Author: Diane HlavaPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Pasadena (Calif.)
Languages : en
Pages :
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The Lincoln Avenue Neighborhood
Author: Diane HlavaPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Pasadena (Calif.)
Languages : en
Pages :
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City in a Garden
Author: Paula Angle FranklinPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 76
Book Description
Lincoln's Springfield Neighborhood
Author: Bonnie E PaullPublisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 162585532X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
When an emotional Abraham Lincoln took leave of his Springfield neighbors, never to return, his moving tribute to the town and its people reflected their profound influence on the newly elected president. His old neighborhood still stands today as a National Historic Site. The story of the life Lincoln and his family built there returns to us through the careful work of authors Bonnie E. Paull and Richard E. Hart. Journey back in time and meet this diverse but harmonious community as it participated in the business of everyday living while gradually playing a larger role on the national stage.
Lincoln Avenue Row House District
Author: Commission on Chicago LandmarksPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Architecture, Domestic
Languages : en
Pages : 25
Book Description
The National Banker
Author: American Architecture
Author: Cyril M. HarrisPublisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 9780393731033
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 388
Book Description
Defines and illustrates architectural terms relating to building style, structural components, and architectural ornaments.
Identifying American Architecture
Author: John J. G. BlumensonPublisher: Rowman Altamira
ISBN: 9780761991434
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
Have you ever been intrigued by a beautiful building and wondered when it was built? Identifying American Architecture provides the answer to such questions in a concise handbook perfect for preservationists, architects, students, and tourists alike. With 214 photographs, it allows readers to associate real buildings with architectural styles, elements, and orders. Identifying American Architecture was designed to be used--carried about and kept handy for frequent reference. Every photograph is keyed to an explanatory legend pointing out characteristic features of each building's style. Trade bookstores order from W.W. Norton, NY
Lincoln Park, Chicago
Author: Melanie Ann ApelPublisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 9780738520162
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 134
Book Description
Since it was founded by German immigrants in the late 1800s, Chicago's Lincoln Park neighborhood has been an exciting and ever-changing place to live. Bordered by Diversey, Ashland, North Avenue, and Lake Michigan, Lincoln Park has undergone countless changes while always remaining a strong Chicago community. Through a collection of more than 200 photographs, Lincoln Park, Chicago offers the reader a journey through homes, schools, businesses, museums, churches, the Lincoln Park Zoo, and the park itself. With anecdotes and images from before the Great Chicago Fire of 1871, to the 1940s when war turned family homes into rooming houses, to the bustling, jam-packed Lincoln Park of today, this vibrant and beautiful neighborhood springs to life.
The Battle of Lincoln Park
Author: Daniel Kay HertzPublisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1948742101
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 124
Book Description
"A brief, cogent analysis of gentrification in Chicago ... an incisive and useful narrative on the puzzle of urban development."-- Kirkus Reviews In the years after World War II, a movement began to bring the m
Germans in Milwaukee: A Neighborhood History
Author: Jill Florence Lackey & Rick PetriePublisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1467147281
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
Remains of earliest German settlements in Milwaukee neighborhoods -- German place names in Milwaukee neighborhoods -- Remains of German commerce in Milwaukee neighborhoods -- Remains of German institutions in Milwaukee neighborhoods -- Remains of German ways of life in Milwaukee neighborhoods -- German footprints on the physical terrain in Milwaukee neighborhoods -- Efforts to remove German footprints in Milwaukee neighborhoods -- Restoring Milwaukee's German essence.