Color postcard (14 x 9 cm) titled "Omaha Auditorium, Omaha, Neb." in the top left corner of the card. This is an artist's drawing of the Omaha Auditorium located at the southeast corner of 15th & Howard, Omaha, Nebraska, built 1902-1904. The building depicted is white in color with columns. Horses and buggies and pedestrians are seen on the streets and sidewalks.
The Omaha Auditorium was located on the southeast corner of 15th & Howard. It opened on June 7, 1904. It was privately owned for a decade. The building was 264 feet long by 134 feet wide. Materials used in construction were steel, brick and stone; then it was finished with tile to make the structure fireproof. It was built for a cost of $255,000. Source: Sheldon, A.E. Semi-Centennial History of Nebraska, 1904, pp.364-65.
