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Author : Ann Lawrence
Release : 1977-01-01
Genre : Children's stories
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Book Rating : 824/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Between the Forest and the Hills by : Ann Lawrence
Download or read book Between the Forest and the Hills written by Ann Lawrence. This book was released on 1977-01-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Jody B. Shapiro
Release : 2007-05-02
Genre : Photography
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Book Rating : 585/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Forest Hills by : Jody B. Shapiro
Download or read book Forest Hills written by Jody B. Shapiro. This book was released on 2007-05-02. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Aptly named because of its hilly terrain and abundance of trees, the area now known as Forest Hills was a dusty coal mining community in the late 1800s. Centered between two major roads, the Lincoln Highway (Ardmore Boulevard/U.S. Route 30) and the Greensburg Pike, Forest Hills was incorporated in 1919 in order to gain better representation for tax money. Technology put the town on the map with the first commercial licensed radio station broadcast in 1920 and the Westinghouse Atom Smasher, built in 1937. As the borough grew with new houses, schools, and parks, so did traditions such as the Fourth of July celebration at Forest Hills Park and the Bryn Mawr Corn Roast. Many who live in the community are third or fourth generation residents. Using vintage photographs, Forest Hills presents the untold story of this tight-knit community.
Author : Margery L. Elfin
Release : 2006
Genre : History
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Book Rating : 997/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Forest Hills by : Margery L. Elfin
Download or read book Forest Hills written by Margery L. Elfin. This book was released on 2006. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Forest Hills neighborhood is set within a heavily treed, rolling landscape adjoining Rock Creek Park and was first home to the Piscataway Indian tribe and later to Civil War encampments. Threshing mills and large rural estates gradually gave way in the early 1900s to a residential community in close proximity to the National Bureau of Standards where many of the residents worked. Diplomats, politicians, and many prominent Washingtonians now inhabit many of the splendidly designed houses found in Forest Hills today. 0Images of America: Forest Hills includes nearly 200 vintage images that document the long and fascinating history of the community. Etchings, maps, and photographs combine to illustrate Native American settlers; architect-designed residences; and the homes of Presidents Truman and Johnson, infamous FBI director J. Edgar Hoover, and Post cereal heiress Marjorie Merriweather Post. The book also highlights Connecticut Avenue, the neighborhood's main street; apartment buildings; and well-known artists and authors who have called Forest Hills home.
Author : Nicholas Hirshon
Release : 2013
Genre : Architecture
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Book Rating : 856/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Forest Hills by : Nicholas Hirshon
Download or read book Forest Hills written by Nicholas Hirshon. This book was released on 2013. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Forest Hills grew out of an experiment - the transformation of 142 undeveloped acres into America's first garden city. From the early renderings of 1909 came a "fairy-book suburb," as Sinclair Lewis wrote, with architecture that was inspired by medieval villages. The success of the community bred development of homes, churches, and businesses on nearby plots. Forest Hills landed the most prestigious tennis tournament in the country. Theodore Roosevelt visited. Helen Keller moved in. Only generations later would the peace shatter when residents viciously protested a historic proposal for public housing.
