
We quaffed our coffee drinks and read the postings and photos on the wall while eavesdropping on a friendly conversation about native plants, tree maintenance, and residential landscape design. Here gracious single-family homes on large landscaped yards are gathered around this little business district on Underwood Avenue. The morning pick-me-up began at Blue Line Coffee in the classic Dundee neighborhood. (There may be a family tie here, but we’ll let her confirm or deny that.) We were treated to a true locals' tour that did the job and left us wanting more. We turned to life-long Omaha resident and history buff Erinn and her partner Dapose. So maybe it's time to view Omaha, Nebraska, from a new vantage point, from inside.Įven though Tom went to high school in Omaha and grew up across the river in Council Bluffs–and despite the fact that we visit Omaha on a semi-regular basis for a meal or shopping–we knew we’d better bring in the Big Guns if we were to provide a useful guide to Omaha. We know a lot of travelers only see Omaha from Interstate 80 as they drive west to Colorado or Wyoming and back again. Maybe, if you think about it, you’d also conjure up the Missouri River or the Union Pacific railroad, Joslyn Art Museum or Creighton University. Let’s just list the things most people associate with Omaha: Omaha Steaks, Warren Buffet and his company Berkshire Hathaway, the College World Series. The Union Depot houses The Durham Museum in Omaha
