by Restoration Exchange | Sep 17, 2019 | Newsletter |
Need help getting started on your own historic renovation project? For guidance with anything from windows to masonry to architects/designers, check out Restoration Exchange Omaha’s Resource Directory for a list of local and regional vendors!
by Restoration Exchange | May 13, 2019 | Newsletter |
Hey Preservation Lovers! May is Preservation Month, and Restoration Exchange Omaha (REO) is serving up some delectable tidbits you are going to love! This month, we are shining a spotlight on the history of Omaha’s local Chinese culture. Keep reading for its...
by Restoration Exchange | May 13, 2019 | Newsletter |
Vince Furlong, a retired teacher, has dedicated countless volunteer hours educating local students about the cultural history of Omaha through walking tours of North and South 24th Streets, as well as historic Vinton Street. What began as a self-initiated forum to...
by Restoration Exchange | May 13, 2019 | Newsletter |
Omaha’s day of giving is just around the corner! This year your gift to us during Omaha Gives on May 22, will help preserve one of Omaha’s most fascinating places, The King Fong Café, Omaha’s oldest Chinese restaurant. King Fong’s opened in 1920 on South 16 Street and...
by Restoration Exchange | May 13, 2019 | Newsletter |
Restoration Exchange Omaha has chosen the On Leong Tong building to highlight in this quarter’s Historical Building Spotlight. Newly added to the National Register of Historic Places, REO submitted the nomination for this hub of Chinese culture because of its...
by Restoration Exchange | May 13, 2019 | Newsletter |
Thick Chu Huey was born 84 years ago near Canton, China. At sixteen, he immigrated to Omaha, where he attended Technical High School and worked at the Edward Café, his father’s Chinese restaurant and the King Fong Café owned by relatives. When Chin Ah Gin, the...
by Restoration Exchange | May 13, 2019 | Newsletter |
Restoration Exchange Omaha would like to take this opportunity to say a sincere thank you for supporting the annual Restore Nebraska Conference. Because of your engagement, Restoration Exchange Omaha has been able to raise awareness of countless historical buildings...
by Restoration Exchange | May 13, 2019 | Newsletter |
Does your building or neighborhood belong on the National Register of Historic Places? Restoration Exchange Omaha has successfully written National Register and Local Landmark nominations for many buildings and neighborhoods in Omaha. By conducting extensive research,...
by Restoration Exchange | Nov 26, 2018 | Newsletter |
Our Annual Fall Neighborhood Tour, this year held in the Bemis Park, overcame football season and the unpredictable Nebraska weather to prove a resounding success. Spread over two days this year the tour included 10 gorgeous homes and one of Omaha’s oldest trees. 954...
by Restoration Exchange | Nov 26, 2018 | Newsletter |
On November 13th Douglas County District Judge Peter Batallion upheld the temporary retraining order that prevents the county from taking 420 S. 18th St. from owner Bob Perrin for the purpose of demolishing it to make way for a Juvenile Justice Center and Courthouse...
