Tall sycamores, attractive homes and elaborately flowered medians lined the length nearest to Miller Park, and the boulevard became known as "The Prettiest Mile".
Because of its level construction and absence of street car rail tracks intersecting it, Florence Boulevard was also called "the only suitable driveway in Omaha.
In 1897 an existing linear road configuration along 19th and 20th Streets between Chicago and Ames was improved with landscaping and the addition of land.
The City of Omaha has recently been the target of criticism over a poorly redesigned intersection along the northern section of Florence Boulevard.
[12] Notable sites along Florence Boulevard include King Science and Technology Magnet Center and Morrison Stadium.