Book is illustrated card stock in near fine condition with a picture of men standing around a fire truc k. Book is clean both inside & out. Binding is sound. Illustrated with black & white photographs.

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Bibliographic Details

Title

Fircrest: Images Of America

Publisher

AArcadia Publishing,, Charleston, South Carolina

Publication Date

2015

Language

English

ISBN 10

1467133906

ISBN 13

9781467133906

Binding

Trade Paperback

Condition

Near Fine

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Synopsis

Fircrest was ready and waiting when America exploded into the modern era following World War II. In 1906, the creative energy of Edward "Major" Bowes, of Amateur Hour fame, combined with the engineering brilliance of Mat R. Thompson to create the quintessential American suburb. Anticipating America's love affair with the automobile, they designed a modern "suburban park" with wide streets that curved with the contours of the land. Brisk initial sales faded, and the development, Regents Park, struggled. But the people of "the Park" persevered. In 1925, the Fircrest Golf Club was started, and the homeowners joined together to incorporate. Seeking a fresh start, they renamed their village the City of Fircrest. Postwar homebuilders discovered a solid community with a modern plan and available shovel-ready lots. When the dust settled, the iconic midcentury American neighborhood that Bowes and Thompson envisioned stood proud.

About the Author

R.R. Colyer was born in Tacoma and graduated with a bachelor of arts degree in architecture from the University of Washington. After living on the Big Island for six years, he returned home and settled in Fircrest, where he lives with his wife, Marjorie, and works as a real estate broker.

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We are from Rhode Island and have relocated late in 2008 to Washington State, specializing primarily in Non-Fiction, some titles are a little more obscure than most, all are interesting. Many of our images are scanned, and in the process appear to be lighter or brighter in color than the original.

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