"They Said It Couldn't Be Done." That's the name of a new book about the history of the iWireless Center, written by Al Van Tieghem, who served as the first treasurer of the Quad Cities Civic Center Authority.
Herb Trix reports.
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The 20 acre site when it was still part of Deere's Plow Works.
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Construction began in 1991
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Ill. Gov. Jim Edgar helped cut the ribbon May 22, 1993
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The arena
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The author at work
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