Printers Row, Chicago by John Paulett and Ron Gordon (2003, Trade Paperback)

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Once known as the Custom House Levee, Chicago's red light district was eventually closed down. Through an impressive collection of photographs, authors Ron Gordon and John Paulett chronicle the evolution and history of one of Chicago's most unique neighborhoods.

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PublisherArcadia Publishing
ISBN-10073853174X
ISBN-139780738531748
eBay Product ID (ePID)23038433835

Product Key Features

Book TitlePrinters Row, Chicago
Number of Pages128 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicSubjects & Themes / Regional (See Also Travel / Pictorials), United States / State & Local / MidWest (IA, Il, in, Ks, Mi, MN, Mo, Nd, Ne, Oh, Sd, Wi), Pictorials (See Also Photography / Subjects & Themes / Regional)
Publication Year2003
IllustratorYes
GenreTravel, Photography, History
AuthorJohn Paulett, Ron Gordon
Book SeriesImages of America Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Height0.3 in
Item Weight0.7 Oz
Item Length9.2 in
Item Width6.5 in

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Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2003-108120
Dewey Edition22
Dewey Decimal977.3/11
SynopsisChicago's Printers Row emerged after the Great Chicago Fire to become the most notorious crime and vice section in Chicago. Once known as the Custom House Levee, Chicago's red light district was eventually closed down. By 1905, industrialists quickly moved into the area and built towering structures to house the booming printing industry, giving the area its present day name.From its seedy beginnings through a prosperous time as the printing center of the region to its current residential boom, Printers Row has been an endlessly fascinating part of the South Loop. Through an impressive collection of photographs, authors Ron Gordon and John Paulett chronicle the evolution and history of one of Chicago's most unique neighborhoods., Chicago's Printers Row emerged after the Great Chicago Fire to become the most notorious crime and vice section in Chicago. Once known as the Custom House Levee, Chicago's red light district was eventually closed down. By 1905, industrialists quickly moved into the area and built towering structures to house the booming printing industry, giving the area its present day name. From its seedy beginnings through a prosperous time as the printing center of the region to its current residential boom, Printers Row has been an endlessly fascinating part of the South Loop. Through an impressive collection of photographs, authors Ron Gordon and John Paulett chronicle the evolution and history of one of Chicago's most unique neighborhoods.
LC Classification NumberF548.6.G67 2004

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