The book "Lost Restaurants of Omaha" is available at The Bookworm at 2501 S. 90th in Omaha as well as Barnes & Noble at Oak View.Stay up-to-date on restaurants and things to do in the area by following Kim Reiner:Founder and owner of <a href="https://www.ohmyomaha.com/">Oh My! Omaha - Exploring Omaha & Beyond</a> and <a href="https://www.letsgoiowa.com/">Let's Go Iowa</a> Follow me on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/ohmyomaha">Facebook</a>, <a href="http://www.twitter.com/ohmyomaha">Twitter</a> and see the pretty pictures on <a href="http://www.instagram.com/ohmyomaha">Instagram</a> Let's pin stuff we'll never do! Follow me on <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/ohmyomaha">Pinterest</a>

The book "Lost Restaurants of Omaha" is available at The Bookworm at 2501 S. 90th in Omaha as well as Barnes & Noble at Oak View. Stay up-to-date on restaurants and things to do in the area by following Kim Reiner: Founder and owner of Oh My! Omaha - Exploring Omaha & Beyond and Let's Go IowaFollow me on Facebook, Twitter and see the pretty pictures on InstagramLet's pin stuff we'll never do! Follow me on Pinterest

The book "Lost Restaurants of Omaha" is available at The Bookworm at 2501 S. 90th in Omaha as well as Barnes &amp; Noble at Oak View.Stay up-to-date on restaurants and things to do in the area by following Kim Reiner:Founder and owner of <a href="https://www.ohmyomaha.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Oh My! Omaha - Exploring Omaha &amp; Beyond</a>&nbsp;and <a href="https://www.letsgoiowa.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Let's Go Iowa</a> Follow me on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/ohmyomaha" rel="noopener noreferrer">Facebook</a>,&nbsp;<a href="http://www.twitter.com/ohmyomaha" rel="noopener noreferrer">Twitter</a>&nbsp;and see the pretty pictures on <a href="http://www.instagram.com/ohmyomaha" rel="noopener noreferrer">Instagram</a> Let's pin stuff we'll never do! Follow me on <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/ohmyomaha" rel="noopener noreferrer">Pinterest</a>

Lost Restaurants of Omaha

Council Bluffs’ location has put the town into contact with a lot of history.  Lewis and Clark and the Mormon pilgrims came through, as did the westbound pioneers on the Oregon and California Trails.  Abraham Lincoln designated the town as milepost zero for the transcontinental railroad.  The first coast-to-coast automobile trip passed through and later the first transcontinental highway.  Council Bluffs was the birthplace of Omaha and first war-time mobile hospital.  It also boasted the state’s first nursing school and FM radio station as well as the largest rotary cell jail ever built.  This all created a lot of what we call history-- but at the time it wasn’t intended that way at all.  It was just normal people finding innovative ways to solve problems, inventing the future one day at a time.  And that has made for some really interesting tales that we intend to explore in this podcast series.

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Council Bluffs’ location has put the town into contact with a lot of history. Lewis and Clark and the Mormon pilgrims came through, as did the westbound pioneers on the Oregon and California Trails. Abraham Lincoln designated the town as milepost zero for the transcontinental railroad. The first coast-to-coast automobile trip passed through and later the first transcontinental highway. Council Bluffs was the birthplace of Omaha and first war-time mobile hospital. It also boasted the state’s first nursing school and FM radio station as well as the largest rotary cell jail ever built. This all created a lot of what we call history-- but at the time it wasn’t intended that way at all. It was just normal people finding innovative ways to solve problems, inventing the future one day at a time. And that has made for some really interesting tales that we intend to explore in this podcast series.

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Lost Restaurants of Omaha

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