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Located along the northern shore of scenic Long Island Sound, New
Haven is perhaps best known for its diverse architectural history
(it boasts every American style) and as an intellectual capital the
city vied with Hartford to establish Yale University within its
borders. In this pictorial history, Colin Caplan, author of "A
Guide to Historic New Haven, Connecticut" and "New Haven: Then and
Now" offers readers a glimpse into the character, elegance and
bustle that define the city.
In the 1920s and 1930s, Oregons legendary bridge engineer Conde B.
McCullough designed a first-rate collection of aesthetic bridges on
the Oregon Coast Highway to enhance an already dramatic and
beautiful landscape. The six largest of these, at Gold Beach,
Newport, Waldport, Florence, Reedsport, and Coos Bay, eliminated
the last ferries on the Oregon Coast Highway between the Columbia
River and California. McCullough planned to build one bridge each
year after completion of the Rogue River Bridge at Gold Beach in
1932, but the tightening grip of the Depression threatened his
plans. In 1933, McCullough and his staff worked day and night to
finish plans for the remaining five bridges, and in early 1934, the
Public Works Administration funded simultaneous construction of
them. The combined projects provided approximately 630 jobs, but at
least six workers perished during construction. After the bridges
were complete, Oregon coast tourism increased by a dramatic 72
percent in the first year.
Los Angeles and the movies grew up together, and a natural
extension of the picture business was the premium presentation of
the productthe biggest, best, and brightest theatres imaginable.
The magnificent movie palaces along Broadway in downtown Los
Angeles still represent the highest concentration of vintage
theatres in the world. With Hollywood and the movies practically
synonymous, the theatres in the studios neighborhood were
state-of-the-art for showbiz, whether they were designed for film,
vaudeville, or stage productions. From the elegant Orpheum and the
exotic Graumans Chinese to the modest El Rey, this volume
celebrates the architecture and social history of Los Angeless
unique collection of historic theatres past and present. The common
threads that connect them all, from the grandest movie palace to
the smallest neighborhood theatre, are stories and the ghosts of
audiences past waiting in the dark for the show to begin.
Surprising tales and unexpected anecdotes color Rhode Island's
legacy, from the accounts of its three brave "Titanic" survivors to
the whirlwind Revolutionary War romance between a Smithfield girl
and a French viscount. Rhode Island historian Glenn Laxton uncovers
the exceptional citizens whom history has forgotten, like Robert
the Hermit, a man who endured three escapes from slavery before
finding liberty and peace in Rumford; the illustrious Lippitt
family, who spearheaded advancements in deaf education; and
Christiana Bannister, a Narragansett tribe member,
nineteenth-century entrepreneur and wife to the most successful
African American artist of the time. With moments of tragedy, as in
the "Lexington" steamboat disaster, as well as triumph, as in the
case of small-town boy turned baseball hero Joe Connolly, "Hidden
History of Rhode Island" delivers the best Ocean State stories
you've never heard before.
Washington Irving's "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" is one of the
best-known works of American literature. But what other myths lie
hidden behind the landscape of New York's Hudson Valley? Imps cause
mischief on the Hudson River; a white lady haunts Raven Rock; Major
Andre's ghost seeks redemption; and real headless hessians search
for their severed skulls. Local folklorist Jonathan Kruk tells
these and other tales of the lore of the Hudson Valley the stories
that have created an atmosphere of mystery that helped inspire
Irving's legend.
The Sea Ranch, translated from the Spanish aDel Mar Ranch, a
occupies the northwest corner of Sonoma County and is renowned for
its architecture and environmental sensitivity. The development of
a second-home community in 1965 was just one more chapter in a long
history that began in 1846. The Sea Ranch is part of the German
Rancho, the most northern coastal Mexican land grant, which was
confirmed by the United States following the Treaty of Guadalupe
Hidalgo in 1848. It was home to German cattlemen, loggers, and an
early-20th-century Russian Baptist colony. Over the years,
shepherds, World War II soldiers, and bootleggers have called it
home. Early maps and photographs tell the history of the area, and
contemporary photographs reveal remnants of historic buildings and
sites on the current Sea Ranch landscape.
Venture back to the Boston of the 1800s, when Back Bay was just a
wide expanse of water to the west of the Shawmut Peninsula and
merchants peddled their wares to sailors along the docks. Witness
the beginning of the American Industrial Revolution; learn how a
series of cultural movements made Boston the focal point of
abolitionism in America, with leaders like William Lloyd Garrison;
and see the golden age of the arts ushered in with notables
Longfellow, Holmes, Copley, Sargent and Isabella Stewart Gardner.
