Hanscom Park

Hanscom bought the land from Colonel Sam Bayliss, one of the original homesteaders in Omaha City in 1854.The site was ideal for an upscale development because of its access to a new electric trolley line connecting it with downtown.[6] In 1913, U.S. President Gerald Ford was born in his grandfather's mansion at 3202 Woolworth Avenue in the Hanscom Park neighborhood.After paying a landscape architect $913.30 for plans to improve the rough tract of land, the Commission reported the park was, "radically changed in plan and very greatly improved... Two lakes, a cascade, extensive flower beds, two and one-half miles of macadamized roadway, fountains and a magnificent growth of forest trees makes this the only finished park in the city."The North border for the park is Woolworth Ave and the South border is Ed Creighton Ave. After years of historical houses in the neighborhood being converted into apartments, there has been a noticeable increase in the number of properties that have been returned to single family homes during the past few years.
The park c. 1890-1900
Replica of historic bandstand in park
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