Color postcard (14 x 9 cm) titled "Auditorium, Omaha, Nebr." in the lower left in the white border area surrounding the card. This is a drawing of the Omaha Auditorium, southeast corner of 15th & Howard Street, Omaha, Nebraska, built 1902-1904. Building is red brick. Automobiles are parked in front, there are street rail car tracks in the street in front of the building. Several United States flags are flying from the rooftop.
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.