Travel with local historian Ted Clarke down the cobbled streets of
Boston to discover its history in the golden age.
On June 29, 1776, Fr. Francisco Palou dedicated the first site of
Mission San Francisco de Asis on the shores of Dolores Lagoon. At
the time, it was a just a patch in the village of Chutchuii, the
home of the Ohlone people, and Palou could never have foreseen the
vibrant city that would eventually spring up around the humble
settlement. The final mission building, popularly known as Mission
Dolores and San Francisco's oldest complete structure, was
dedicated on August 2, 1791, at what became Sixteenth and Dolores
Streets. After the gold rush, the district around the mission began
its dramatic evolution to the diverse area we know today, a
bustling mix of immigrants from other states, Europe, and South and
Central America.
Folly Beach native Gretchen Stringer-Robinson takes the reader
through a history of this delightful beach town covering the war
years, the innocence of the fifties, the recession of the
seventies, Hurricane Hugo and times in between. Visiting colorful
characters and beautiful locations, this book will be enjoyed by
both residents and visitors.
Before he was a civil rights leader, the Rev. Martin Luther King,
Jr., was a man of the church. His father was a pastor, and much of
young Martin's time was spent in Baptist churches. He went on to
seminary and received a Ph.D. in theology. In 1953, he took over
leadership of Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Atlanta. The church
was his home. But, as he began working for civil rights, King
became a fierce critic of the churches, both black and white. He
railed against white Christian leaders who urged him to be patient
in the struggle-or even opposed civil rights altogether. And, while
the black church was the platform from which King launched the
struggle for civil rights, he was deeply ambivalent toward the
church as an institution, and saw it as in constant need of reform.
In this book, Lewis Baldwin explores King's complex relationship
with the Christian church, from his days growing up at Ebenezer
Baptist, to his work as a pastor, to his battles with American
churches over civil rights, to his vision for the global church.
King, Baldwin argues, had a robust and multifaceted view of the
nature and purpose of the church that serves as a model for the
church in the 21st century.
From Harmond Husband's rebellious roots that led him to settle in
and establish the village of Somerset to the Meyers family of maple
fame, Pulling includes images from many of Somerset's treasured
boroughs. As the Lincoln Highway Heritage Corridor wound its way
through central Pennsylvania and coal mining towns like Boswell and
Jerome sprang up across the countryside, Somerset County changed
and evolved with the times. Pulling revives the lost memories of
curiosities like the ?Ship of the Alleghenies? and extols the
virtues of the snowmakers at the Seven Springs resort. She also
recounts the tragic accident at the Quecreek mine that trapped nine
miners for more than three days, and shares the sorrow and mourning
of the community of Shanksville?forever changed on September 11.
Join Sister Pulling as she relives the triumphs and tragedies, the
heroes and headliners of this historic mountain county.
Unlike many small towns in the South that were occupied by the
Union army, beautiful Staunton, Virginia, emerged from the Civil
War largely unscathed. Join historian Edmund Potter on a walking
tour through the many architectural gems and notable buildings of
downtown Staunton's five National Historic Districts. From the
picturesque Wharf Area to the birthplace of Woodrow Wilson to the
town's many historically African American businesses, "A Guide to
Historic Staunton" offers visitors and residents alike a deeper
appreciation of their remarkable surroundings.
On November 1, 1957, traffic officially opened on the Mackinac
Bridge. That was the culmination of 70 years of talking and
dreaming about a bridge across
the Straits of Mackinac, of discouraging attempts for legislative
and congressional approval, of efforts to raise the funds, and
finally of a three-year construction program necessary for the
world's longest and costliest (to date) suspension bridge.
Michigan's greatest symbol is expertly maintained, fully funded,
and amazingly resilient to the many forces and factors of man and
nature that have failed to seriously affect its status as the lone
highway link between Michigan's two main peninsulas. The "miracle
bridge" at the Straits of Mackinac truly allows a view that
epitomizes the state motto of Michigan, Si quaeris peninsulam
amoenam, circumspice, or "If you seek a pleasant peninsula, look
about you."
Maine is well known as a land of fresh air and clean water, as the
home of L.L. Bean and as one of the most popular camping and
outdoor recreation destinations in the country. But what lies
behind this idyllic facade? Unmapped roads. Whispering rocks.
