Creighton University - Bluejay Yearbook (Omaha, NE)

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The Bluejay Bar is the only remaining property to be acquired for InterNorth ' s office complex. InterNorth ' s construction site provides a pictures- que view of the campus. InterNorth ' s present headquarters will be expand- ed, eventually replacing Sheridan H all and much of the surrounding area. 24 Creighton Neighborhood

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Neighborhood changes Creighton ' s neighborhood changed again this year with InterNorth ' s expansion, Joslyn Art Museum ' s renovation, Central High ' s courtyard project, Metro Area Transit ' s new facility and the Kellom Heights Redevelopment. Reminders of a bygone era: Remnants of a fenced yard remain in what was once a residential neighborhood. InterNorth, Inc., Creighton ' s corporate neighbor to the south, will build a campus-style office com- plex on a tract of land surrounded by Interstate 480, Dodge and 24th streets. Looking northeast toward campus, a lone tree looms over St. John ' s Church. In 1981, InterNorth, Inc., one of Creighton ' s corporate neighbors to the south, announced plans to build a campus-style office complex on a tract of land bounded roughly by Interstate 480, Dodge and 24th streets. Since then, InterNorth has been ac- quiring the necessary land, closing off streets and dismantling several existing Central High School is flanked by a row o f trees left standing at the site of InterNorth ' s campus-style of- fice complex. buildings. Sheridan Hall, at 24th Dodge, will be razed sometime after August, 1984, to make way for the InterNorth Center of- fice complex. Over the past year, students had the opportunity to see much of the activity at the building site, along with the Omaha Public Works Department ' s widening and improvement of 24th Street south of cam- pus, that will include two lanes of traffic in both directions and a boulevard. Photos by Marty J-, rr-i,. 23 Crctf hton Netf hborhood

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r ligOi! ■ ■« u5 iiiii Neighborhood changes For South Quad residents especially, the construction caused some inconve- nience. Traffic on 24th Street was restricted to one lane each direction and sidewalks were temporarily removed. InterNorth began construction of the first phase in the Spring. This phase in- cluded landscaping, a new headquarters building and a parking-ramp structure. Creighton will have the use of Sheridan Hall until August, 1984, when InterNorth will raze the struc- ture for its office complex. Over the next several years, more work will be started on the complex. Eventual- ly, it will contain several buildings, suffi- cient parking and a man-made lake as the centerpiece of the office park. The InterNorth Center was designed to mesh aesthetically with the surrounding area, including Joslyn Art Museum and Central High School. To the north, construction has included apart- ments in the Kellom Heights Redevelopment and the Metro Area Transit Garage. Phnloi h Marty Hfermun New Central Towers ' residents were inconvenienc- ed by muddy streets and sidewalks during neighborhood rejuvenation. 25 Crftghton Neighborhood