Lincoln Park, Chicago (IL) (Images of America) by Chicago Historical Society Melanie Ann Apel

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Lincoln Park, Chicago (IL) (Images of America) by Chicago Historical Society Melanie Ann Apel
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Features

Paperback: 128 pages

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing November 20, 2002

Language: English

ISBN-10: 0738520160

ISBN-13: 978-0738520162

Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6.3 x 0.4 inches

Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces

Product Description
Since it was founded by German immigrants in the late 1800s, Chicagoís 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. ÝÝThrough 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. ÝÝ

About The Author
Born and raised in Lincoln Park, Melanie Ann Apel believes there is probably no better place to live in Chicago than this busy, something-on-every-street-corner neighborhood. A freelance writer of more than 30 non-fiction titles for children and young adults, Melanie brings a perspective and energy to this book that could only come from a Lincoln Park native. With images from DePaul University Libraryís Department of Special Collections, the Chicago Historical Society, and many other neighbors and neighborhood groups, Melanie hopes to help preserve the history of the Lincoln Park neighborhood for future generations.

Reader Reviews
This book is in the Arcadia series on various local areas of America. They try to get local residents with good photo albums--or access to them--to do the books. Lincoln Park succeeds because of the author's knowledge of the area, her obvious love for it, and her excellent collection of photos. She puts together a history that local residents as well as visitors can enjoy. My only criticism--a small one--is that she should have had more photos of Lincoln Park's decline from the 1960s to the 1980s when it revived. But that it is small omission from an otherwise good work.

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