Riverside / Lonnie Sacchi and Constance Guardi.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sacchi, Lonnie., Author.

Guardi, Constance., Author.

Series:

Images of America.

Images of America

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Historic buildings--Illinois--Riverside--Pictorial works.

Historic buildings.

Riverside (Ill.)--Biography--Pictorial works.

Riverside (Ill.).

Riverside (Ill.)--Buildings, structures, etc--Pictorial works.

Riverside (Ill.)--History--Pictorial works.

Riverside (Ill.)--Social life and customs--Pictorial works.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (127 pages) : chiefly illustrations.

Place of Publication:

Charleston, SC : Arcadia Pub., [2012]

Summary:

The unrelenting industrialization of America in the 19th century brought undreamed-of wealth and abundance to the nation as it emerged as a major world power after the trauma of a bloody civil war; however, the wealth was unevenly distributed, and industrialization inevitably produced the undesirable side effects of overcrowded tenement life, pollution, and the general degradation of the environment. This, in turn, set some of the nation’s great thinkers on the path to coming up with answers to alleviate the ill effects of a rapidly industrializing and urbanizing society. Frederick Law Olmsted’s answer in 1868 was the conception of a suburb for Chicago that combined the best aspects of urban life with that of rural life. So, he created Riverside, an ideal environment for civilization to flourish.

Contents:

Promise, problems, perseverance

Slow growth, rapid growth

The village matures

Going to church, going to school

Celebrating and sustaining a national landmark.

OCLC:

885208936