South Omaha

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South Omaha is a historically working-class district of Omaha, Nebraska, known for its stockyards, meatpacking industry roots, and diverse immigrant communities.

All labels observed (2)

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South Omaha canonical 1
South Omaha Main Street Historic District 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf district
neighborhood
adjacentTo Downtown Omaha
South Central Omaha
annexationYear 1915
annexedBy Omaha, Nebraska
surface form: City of Omaha
contains former Omaha Stockyards
country United States of America
surface form: United States
governedBy Omaha, Nebraska
surface form: Omaha city government
hasCharacteristic working-class
hasCommercialCorridor South 24th Street
hasCulturalEvent Cinco de Mayo
surface form: Cinco de Mayo festival

Czech festivals
Polish Fest
hasDemographicTrend decline of meatpacking employment in late 20th century
increasing Latino population
hasEconomicActivity retail along South 24th Street
small businesses
hasEthnicCommunity Balkan immigrants
Czech American
surface form: Czech Americans

Irish American
surface form: Irish Americans

Italian American
surface form: Italian Americans

Latino community
Mexican Americans
Polish Americans
Sudanese
surface form: Sudanese Americans
hasFeature industrial areas
railroad infrastructure
hasLandmark South Omaha City Hall (historic)
South Omaha self-linksurface differs
surface form: South Omaha Main Street Historic District
hasNickname Magic City
hasReligiousInstitution Catholic parishes
Orthodox churches
Protestant churches
hasTransportation bus routes of Omaha Metro Transit
hasTypeOfHousing working-class housing
historicalEconomicBase livestock trade
meatpacking
historicalPeriodOfGrowth early 20th century
late 19th century
knownFor diverse immigrant communities
meatpacking industry
stockyards
locatedIn Douglas County, Nebraska
Nebraska
Omaha, Nebraska
surface form: Omaha
partOf Omaha–Council Bluffs metropolitan area
surface form: Omaha metropolitan area

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South Omaha hasLandmark South Omaha self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: South Omaha Main Street Historic District