CK - Art & Architecture 83

For more than two centuries after the Dutch settled its meandering shores, Jamaica Bay was little more than a watery expanse broken by small islands and a handful of mills. Rapid growth after the Ci……続きを見る

From Long Island to Fiji, college students flocked to the sleepy little town of Ithaca to learn the how-tos and how-not-tos of broadcasting. From that influx came some of the future leaders and cele……続きを見る

Lake Forest: Estates, People, and Culture is the first book-scaled historical survey entirely focused on this notable Chicago North Shore suburb in a generation, offering a newly visual approach to ……続きを見る

Hurley explores the historical area southwest of Kingston that is bounded by the Hudson River and the Catskill Mountains. It depicts the town of Hurley�a national historic district�and its individua……続きを見る

The Great Black Swamp may have slowed the settlement of northwest Ohio, but it couldn't stop a little town south of Toledo called Bowling Green. It blossomed into an agricultural gold mine with natu……続きを見る

During the 1870s, there was wondrous change in West Texas. The area was ripe for settlement, and as the Texas and Pacific Railroad pushed west from Fort Worth, towns began springing up along the tra……続きを見る

In the mid-19th century, a few hardy settlers of European descent carved out farms in the Clear Fork Valley of present-day Parker County, attracted by the area�s springs, tributaries, and a burgeoni……続きを見る

With the glamorous Grand Canyon as its backyard, Tusayan has a fascinating history. Dedicated just one year after the Grand Canyon National Park, the village of Tusayan had its humble beginnings in ……続きを見る

Tybee Island is a tiny piece of land, only-two-and-a-half miles long and two-thirds of a mile wide; however, its strategic location near the mouth of the Savannah River assigned to it an important r……続きを見る

Washington Dulles International Airport is one of the three major airports that transports passengers into and out of the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area. The beauty of the site is admired not o……続きを見る

Following on the heels of Images of Rail: The Southern Railway, this volume takes a more detailed look at a historic railroad that has served the South for over 100 years and continues to serve as t……続きを見る

River Vale explores a historically rich community that has been known over the years as the Overkill Neighborhood, Harrington Township, Washington Township, and the borough of Eastwood. One of the f……続きを見る

From a humble 1892 beginning upstairs over a downtown store in the village of Mount Pleasant to the fourth-largest university in the state, Central Michigan University�s growth is tribute to the det……続きを見る

Advertised in a 1909 sales brochure as �The Rising Suburb of the East,� Essex, Maryland, has seen its fate and fortune rise and fall and rise again. The town enjoyed its early reputation as a haven ……続きを見る

A 1.48-square-mile piece of unincorporated Los Angeles County when it was annexed by the City of Los Angeles in 1922, tiny Sawtelle has lived very large in the hearts and minds of Japanese Americans……続きを見る

Beginning around the turn of the 20th century, people flocked to boom towns like Greenbackville and Franklin City on Virginia�s remote Chincoteague Bay to cash in on the lucrative oyster trade. Most……続きを見る

In 1860, the nation�s first college-hospital was founded in Brooklyn. Initially called the Long Island College Hospital, Collegiate Division, this innovative institution was the first to bring contr……続きを見る

Indianola, founded in 1849, is the county seat of Warren County, Iowa. It is located 12 miles south of Iowa�s capital, Des Moines, at the intersection of U.S. highways 65 and 69 and state highway 92……続きを見る

From the 1890s through the 1920s, the postcard was an extraordinarily popular means of communication, and many of the postcards produced during this �golden age� can today be considered works of art……続きを見る

Starting in San Francisco in 1854, the California State Fair and Exposition began as a vehicle to showcase, encourage, and expand California�s agricultural industry. It quickly became an attraction ……続きを見る

Bridgeport: 1900-1960 presents a fascinating look into the history of Bridgeport through vintage postcards from the city�s formative years. These vintage postcards depict the change and expansion in……続きを見る

In the early morning hours of March 29, 1911, a fire broke out in the New York State Capitol at Albany. By sunset, the entire western portion of the building had sustained extensive structural damag……続きを見る

Franciscan monk Fr. Junipero Serra, founder of the Spanish mission system in California, raised a cross on the beach on March 31, 1782, at a spot that became a general wayfarer's midpoint between Lo……続きを見る

Originally settled by Irish, German, and English pioneers, the Barrington area has a long history of industrious and courageous citizens. In the early 1800s, these settlers laid the foundation for t……続きを見る

Historian Carole Herrick uncovers the history of this former farming village to thriving community in over 200 vintage images. McLean was a farming community in 1910, when Henry Alonzo Storm establi……続きを見る

See how Lake Forest's downtown and Central Business District have been the heart of the community for over 150 years. Lake Forest is a picturesque city built on the shores of Lake Michigan and has b……続きを見る

A turning point for Libertyville came in the 1950s. The town was growing up, transitioning from a quaint farming community into a vibrant upper�middle class suburban village. Carl Cizek documented t……続きを見る

Loudoun County, one of Virginia�s most charming areas, is truly a picturesque region, balanced with sweeping pastoral landscapes along the Potomac and many lovely small towns and villages. Over the ……続きを見る

Situated in the East Texas Piney Woods, Longview was established in 1870 when O. H. Methvin deeded land to the Southern Pacific to build a railroad station. The village became the county seat of Gre……続きを見る

The region that is now Altapass was settled in the last third of the 18th century by restless and brave souls of Scot-Irish descent. The most colorful and prolific of these was Charlie McKinney, a m……続きを見る