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Allentown Remembered
Outwater, Myra Yellin, Bungerz, Robert
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Description for Allentown Remembered
Num Pages: 224 pages, 398 colour & 75 b/w images. BIC Classification: 1KBBEP; WCS; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 281 x 218 x 11. Weight in Grams: 654.
Enjoy a nostalgic look back at Allentown, Pennsylvania, during its "Golden Age," from the late 1890s through the 1950s. During this period, Allentown's citizens left behind their frugal Pennsylvania German traditions to take on the social and cultural trappings of the twentieth century. Capitalizing on a labor force swelled by an influx of immigrants, local entrepreneurs created many new businesses and factories. As their fortunes and aspirations grew, these men built large mansions, hotels, and public parks. Amusement parks sprang up, theaters were built on Hamilton Street, and Allentown became an All-American city with an upscale future. Over 360 images ... Read more
Enjoy a nostalgic look back at Allentown, Pennsylvania, during its "Golden Age," from the late 1890s through the 1950s. During this period, Allentown's citizens left behind their frugal Pennsylvania German traditions to take on the social and cultural trappings of the twentieth century. Capitalizing on a labor force swelled by an influx of immigrants, local entrepreneurs created many new businesses and factories. As their fortunes and aspirations grew, these men built large mansions, hotels, and public parks. Amusement parks sprang up, theaters were built on Hamilton Street, and Allentown became an All-American city with an upscale future. Over 360 images ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing
Condition
New
Number of Pages
128
Format
Paperback
Place of Publication
Atglen, United States
ISBN
9780764327506
SKU
V9780764327506
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About Outwater, Myra Yellin, Bungerz, Robert
Myra Yellin Outwater is a journalist and photographer who has written eight books for Schiffer Publishing with her husband, Eric. Born and raised in Allentown, Robert Bungerz has been collecting Allentown postcards and memorabilia for over thirty years.
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