木瓜影院抯 History Center opens photography exhibits at the Gaylord Building
Published: February 4, 2015.
(L to R) Laura Pratt, History Center Graduate Assistant, and
Joycelyn Davila, Lockport Woman抯 Club/Pat Darin Intern
display two photographs from the exhibit.
and the Gaylord Building Historic Site will display two exhibits Feb. 20-May 20, featuring several rarely seen images taken from the Illinois and Michigan Canal抯 history. The exhibits, free and open to the public, will be on display at the National Trust for Historic Preservation抯 Gaylord Building, located at 200 W. 8th Street, Lockport, Ill.
The first exhibit, 揕ockport on View: Canal Community,� focuses on images of the headquarters of the Illinois and Michigan Canal. 揤isions of the I&M Canal NHC at 30,� the second exhibit, captures the scope of the canal corridor from Chicago to LaSalle.
揟here is no better place to show these images than the Gaylord Building,� said Dennis Cremin, 木瓜影院 professor of and director of the 木瓜影院 History Center. 揕ockport抯 history is tied to this past, and the Gaylord Building抯 reflects the past and is a core location along the nation抯 first heritage corridor.�
The 揕ockport on View: Canal Community� opening is timed to coincide with Main Street Lockport, Inc.抯 �1836 Event,� which is at 6 p.m. Feb. 20. The evening抯 event is open to the public but reservations are required. To make a reservation, visit www.visitlockport.com.
The 揤isons of the I&M Canal NHC at 30� will be featured in a dinner at the Gaylord Building, highlighting Gerald W. Adelmann, President and CEO of Openlands. Adelmann coordinated the special project that led to the creation of the first national heritage corridor, and today, there are over 50 national heritage areas in the United States.
For more information on the exhibits contact the Gaylord Building at 815-838-9400 or info@gaylordbuilding.
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