Wichita's riverside parks / James E. Mason.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mason, James E.

Series:

Images of America.

Images of America

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Parks--Arkansas River Region--History--Pictorial works.

Parks.

Parks--Kansas--Little Arkansas River Region--History--Pictorial works.

Parks--Kansas--Wichita--History--Pictorial works.

Urban parks--Kansas--Wichita--History--Pictorial works.

Urban parks.

Arkansas River Region--History, Local--Pictorial works.

Arkansas River Region.

Little Arkansas River Region (Kan.)--History, Local--Pictorial works.

Little Arkansas River Region (Kan.).

Wichita (Kan.)--Biography--Pictorial works.

Wichita (Kan.).

Wichita (Kan.)--Buildings, structures, etc--Pictorial works.

Wichita (Kan.)--History--Pictorial works.

Wichita (Kan.)--Social life and customs--Pictorial works.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (127 pages).

Place of Publication:

Charleston, S.C. : Arcadia Publishing, [2011]

Summary:

"Wichita was founded in 1870 at the junction of the Little and Big Arkansas Rivers in south central Kansas. From the very beginning, the rivers have been a focus for social and recreational activity. Parks, both public and private, were established along these waterways near downtown to capitalize on this natural asset and have gone through many changes. Some of these parks are now over 100 years old, but one no longer exists, having literally been dug up and hauled away in wheelbarrows in 1933. This book chronicles many of the colorful activities and events that have occurred in these parks over the years, and shows how vital they are in the Wichita of today"--Back cover.

Contents:

Shuman's Grove, the first riverside park

Davidson's Park becomes Riverside Park

Three riverside parks

The zoo in Riverside Park

Historical features in the riverside parks

The other riverside parks

Recent times in the riverside parks.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 126) and index.

OCLC:

747110829