The Dahlman neighborhood is located south of downtown Omaha

Omaha

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, Nebraska

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. One of the oldest neighborhoods in the city, it was originally platted in 1856. It was later named after "Cowboy" James Dahlman

James Dahlman

James Charles Dahlman , also known as Jim Dahlman, Cowboy Jim and Mayor Jim, was elected to eight terms as mayor of Omaha, Nebraska, serving the city for 20 years over a 23-year-period. A German-American and an agnostic, Dahlman grew up in a ranching area and started working as a Texas cowboy...

, an eight-term mayor of Omaha.

History

Originally platted in 1854, the Dahlman neighborhood was full of ethnic enclave

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s. This fact was reflected in the Catholic Churches in the neighborhood: St. Wenceslaus served the area's Czechs

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 (Bohemian

Bohemian

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s), St Joseph's served Germans, St. Patrick's for the Irish, and St. Philomenia for the Italian community.

Landmarks

Dahlman has several landmarks. They include the Omaha Botanical Gardens

Omaha Botanical Gardens

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 at 6th and Cedar Streets, and the Bohemian Cafe

Bohemian Cafe

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 at 13th and William Streets. The Prague Hotel

Prague Hotel

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 and the Sokol Auditorium

Sokol Auditorium

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 at 13th and Martha Streets are listed on the National Register of Historic Places

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.

The area is also home to Grace University

Grace University

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 at 9th and William Streets, St. Frances Cabrini Church

St. Frances Cabrini Church

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 at 10th and William Streets and Dietz United Methodist Church at 10th and Worthington Streets.

Dahlman Park, located at 615 Pine Street, has horseshoe pits, basketball and tennis courts and walking paths.

External links

• Photos from throughout Dahlman.
• Dahlman Neighborhood Association website.