Fairport and Perinton (Then and Now) - Softcover

Keeler, William; Boas, Keith; Perinton Historical Society

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0738562343 ISBN 13: 9780738562346

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing, 2009

Synopsis

For more than 100 years, the town of Perinton and village of Fairport, New York, have thrived on the banks of the Erie Canal. Through vintage and modern photographs, Fairport and Perinton reflects the changes over time to these vital communities.

About this title

About the Author:

William Keeler, coauthor of two previous Arcadia Publishing books, works for the Perinton Historical Society and Fairport Historical Museum. Keith Boas is an author and retired Kodak photographer with 45 years of experience in the field of photography.

Review:

Title: Pictorial History of Fairport and Perinton published

Author: Richard Palmer

Publisher: The Crooked Lake Review

Date: 4/7/09
Arcadia Publishing, well known publishers of local and regional history books, has just published a new book entitled "Fairport and Perinton" which features many rare views of the Erie Canal.
The book is by local authors William Keeler and Keith Boas. For more than a century, the town of Perinton and village of Fairport, just east of Rochester, have thrived on the banks of the Erie Canal and along the railroad. Through vintage photographs the reader can see what changes have occurred over time.
Keeler, curator and director of the Fairport Historical Museum, said "the book celebrates historical preservat on and is a fitting tribute to preservation efforts in the village of Fairport, which just passed a preservation ordinance in 2008."
The book includes previously-unpublished photos and construction and the break in the Embankment near Bushnell's Basin.
Co-author Boas is a native of Faiport and is a well known postcard photographer. Recently he published selection of postcards featuring the Erie Canal.
One chapter focuses on urban renewal and the changes it wrought in the appearance of the village. The book explores the construction and opening of the Erie Canal in 1825, and coming of the Barge Canal in the early 1900s.
The book is available at area bookstores, or from Arcadia Publishing at www.arcadia publishing.com.

About this edition

• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0738562343
• ISBN 13: 9780738562346
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 96