Sioux City History and Culture by Bicycle Part 127; History in the making

May 2nd to May 7th was Sioux City's Historical Preservation week. There were events happenong all week long, one of which was the annual gala I wrote about in a previous post. But there is much history to visit, view and enjoy then just the 5 days a year during the preservation week. I have posted about several places to visit in this blog. The next historical piece I will post about is a statue of one of America's greatest President's that was built during Sioux City's Centennial celebration in 1954. Stay tuned for the upcoming post about a tribute to this great man.

Here is a failry recent article from one of the free publications, The Weekender about the area's history and the preservation society;
History in the making

Sioux City History and Culture by Bicycle Part 126; Siouxland Historical Preservation Society Annual Gala

Tonight, May 6, 2009 is the Siouxland Historical Preservation Society is holding their annual gala. It wil be held at the Scottish Rite Temple on 8th and Douglas in Sioux City. The event is from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm. It is free and open to all. The event will include food, music and will introduce a new film by G. R. Lindblade & Co., "The Last Great Neighborhood, a look at the South Bottoms."

I posted about the South Bottoms a while back.