Union Stockyards (Omaha)
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The Union Stockyards of Omaha, Nebraska, were founded in 1883 in South Omaha by the Union Stock Yards Company of Omaha. A fierce rival of Chicago's Union Stock Yards, the Omaha Union Stockyards were t
Aerial view, 1923
Livestock Exchange Building
"Welcome to the Omaha livestock market"
The Livestock Exchange Building in Omaha, Nebraska, was built in 1926 at 4920 South 30 Street in South Omaha. It was designed as the centerpiece of the Union Stockyards by architect George Prinz and b
Union Stockyards (Omaha)
…livestock market and meat packing industry center in 1955, a title which it held onto until 1971. The 116-year-old institution closed in 1999. The Livestock Exchange Building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999. The first meat packer in Omaha preceded the founding of the Stockyards. James E. Boyd…
Omaha Livestock Exchange