Deadening fog. Ghost pirates. Lonely islands. THINGS in the woods.
This is the great state of Maine, home of Stephen King, land of the
Great Northern Woods and all the mystery that lies within their
dark footprint. What better setting than this for tales of strange
creatures, murderers, madmen and eccentric hermits? From the
"Headless Halloween of 1940" to the mystery of who lies in the
grave of V.P. Coolidge; from Bigfoot sightings to the "witch's
grave" in a Portland cemetery, writer and illustrator Michelle
Souliere brings to life these strange-but-true tales from the Pine
Tree State.
Deer Isle, a coastal town in Penobscot Bay, was settled by farmers
and mariners in the 1760s after the end of the French and Indian
War. People, freight, and mail came by water to the secluded island
where mackerel and lobster fishing were the mainstays of the
island's economy. In the late 19th century, granite from booming
Stonington quarries was shipped by boat. Summer visitors began
arriving by the boatload to rusticate in gracious inns and seasonal
cottages. These became the subjects of vintage postcards, many
created by local photographers capturing the views of harbors and
towns, rural roads and bridges, masts of the great sailing vessels,
and derricks of the large quarries.
The United States is considered the world's foremost refuge for
foreigners, and no place in the nation symbolizes this better than
Ellis Island. Through Ellis Island's halls and corridors more than
twelve million immigrants-of nearly every nationality and
race-entered the country on their way to new experiences in North
America. With an astonishing array of nineteenth- and
twentieth-century photographs, Ellis Island leads the reader
through the fascinating history of this small island in New York
harbor from its pre-immigration days as one of the harbor's oyster
islands to its spectacular years as the flagship station of the
U.S. Bureau of Immigration to its current incarnation as the
National Park Service's largest museum.
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Ride the trolley up the ridge of Beacon Hill and discover one of
South Seattle's most interesting districts. Unique among Seattle
neighborhoods, Beacon Hill is a community where immigrants from all
over the globe have settled side by side for over 100 years. This
new book tells the story of the people and businesses of Beacon
Hill in vintage photographs, the majority of which date before
World War II. Readers will learn about the immigrants who worked on
farms, opened shops, and labored in shipyards, the building of
Jefferson Park, as well as the activism and political struggles
that shaped the Beacon Hill neighborhood.
The Isle os are not nearly as well-known as the Cajuns or the
Creoles or the French, but they have had an undeniable and lasting
impact on this state and the south. Adaptable, resourceful, and
undeniably proud, they have shaped their destinies against the
odds. As their settlements failed, they rebuilt. As the governments
changed from Spanish to French to American, they endured. Many
campaigned in the American Revolution; they secured victory in the
famous Battle of New Orleans in the War of 1812; and as they began
to understand the surrounding marshes, they learned to make their
livings from trapping and fishing and pass on their wisdom and
culture through oral tradition. They shaped the development of the
state but are too often ignored, even in local history.
Over the course of many decades, the city of Shreveport witnessed
dramatic growth and ever-changing landscapes. Mule-drawn railways
gave way to electric streetcars, and what was once the Confederate
capital of the state became today's vibrant commercial hub of
northwest Louisiana. Drawing from their extensive image collection,
authors Joiner and Roberson depict the disappearing scenes and lost
stories that form the complex layers of Shreveport history. From
the famous performances of Pawnee Bill's Wild West Show to the
infamous red-light district, from the decline of vigilante justice
to the victims who perished from yellow fever, Joiner and Roberson
recover and remember lost Shreveport.
Owner of A Tour de Force, Inc., Jeanne Fogle leads her readers
through the hidden sites and history of Washington, D.C.'s
neighborhoods. Charming sketches by Edward Fogle and vintage
photographs accompany each tour, casting a new light on the city.
Visitors and locals alike will be surprised and delighted by the
discoveries that can be made beyond the monuments.
Prepare to be surprised and unnerved as the dark side of Charlotte
is brought to life by native and longtime writer David Aaron Moore.
Learn about Nellie Freeman, who nearly decapitated her husband with
a straight razor in 1926. Discover how the ghosts of Camp Green
infantrymen, the doughboys of World War I, still scream in the
Southern night. Read about the seventy-one passengers who lost
their lives as Eastern Airlines Flight 212 fell to the earth one
foggy night in 1974. Come along and experience the grisly past of
the City of Churches.
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