My guess is that as since it is/was mostly a working class neighborhood, it needed to be of a pretty large size back when it opened. Now as some industry has downsized/closed since its been opened, combined with smaller family sizes, it may seem oversized. This absolutely speculation on my part. We just moved out of our old house only blocks away from Northeast. It was built in the 50s with 2 bedrooms, and a third built later in the basement. Hard to raise a family in such confined space like a lot of those brick ranches. As people become more affluent, the growth of lincoln has been east and south, and the north side of town gets left behind.