My View of the World
Omaha is perhaps my favorite city. It has a small town feel but is ripe with history and preservation. The sculptures strewn throughout the downtown area are awesome. It is also the home of the Durham Museum and Father Flanagan’s Boys Home. We spent four days there on two separate occasions and still haven’t seen all there is to see.
For more pictures of Omaha click on the gallery page on the right side here.
as usual click on any picture to see a larger slideshow view
Omaha, NB – Boys Town
Boys Town in Omaha is very much a part of the heart of America. They have been helping poor kids for more than a hundred years now. This pic was taken at a display in their visitors center. Wouldn’t it be interesting to hear some of the stories that they young folks told in their later years.
Omaha,NV – Native Americans
The right to vote is the very bedrock of what it means to be American. One-person-One-vote balances the playing field (or at least it could) for representation in our government process. It is amazing to see how eventually all of us obtained the right to vote. For native-Americans and Women it didn’t come until a century ago. There are effort underway by one of our political parties to restrict the vote. For the sake of our democracy I hope it is eventually beaten back.
Omaha, NB – Railroads
Although this is a picture from an Omaha Nebraska museum it could have been taken from many other American cities. Railroads were a major part of our industrial age. Many futurists now predict a second coming of the railroad. They believe that much of the long-haul trucking taking place today will be replaced by rail shipments at a fraction of the overall cost and with much less damage to our environment and infrastructure.
Omaha, NB – Spirit of Nebraska’s Wilderness Park VI
This is a continuation of last weeks post about Omaha’s Wilderness Park bronzes. They make for an amazing stroll through the downtown area.
