Have you ever wondered where the “green” in Greenville comes from? Or who decided to call it the “Bottoms”? And where exactly was “Hell’s Half Acre”?

Greenville along Correctionville Road, 1920s

In this presentation, Archival Records Clerk Haley Aguirre will explore these questions and more by giving an overview of Sioux City’s many iconic neighborhoods: where they are, who named them, and what these names mean. This program will feature historic maps and photographs of both present and past neighborhoods within the city limits.

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This presentation will be available on our YouTube Channel along with more History at High Noon videos.