[DTO Luv]

These are from last Sunday on a walk around my neighborhood, Park East.

This is a neighborhood in transition on the southwest side of Downtown. It's perfectly situated between Downtown and Midtown. Once "the" place to go for drugs and hookers and synonomous with with bums and flop houses. The city really began to crack down on the prostitution and it's now more of a rarity to see street walkers. Still there but not rampant like before.

Park East still has it's rough underside but progress is being made. An elementary school opened up in 2003 making penalties for drug and prostitution related crimes double. Policing has increased with bike and mounted patrol through the streets.

Park East probably has the highest concentration of gay people in the city. Most of the gay/lesbian bars in town are in the neighborhood.

As you can tell from the pics there is lots of potential with the building stock. Most buildings are already residential but are cheaper than there DT counter parts to the east. A few buildings (mine included) have gone condo. Having more owners in the neighborhood will definantly continue the steps forward Park East has taken.









































Looking back towards my house. It's the tall one in back.



































Looking west towards Midtown

































My friend Josh (the1wags)





















Until next time...

[scottycap25]

Wow! You have captured pics of my old neighborhood. I lived in a house on 26th Ave & Dewey...I resided there for about 8 years. The area certainly didn't have that good of a rep...and people though I was crazy for living there...but I can honestly say, the entire time I lived there...never had a problem...no intruders...my door was left unlocked most of the time, my car was never broke into...I could walk around at night (which I used to work downtown and walked home) felt safe, and the views of the city in all directions was pretty awesome. I now live in North Omaha...and really miss the Park East area. Maybe I'll have to come back sometimes, especially with all the renewal going on in Midtown. Steve B [email]scottycap25@hotmail.com[/email]

[Bosco55David]

Welcome to the forum Scotty!

[smithy77]

The second photo is an example of Art Nouveau architecture, very common in Europe but very rare in the U.S.. I didn't think Omaha had any examples left since they tore down the old Brandies Theater in the 1950's. Thanks for the cool pictures.

[thatguy1]

Great pics!
I think its funny how many people would dismiss much of that architecture as run down/trashy when in fact it's very atypical, distinguished, and desired by many people (who know better).

[nephthys]

great shots. i get so tired of the typical downtown photos, thanks for capturing omaha for real

[Victor 13]

Outstanding pictures! You captured some good ones there! I saw one of my old apartment were I used to live back in 1979!

[vpandora]

I love the perspective you shoot from in many of these photos. I enjoy the architectural detail you get, which are things you can't truly appreciate from a city scape photo or even one of an entire building.

[MarriedWithOutChildren]

Those pictures are beautiful! I love it, keep em' coming!

[Summerz]

They are wonderful, keep up the good work.