Columbus, Indiana in Vintage Postcards

Columbus, Indiana in Vintage Postcards
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Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Total Pages : 130
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ISBN-10 : 9781439615508
ISBN-13 : 1439615500
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Book Synopsis Columbus, Indiana in Vintage Postcards by : Tamara Stone Iorio

Download or read book Columbus, Indiana in Vintage Postcards written by Tamara Stone Iorio and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2005-08-03 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Founded in 1821, Columbus, Indiana, had grown into a thriving manufacturing region by the end of the 19th century. Columbus might have remained a community like most other small towns, but a group of citizens with an extraordinary vision developed a program to bring world-renowned architects to the city. Beginning in the mid-20th century, Columbus was transformed into a center of modern architectureranked sixth in the United States in architectural innovation by the American Institute of Architects (after Chicago, New York, Washington, San Francisco, and Boston). This collection of more than 200 vintage postcards features some of Columbuss earliest important buildings and its later architectural gems.


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