Philadelphia Stories
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Book Overview
Through a series of photo essays, this work evokes the mood of an era that embraced the Great Depression, World War II, the Cold War, and the complacent prosperity of the 1950s. The photos document physical changes in the metropolitan area: the developing skyline, the streets of rowhouses, the expanding suburbs.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0877225516
ISBN13:9780877225515
Release Date:October 1988
Publisher:Temple University Press
Length:319 Pages
Weight:2.65 lbs.
Dimensions:1.1" x 8.2" x 10.3"
Customer Reviews
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Not just your usual book of old photos
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 17 years ago
For former Philadelphians who retain any residual interest in the city's social/economic/labor history or, for that matter, for anyone from anywhere who's interested in the 20th century history of Billy Penn's old creation, this is a winner. Not only does it contain an abundance of great old photos but the narrative commentary is chock-full of interesting (even jaw-dropping, in some cases) bits of historical info of the "who knew?" variety. The best book of its kind I've ever read.
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