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HABS/HAER DOCUMENTATION STUDIES <br /> Representative Projects <br /> SOUTH OMAHA UNION STOCK YARDS, OMAHA,NEBRASKA(HAER) <br /> When the Union Stock Yards was founded in 1883, Omaha was a frontier town and <br /> South Omaha was farmland. Soon, a lively complex of buildings and livestock pens <br /> evolved, ultimately covering some 250 acres. Adjacent meatpacking plants, lured by <br /> incentives offered by the stockyards, ensured steady demand for the livestock arriving by <br /> the trainload from western ranges and Corn Belt farms. By 1955, Omaha passed Chicago <br /> to become the world's busiest stockyards. Changes in technology, particularly <br /> refrigeration and meatpacking, fostered Omaha's rise; technology, especially the motor <br /> truck, was also responsible for its demise. The facility closed in 1999, ending a character <br /> defining chapter in the region's history. Client: City of Omaha. <br /> PROJECT LOOKING GLASS, OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, NEBRASKA <br /> (HAER) <br /> Named "Looking Glass" because it mirrored the capabilities of the Strategic Air <br /> Command's underground facilities at Offutt, the mission maintained at least one specially <br /> equipped EC-135 jet aircraft aloft twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, from 1961 <br /> through 1990. The epitome of Cold War strategy, the airborne command post guaranteed <br /> that America could retaliate if the Soviets launched a first strike of nuclear weapons. <br /> Client: National Park Service. <br /> SUMNER FIELD HOMES, MINNEAPOLIS (HABS) <br /> -Built in 1937 under the Public Works Administration, Sumner Field was Minnesota's <br /> first low-income public housing project. It embodied the major characteristics of the era's <br /> philosophy of public housing, such as garden apartment massing, low site coverage, and <br /> the use of standardized unit plans. Client: Minneapolis Public Housing Authority. <br /> BLUE WATER BRIDGE, PORT HURON, MICHIGAN (HAER) <br /> Spanning the St. Clair River between Port Huron, Michigan, and Sarnia, Ontario, this <br /> arched cantilever through truss bridge was designed by renowned engineers Modjeski <br /> and Masters. When the bridge opened in 1938, it symbolized the peaceful relationship <br /> between the United States and Canada, a sharp contrast to the ongoing hostilities in <br /> Europe. Client: Michigan Department of Transportation. <br /> RATH MEAT PACKING PLANT, WATERLOO,IOWA (HAER) <br /> Now abandoned, this was once one of the nation's largest beef and pork processing <br /> plants. The study included in-depth analysis of packinghouse technology and design. <br /> Client: City of Waterloo Community Development Board. <br /> JOYCE ESTATE, ITASCA COUNTY, MINNESOTA(HABS) <br /> Located on Trout Lake in northern Minnesota, this elaborate Adirondack-style retreat was <br /> established by a wealthy Chicago family. The compound's thirty-five structures were <br /> mostly rustic log cabins. The property is now part of a national forest. Client: U.S. Forest <br /> Service, Chippewa National Forest. <br /> Hess,Roise and Company—The Foster House-100 N.First Street—Minneapolis,MN 55401-612-338-1987 <br />