Editing Omaha, Nebraska (section)

===Neighborhoods===
{{Main|Neighborhoods of Omaha, Nebraska}}
[[File:Omaha neighborhoods.png|thumbnail|Downtown: lime, Midtown: blue-gray, North: red, South: pink, West: lavender]]
[[File:Above West Omaha.jpg|thumb|View from above West Omaha]]
Omaha is generally divided into six geographic areas: Downtown, Midtown, North Omaha, South Omaha, West Omaha, and East Omaha. West Omaha includes the Miracle Hills, [[Boys Town, Nebraska|Boys Town]], Regency, and Gateway areas.<ref name=bydesign /> The city has a wide range of historical and new neighborhoods and suburbs that reflect its [[socioeconomic]] diversity. Early neighborhood development happened in ethnic enclaves,<ref>McDonald, J.J. (2007) ''American Ethnic History: Themes and Perspectives''. [[Edinburgh University]] Press. p. 95.</ref> including [[Little Italy (Omaha, Nebraska)|Little Italy]], [[Little Bohemia (Omaha, Nebraska)|Little Bohemia]], Little Mexico and [[Greek Town]].<ref>[[Landmarks Heritage Preservation Commission]] (1980) ''A Comprehensive Program for Historic Preservation in Omaha.'' [[Government of Omaha|City of Omaha]]. p. 79.</ref> According to U.S. Census data, five European ethnic enclaves existed in Omaha in 1880, expanding to nine in 1900.<ref>French, K.N. (2008) ''[http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1001&context=geographythesis Patterns and Consequences of Segregation: An Analysis of Ethnic Residential Patterns at Two Geographic Scales] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110611192305/http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1001&context=geographythesis |date=June 11, 2011 }}''. The University of Nebraska at Lincoln. p 56. Retrieved 9/27/08.</ref>

Around the start of the 20th century. the City of Omaha annexed several surrounding communities, including [[Florence, Nebraska|Florence]], [[Dundee, Nebraska|Dundee]] and [[Benson, Nebraska|Benson]]. At the same time, the city annexed all of South Omaha, including the [[Dahlman neighborhood|Dahlman]] and [[Burlington Road neighborhood]]s. From its first annexation in 1857 (of East Omaha) to its controversial annexation of [[Elkhorn, Nebraska|Elkhorn]] in 2007, Omaha has continually had an eye towards growth.<ref>Daly-Bednarek, J.R. (1992) ''The Changing Image of the City: Planning for Downtown Omaha, 1945–1973.'' University of Nebraska Press. p. 150.</ref>

Starting in the 1950s, development of highways and new housing led to the movement of the middle class to [[suburbs]] in West Omaha. Some of the movement was designated as [[white flight]] from racial unrest in the 1960s.<ref>Caldas, S.J. and Bankston, C.L. (2003) ''The End of Desegregation?'' Nova Science Publishers. p. 12.</ref> Newer and poorer migrants lived in older housing close to downtown; those residents who were more established moved west into newer housing. Some suburbs are [[gated communities]] or have become [[edge city|edge cities]].<ref>Robb, J. [https://archive.today/20070927223938/http://www.omaha.com/index.php?u_pg=1640&u_sid=2056237 "Dream of integrated schools fading"], ''Omaha World-Herald''. November 1, 2005. Retrieved 8/25/08.</ref> Recently, Omahans have made strides to revitalize the downtown and Midtown areas with the redevelopment of the Old Market, Turner Park, Gifford Park, and the designation of the [[Omaha Rail and Commerce Historic District]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Richardson |first=Ashly |title=New development in Omaha's Old Market |url=https://www.wowt.com/2022/03/26/new-development-omahas-old-market/ |access-date=June 27, 2022 |website=wowt.com |date=March 26, 2022 |language=en |archive-date=March 27, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220327045614/https://www.wowt.com/2022/03/26/new-development-omahas-old-market/ |url-status=live }}</ref>