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Downtown Wichita is the central business district, government and social core of the Wichita metropolitan area, in the U.S. state of Kansas.It is home to several of the area's major landmarks and event venues including the Epic Center, Century II Performing Arts & Convention Center, Intrust Bank Arena, Equity Bank Park, Keeper of the Plains sculpture, the Old Town entertainment district, and ...
The mall was first planned in 1972 as Kellogg Mall, but was later changed to Towne East Square.Construction began in 1973, [7] and officially opened on August 14, 1975, [8] and was the first large, modern, multi-level enclosed mall in Wichita.
The building was named after Judge Oliver Harker, who served as the Dean of the College of Law from 1903 to 1916. Harker Hall underwent extensive restoration in 1992 and is home to the University of Illinois Foundation, a non-profit organization that is responsible for the fund raising effort for the University of Illinois system.
Several Wichita Transit bus routes service Delano including the 11, 12, 14, and 15 routes. [25] The Delano/Old Town and Douglas routes of the free Q-Line trolley also service the neighborhood. [26] Kansas and Oklahoma Railroad operates a freight rail line which enters Delano from the northwest and exits to the southwest. [27]
In 1885, the Illinois Industrial University officially changed its name to the University of Illinois, reflecting its holistic agricultural, mechanical, and liberal arts curricula. [6] This remained the official name for 50 years, until it was changed to the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1935; "at" was dropped in the 21st century.
This week’s featured restaurant, Mama Love’s Kitchen, opened in Old Town 23 years ago. Music fans in Wichita are quite familiar with the late Rudy Love and his son, Rudy Love Jr., who performs ...
1935 - Wichita Art Museum built. [2] 1950 - Population: 168,279. [13] 1952 - Old Cowtown Museum established. 1953 Wichita Mid-Continent Airport built, later becomes Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport. US military Wichita Air Force Base in use. Field House at University of Wichita built, later becomes Charles Koch Arena. 1954
The Urbana-Champaign campus was founded in 1867 as the Illinois Industrial University. It was one of the 37 public land-grant institutions created shortly after Abraham Lincoln signed the Morrill Act in 1862. [8] The university changed its name to University of Illinois in 1885, and then again to University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in 1982.