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- ARCHITECTURE / Buildings / Landmarks & Monuments
- HISTORY / African American
- HISTORY / United States / General
- HISTORY / United States / State & Local / Midwest (IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OH, SD, WI)
- PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Architectural & Industrial
- PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Historical
- PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Regional (see also TRAVEL / Pictorials)
Indianapolis
9781634993982
Regular price $23.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%Abandoned Anderson, Indiana
9781634994033
Regular price $23.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%forms of employment move out of the area; in 1912, their sources
of natural gas were depleted causing the factories that employed
most of the town to close their doors and move onto other areas of
the United States to continue their business. Once General Motors
moved in, things started looking up for the city. However, like many
other automobile industry boomtowns in the Rust Belt, once the
industry was outsourced to other countries and the plants closed,
the population fled for greener pastures. The once vibrant city was
left to decay. Schools that once vibrated with the laughter of kids
were left without students; clubs once filled with laughter and joy
were forgotten in the face of overwhelming poverty; hotels that
housed those traveling through were shuttered and turned into
cheap housing before eventually being closed by the city; and
shopping malls that once had thousands of customers were largely
forgotten as the anchor stores closed for lack of profits. A place that
once housed over 70,000 citizens has lost over 20% of the
population since the deindustrialization of the 1970s and 1980s.
Abandoned Eastern Indiana
9781634994903
Regular price $24.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%When exploring the abandoned, it is important to plot out multiple destinations and use the back roads. In Eastern Indiana, author Amanda Bennett-Cole was fortunate to discover antiquated houses, schools, and even a church. Exploring Eastern Indiana required numerous eight-hour road trips through several small towns that are no longer depicted on maps. A small town's survival depended on these roads before highways were built. Once upon a time, towns popped up all throughout the country along the railroad lines that connected the country's coasts. Rich agriculture and peaceful meadows in Indiana have given place to villages with cobblestone main streets and lush residential neighborhoods. The ruins of the buildings and landscapes that earlier generations left behind, from the Federal-style buildings of an early pike town to the drive-ins and 1940s-era eateries, enable you to trace the nation's westward expansion.
Abandoned Northern Indiana: Skeletons in the Forest
9781634994712
Regular price $24.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%Join author and photographer, Amanda Bennett-Cole, on an exploration of abandoned locations in Northern Indiana. The Cario Skywatch Tower, the country's first rural watchtower, is still standing a short distance from a high school, installed during the Cold War as a line of defense to detect approaching enemy aircraft. Additionally, it would be impossible to discuss Northern Indiana without mentioning Gary, the remnants of what was once called the Magic City. Through colorful photography and descriptive text, discover these forgotten locations and more in Abandoned Northern Indiana: Skeletons in the Forest.
Fort Wayne Through Time
9781635000719
Regular price $23.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%Who were the Fort Wayne Daisies? What happened to the 5,000-seat League Park? When was the courthouse constructed? Where did Anthony Wayne's statue originally sit? Why was Reservoir Park built? These and hundreds of other questions are answered in this informative journey through Fort Wayne's past.
Randolph Harter is a Fort Wayne historian and author of two previous local history books. Daniel Baker is an award-winning photographer who has been documenting Northeast Indiana the past fifteen years.
Abandoned Madison County
9781634993081
Regular price $23.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%Montgomery County, Indiana, Through Time
9781635000993
Regular price $23.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%Before the Dream
9781634993401
Regular price $22.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%1963. It is a year stamped as one of the most turbulent during the Civil Rights movement. Centuries of racial oppression were confronted with peaceful protests challenging segregation laws. Responses to protests were often met with brutality. Four young girls were murdered in a church bombing. Police dogs and fire hoses were unleashed on adolescents in Birmingham, Alabama. Medgar Evers was assassinated by a member of the KKK. 1963 also included the March on Washington, highlighted by Dr. Martin Luther King's uplifting "I Have a Dream" speech.
Civil Rights conflict was not contained to the South. Similar battles were waged throughout the nation. The future Nobel Peace Prize winner accepted an invitation from a close friend to speak in Fort Wayne, Indiana, on June 5, 1963, to address these struggles. Although Dr. King's speech was enthusiastically received by his supporters, resistance to his appearance in this conservative, blue-collar Midwestern city were also plentiful. Bomb threats were delivered. Letters to the editor were submitted expressing opposition to Dr. King's visit. Protestors picketed across the street during the event. Local law enforcement feared violence was possible.
June 5, 1963 would become Dr. King's only visit to Fort Wayne. But the legacy of that one visit continues to resonate, sandwiched between unrest in Birmingham, and the March on Washington.