Dundee
From Omaha Commons
Dundee is an historic neighborhood located around the intersection of 50th and Underwood Streets in Omaha. It is the home to a number of restaurants, including the nationally known Dundee Dell. Various other places visited in the Dundee area include: St. Margaret Mary, Dundee Presbyterian Church, the Dundee Elementary School, and Brownell-Talbot School. Two of Omaha's finest parks, Memorial Park and Elmwood Park, are also associated with the Dundee neighborhood; The Dundee-Memorial Park Association promotes the preservation of this historic neighborhood.
Dundee was founded as Omaha's first suburb in 1880. Dundee was a unique suburb in that all the houses were designed to look distinctive. The initial covenants for this neighborhood were put in place to keep houses within a certain price range and a certain distance apart. The lots did not sell well in the beginning and thus, the developers add a large number of maple trees along the streets. Buying incentives skyrocketed the demand and Dundee was born. In 1915, Dundee was annexed as part of Omaha.
A small bronze plaque on the corner of 50th & Underwood streets commemorates the fact one of 5 Japanese balloon bombs to strike Nebraska exploded above Dundee in 1945. The Japanese released 9,000+ fire balloons or balloon bombs across the Pacific Ocean with the hopes of causing US casualties. Approximately 1,000 these actually made it to the US, but caused only six known deaths (all from one explosion in Oregon). [1] The balloons were found in areas as widespread as Alaska, Washington, Oregon, California, Arizona, Idaho, Montana, Utah, Wyoming, Colorado, Texas, Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota, North Dakota, Michigan and Iowa, as well as Mexico and Canada. The hydrogen inflated fire balloons were comprised of a paper-like material and carried a 12 kg to one 15 kg antipersonnel or incendiary bomb, plus four smaller 5 kg incendiary munitions.[2]
Dundee is also famous for its "Dundee Days". During Dundee Day's Underwood is blocked off from 48th to 52nd and a large street carnival takes place. Typical activities include a street parade and live bands. Dundee Days is usually in late August.
Annually Dundee hosts a 4th of July parade. The parade offers awards for best animal costume, best human costume, as well as best decorated stroller and bike. This year's Grand Marshall was the local postman.
Warren Buffett, the "Oracle of Omaha" who is ranked by Forbes Magazine as the second richest man in the world, lives in a house in the Dundee neighborhood which he bought for $31,500 in 1958.
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 Fountain outside Dundee Florist |
 Lampost in Dundee neighborhood |
 Dundee Bank |
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