August 18, 2015, Tuesday - Dedication Centennial Program for the Thomas Lowry Memorial at the Central Library

Time: 7:00pm

Location: Central Library, 300 Nicollet Mall, RKMC Meeting Room.

Join Preserve Minneapolis in celebrating the 100 year anniversary of Minneapolis' most outstanding civic monument.

On the sunlit afternoon of August 18, 1915, two thousand persons gathered to honor the memory of Thomas Lowry. Culminating five years of efforts by friends and family, the memorial was unveiled by two of Lowry's grandsons, Thomas Lowry II and Lowry Hagerman.

Thomas Lowry arrived in Minneapolis as a young man in 1867 and played a strong role in building up the community, becoming a transit and real estate magnate.

The centennial program at Minneapolis Central Library will be presented by author and historian of Minnesota streetcars Aaron Isaacs and architect and community historian Peter Sussman.

A survey of the memorial's first century will include it's design by the internationally famous architectural sculptor Karl Bitter, relocation in 1967, recent local historic designation and the prospects for ongoing conservation.

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