Walking Tour of the Old Market
| Dates: | July 25, 2024 |
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| Meets: | Th from 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM |
| Location: | Omaha Visitor's Center |
| Cost: | $25.00 |
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Omaha's Old Market has been a well-known place to shop and dine for over fifty years, but there's a lot of hidden significance and layered history in between, and beneath, the cobblestone streets. Join us for a one-hour walking tour to explore the factories, warehouses, and market that helped to make Omaha. Meet in front of Omaha Visitor's Center, 10th & Farnam (southwest corner)
Notes:
Meet in front of Omaha Visitor's Center, 10th & Farnam (southwest corner)
| Fee: | $25.00 |
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| Hours: | 1.00 |
| CEUs: | 0.10 |
Omaha Visitor's Center
Quintin Slovek
Quintin Slovek is a fourth-generation Omahan and a graduate of Loyola University Chicago and the University of Alabama American Studies Master's Program where he focused on early 20th century popular culture. Quintin worked as a teacher's assistant and later guest-lecturer for Omaha Public Schools award-winning Making Invisible Histories Visible Program from 2013 to 2019. He also served as an assistant artist and historical researcher for the South Omaha Mural Project, a public art series dedicated to the area's immigrant communities. He has also worked as a tour guide for the last three years, primarily focused on the Old Market area. His interests include labor and immigration history, Prohibition and organized crime, and collecting the merch of old-school Omaha restaurants, breweries, and other institutions.powered by ACEweb from ACEware Systems