Author: James F. Baker
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780977424801
Category : Local transit
Languages : en
Pages : 307
Book Description
Fully footnoted history of streetcar service to Webster Groves, Kirkwood, and other towns in St. Louis County. Memories from residents, historic photos, and a comprehensive map section enliven the history.
King Trolley and the Suburban Queens
Author: James F. Baker
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780977424801
Category : Local transit
Languages : en
Pages : 307
Book Description
Fully footnoted history of streetcar service to Webster Groves, Kirkwood, and other towns in St. Louis County. Memories from residents, historic photos, and a comprehensive map section enliven the history.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780977424801
Category : Local transit
Languages : en
Pages : 307
Book Description
Fully footnoted history of streetcar service to Webster Groves, Kirkwood, and other towns in St. Louis County. Memories from residents, historic photos, and a comprehensive map section enliven the history.
Crossroads of a Continent
Author: Peter A. Hansen
Publisher: Indiana University Press
ISBN: 0253062373
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 395
Book Description
Crossroads of a Continent: Missouri Railroads, 1851-1921 tells the story of the state's railroads and their vital role in American history. Missouri and St. Louis, its largest city, are strategically located within the American Heartland. On July 4, 1851, when the Pacific Railroad of Missouri began construction in St. Louis, the city took its first step to becoming a major hub for railroads. By the 1920s, the state was crisscrossed with railways reaching toward all points of the compass. Authors Peter A. Hansen, Don L. Hofsommer, and Carlos Arnaldo Schwantes explore the history of Missouri railroads through personal, absorbing tales of the cutthroat competition between cities and between railroads that meant the difference between prosperity and obscurity, the ambitions and dreams of visionaries Fred Harvey and Arthur Stilwell, and the country's excitement over the St. Louis World's Fair of 1904. Beautifully illustrated with over 100 color images of historical railway ephemera, Crossroads of a Continent is an engaging history of key American railroads and of Missouri's critical contribution to the American story.
Publisher: Indiana University Press
ISBN: 0253062373
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 395
Book Description
Crossroads of a Continent: Missouri Railroads, 1851-1921 tells the story of the state's railroads and their vital role in American history. Missouri and St. Louis, its largest city, are strategically located within the American Heartland. On July 4, 1851, when the Pacific Railroad of Missouri began construction in St. Louis, the city took its first step to becoming a major hub for railroads. By the 1920s, the state was crisscrossed with railways reaching toward all points of the compass. Authors Peter A. Hansen, Don L. Hofsommer, and Carlos Arnaldo Schwantes explore the history of Missouri railroads through personal, absorbing tales of the cutthroat competition between cities and between railroads that meant the difference between prosperity and obscurity, the ambitions and dreams of visionaries Fred Harvey and Arthur Stilwell, and the country's excitement over the St. Louis World's Fair of 1904. Beautifully illustrated with over 100 color images of historical railway ephemera, Crossroads of a Continent is an engaging history of key American railroads and of Missouri's critical contribution to the American story.
Street and Interurban Railroads
Author: Brent Cassan
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 358
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 358
Book Description
Missouri Historical Review
The Automobile
Author: Clay McShane
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1351666673
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 219
Book Description
Originally published in 1997 and now re-issued with some updated material, this chronology lists the major events in the history of the automobile. The automobile cannot be understood without knowing about its pre-history, including technologies such as railroads, carriages and trolley cars. Material on these is included to the extent that they represented preludes to the modern car culture. The volume also includes material about the technology, design and production of cars and their manufacturers. The ancillary fields of oil production and refining and road building are also covered. Focussed mainly, but not exclusively on the USA this chronology discusses the car and its role in social, geographical and political change.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1351666673
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 219
Book Description
Originally published in 1997 and now re-issued with some updated material, this chronology lists the major events in the history of the automobile. The automobile cannot be understood without knowing about its pre-history, including technologies such as railroads, carriages and trolley cars. Material on these is included to the extent that they represented preludes to the modern car culture. The volume also includes material about the technology, design and production of cars and their manufacturers. The ancillary fields of oil production and refining and road building are also covered. Focussed mainly, but not exclusively on the USA this chronology discusses the car and its role in social, geographical and political change.
Trolley Lines of the Empire State, City and Suburban
Author: Felix E. Reifschneider
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Street-railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 74
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Street-railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 74
Book Description
Engineering
Editor & Publisher
Herd Register
Author: American Guernsey Cattle Club
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Cattle
Languages : en
Pages : 762
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Cattle
Languages : en
Pages : 762
Book Description
Washington on Foot, Fifth Edition
Author: John J. Protopappas
Publisher: Smithsonian Institution
ISBN: 1588343200
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
The best way to see—really see—any city is on foot. The perennial favorite Washington on Foot has been completely revised and updated to offer 24 walking tours of Washington's neighborhoods. Familiar monuments and museums are all here, side-by-side with lesser-known historic sites and storied residential neighborhoods. Washington on Foot offers history, culture, architecture, urban planning, and more. It's the complete city in a tidy package and the only "outdoor" Washington guidebook needed. Ideal not only for visitors but for locals who truly want to get to know their city. The updated fifth edition of this essential guide features user-friendly maps, architectural illustrations, historical and culture information, and much more.
Publisher: Smithsonian Institution
ISBN: 1588343200
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
The best way to see—really see—any city is on foot. The perennial favorite Washington on Foot has been completely revised and updated to offer 24 walking tours of Washington's neighborhoods. Familiar monuments and museums are all here, side-by-side with lesser-known historic sites and storied residential neighborhoods. Washington on Foot offers history, culture, architecture, urban planning, and more. It's the complete city in a tidy package and the only "outdoor" Washington guidebook needed. Ideal not only for visitors but for locals who truly want to get to know their city. The updated fifth edition of this essential guide features user-friendly maps, architectural illustrations, historical and culture information, and much more.