaha
established = 1912
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John A. Creighton Boulevard, is a boulevard-type north-south roadway in the north Omaha, Nebraska. Running through the Adams Park neighborhood, the boulevard runs from Hamilton Avenue to Bedford Street. [City of Omaha Board of Park Commissioners. (1912) "Annual Report". City of Omaha. p 25.] It originally ran from Lincoln Boulevard to Paxton Boulevard, ending in the Orchard Hill neighborhood.
In 1912 the City of Omaha spent almost $4,000 on expenses related to the finishing of this roadway, named in honor of Omaha philanthropist John A. Creighton. [City of Omaha Board of Park Commissioners. (1912) "Annual Report". City of Omaha. p 4.] In recent years it has recently been the target of historic road preservationists intent on keeping the H.W.S. Cleveland-inspired design intact. [Marriott, P.D. (1998) Saving Historic Roads: Design and Policy Guidelines." John Wiley Publishers. p 26.] Current plans for the boulevard include upgrading the roadway, adding roundabouts and reconnecting the boulevard with its historic connecting streets. [ [http://www.omahachamber.org/pdf/ProjectNorthO/Brochure_Screen-v2.pdf Project North Omaha.] Omaha Chamber of Commerce. Retrieved 1/29/08.] [City of Omaha Planning Department (1992) "Omaha's Historic Park and Boulevard System." City of Omaha. p 54.] [ [http://www.omahahistory.org/Education_StreetNames3.htm "Educational Services: Street Names 3"] . Douglas County Historical Society. Retrieved 9/15/07.]
ee also
* Boulevards in Omaha
* History of Omaha
References
External links
* [http://www.memories.ne.gov/cdm4/item_viewer.php?CISOROOT=/opl&CISOPTR=907&CISOBOX=1&REC=11 "1900 photograph"] , "Nebraska Memories" website, State of Nebraska. Retrieved 9/15/07.]
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