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Philadelphia was a vibrant, exciting city in the first quarter of the 20th century. Tourists and native Philadelphians alike declared their passion for its sports arenas, theaters, movie houses, buildings of historic significance, amusement parks, and the heart-pounding pageantry of its parades and patriotic events. Through antique postcards, Philadelphia Landmarks and Pastimes provides fleeting glances into the cityas times past.

Produktbeschreibung
Philadelphia was a vibrant, exciting city in the first quarter of the 20th century. Tourists and native Philadelphians alike declared their passion for its sports arenas, theaters, movie houses, buildings of historic significance, amusement parks, and the heart-pounding pageantry of its parades and patriotic events. Through antique postcards, Philadelphia Landmarks and Pastimes provides fleeting glances into the cityas times past.
Autorenporträt
Gus Spector is a member of the Pennsylvania Historical Society, the Atwater Kent Museum, and the American Philatelic Society and has been a prodigious collector of Philadelphia postcards for more than 35 years. His interests in Philadelphia lie in the 19th- and 20th-century history of its people and places. He is the author of Philadelphia: Historic Exteriors and Interiors, Center City Philadelphia, and Philadelphia Neighborhoods.