Civic Square site, taken last week, where Omaha’s old Civic Auditorium and Music Hall stood for six decades before demolition in 2016-17. (Cindy Gonzalez/Nebraska Examiner)
OMAHA — A battle is brewing over ownership of a storied Omaha site — a downtown property that, while largely grass and dirt now, is known for six decades of high school graduations, circus acts and concerts from Elvis Presley to Kiss.
One of the more notable moments in the history of the now-demolished Civic Auditorium was the 1988 vice presidential debate when Lloyd Bentsen delivered his famous zinger to Dan Quayle: “Senator, you’re no Jack Kennedy.”
Today, a different controversy envelops the four city blocks cleared in 2016-17, as the city said it will try to reclaim ownership from a private developer it says has defaulted on the terms of a redevelopment agreement…