Mount Prospect Historic Sites (Paperback)

Emily Dattilo

ISBN 10: 1467160083 / ISBN 13: 9781467160087

Published by Arcadia Publishing (SC), 2023

About this Item

Paperback. Mount Prospect has undergone dramatic changes since its incorporation as a village in 1917. At that time, it was a small rural community of 300 people, but after population booms in the 1920s, 1950s, and 1960s, the town blossomed into a bustling suburb of Chicago. Out of these changes came landmarks like Randhurst Shopping Center and beloved local businesses like Hotter Than Mother's Music. These new additions sprang up alongside--and in place of--older sites. The transformation continues to this day, making each generation familiar with a different version of the town. Such significant developments can sometimes make local historic sites difficult to locate; the history, however, has not disappeared. It remains in the landscape, the bits and pieces left behind, and the collective memories of its residents. Mount Prospect Historic Sites aims to connect people to the history that can still be found all around Mount Prospect. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Mount Prospect Historic Sites (Paperback)
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Publication Date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1467160083
• ISBN 13: 9781467160087
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

Mount Prospect has undergone dramatic changes since its incorporation as a village in 1917. At that time, it was a small rural community of 300 people, but after population booms in the 1920s, 1950s, and 1960s, the town blossomed into a bustling suburb of Chicago. Out of these changes came landmarks like Randhurst Shopping Center and beloved local businesses like Hotter Than Mother's Music. These new additions sprang up alongside--and in place of--older sites. The transformation continues to this day, making each generation familiar with a different version of the town. Such significant developments can sometimes make local historic sites difficult to locate; the history, however, has not disappeared. It remains in the landscape, the bits and pieces left behind, and the collective memories of its residents. Mount Prospect Historic Sites aims to connect people to the history that can still be found all around Mount Prospect.

About the Author

Emily A. Dattilo is a public historian, the director of the Mount Prospect Historical Society, and a third-generation Mount Prospect resident. She has selected images from the Mount Prospect Historical Society archives to highlight the historical sites her hometown has to offer.