Chicago Architects Shaped Lincoln
by Ed Zimmer Lincoln in the early twentieth century was awakening from the deep depression of the mid-1890s, which saw the city’s population drop from 55,000 in 1890 to 39,000 in 1900. The former...
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Sheldon Museum of Art
by Ingrid Holmquist Sheldon Museum of Art is a must-see in Lincoln on the University of Nebraska-Lincoln campus. Its striking architecture draws in passersby with its travertine columns and expansive windows. Bequests from Mary...
A New Centennial Mall
by Charlyne Berens When Nebraska celebrates its 150th anniversary in 2017, it will also celebrate the total renovation of one of the state’s shining jewels: Nebraska’s Centennial Mall, which connects the State Capitol on...
Lincoln’s Young Architect in 1870 – Artemas Roberts
by Ed Zimmer If today an Indiana native and graduate of University of Michigan left a tight job market in Chicago to seek better prospects in Lincoln, one might guess he was a journeyman...
Live Love Lincoln
Welcome to Lincoln, Nebraska, America’s premier heartland star city… big enough to offer some of the exhilarating qualities of a larger city, but not big enough to forfeit the peace, feel, and security of...
The Buildings of F. C. Fiske: An Architectural Tour of Lincoln
by Ed Zimmer The population of Lincoln, Nebraska’s capital city, quadrupled in the 1880s, rising from 13,000 to 55,000. The boomtown drew ambitious young men eager to establish themselves like William Jennings Bryan and...
Lincoln’s Original Plat of 1867
Planting the seed of a well-planned capital city by Ed Zimmer With its grid of east-west streets lettered from A to U and north-south streets numbered from 1st to 17th, Lincoln, Nebraska may not...
To get an idea of Lincoln’s history and its future, just look up.
by Paige Cornwell Lincoln’s buildings provide a look into the city’s past as well as a vision of where the city is going. With a skyline featuring both old and new buildings, the architecture...
A Forest of Woods Brothers
By Ed Zimmer It does not take visitors or new residents very long to notice that the name Woods can be found throughout Lincoln, Nebraska. Within a few months of my arrival in 1985,...
Exploring Lincoln through its Hotels
by Donna Joy Brakenhoff Today, more than ever before, the variety of Hotels in Lincoln, Nebraska is vast. No matter where your interests lie—an autumn football weekend, a romantic getaway, or a nice place for...
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