Toledo: A History in Architecture 1914 to Centuries End

From the back cover:

"By World War I, Toledo's prosperity paralleled the growing popularity of the automobile, which transported citizens to impressive homes along the Maumee River, Ottawa Hills, Westmoreland, and Old Orchard. After World War II, stores, theaters, and businesses migrated out of 19th-century city boundaries as well.

Toledo in the 1920s and 1930s boasted elegant department stores, the Commodore Perry Hotel, the towering new Ohio Building, and the legendary Paramount Theater. Great expressions of faith, Rosary Cathedral and Doc Hettinger's "Garden of Eden," were built. Depression years saw the Zoo, the University of Toledo, and the Peristyle at the Art Museum built. Toledo innovations, glass block and vitrolite, were used to great effect at the new Main Library building.

William D. Speck takes the reader on the last leg of his visual-historical tour of Toledo with this third volume, following his award-winning books, Toledo: A History in Architecture 1835-1890 and Toledo: A History in Architecture 1890-1914. The Images of America series celebrates the history of neighborhoods, towns, and cities across the country. Using archival photographs, each title presents the distinctive stories from the past that shape the character of the community today. Arcadia is proud to play a part in the preservation of local heritage, making history available to all."

Publisher : Arcadia Publishing; Illustrated edition (November 26, 2003)
Language : English
Paperback : 160 pages
ISBN-10 : 0738532045
ISBN-13 : 978-0738532042
Item Weight : 13 ounces
Dimensions : 6.5 x 0.31 x 9.25 inches