Conference, Exhibition, and Tour
November 5 and 6, 2005
If you care about older properties this is the conference for you!
For the past year a group of architects, architectural historians, conservators, and preservation/restoration enthusiasts and home owners in the Omaha community have been working to create an event that will educate residents in all aspects of preservation and restoration. Restore Omaha is now a reality.
Saturday, November 5, 2005
8:00 a.m. Registration, Refreshments, Exhibits, Bookstore
- Refreshments sponsored by IBEW Local #22, Carpenters' District Council of Kansas City & Vicinity and Leo A Daly 9:00 a.m. Bob Yapp's General Assembly Lecture Preservation Doesn't Cost – It Pays!
10:30 a.m. John Leeke Keynote Address
11:45 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Exhibits, Bookstore, Book Signings, Ask an Expert
- Lunch Available for Purchase
12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. Breakout Session 1
1:40 p.m. – 2:40 p.m. Breakout Session 2
2:40 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Afternoon Break, Exhibits & Bookstore
- Refreshments sponsored by IBEW Local #22, Carpenters'
District Council of Kansas City & Vicinity and Leo A Daly
3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Breakout Session 3
4:10 p.m. – 5:10 p.m. Breakout Session 4
7 – 10 p.m. Neon Tour
- Cost: $15
2020 Omaha members will take attendees on a chartered bus tour of Omaha's historic neon and visit a neon sign studio. From La Casa's to Bohemian Café, to Louis Market to Mt. Fuji Inn, the tour will wind through Omaha's Little Italy, Benson, and Leavenworth commercial districts to view examples of neon signs.
- Meet at the chartered bus in Mutual of Omaha's Lot F at 34th & Dodge Streets by 6:45 p.m.
Sunday, November 6, 2005
- 1 – 5 p.m. Omaha's Midtown Neighborhood Tour organized by Landmarks, Inc.
- Tour Cost: $5