Research Catalog
Altoona /
- Title
- Altoona / Jared Frederick.
- Author
- Frederick, Jared,
- Publication
- Charleston, South Carolina : Arcadia Publishing, [2015]
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Details
- Description
- 95 pages : chiefly illustrations (some color); 24 cm.
- Summary
- "For over a century, Altoona, Pennsylvania, was a bustling industrial hotbed. The town thrived as a gem of the Pennsylvania Railroad, which constructed some 6,000 steam locomotives. However, like so many communities in the wake of World War II, Altoona struggled amidst deindustrialization and cultural shifts. The 1968 end of the Pennsylvania Railroad, a decreasing population, and a dying downtown slowly made the city a shadow of its former self. However, recent developments reveal potential as is seen in the corporate presence of Norfolk Southern and Sheetz. Additionally, the growth of Penn State Altoona, regional health care systems, and the Altoona Curve baseball club continue to make the city and its environs a unique place within the heart of the Allegheny Mountains."--Amazon.
- Series Statement
- Images of modern America
- Uniform Title
- Images of modern America.
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- History.
- Pictorial works.
- Contents
- Introduction -- A town at work -- Railroad city -- Pillars of a community -- Fun and games.
- ISBN
- 9781467122863
- 1467122866
- LCCN
- 2014945840
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library