Pittsburgh's Shadyside

Pittsburgh's Shadyside
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Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Total Pages : 132
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ISBN-10 : 0738557013
ISBN-13 : 9780738557014
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Book Synopsis Pittsburgh's Shadyside by : Donald Doherty

Download or read book Pittsburgh's Shadyside written by Donald Doherty and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2008 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The suburb of Shadyside was established in the middle of farmland during the late 1860s when the Shadyside train station opened. As Pittsburgh grew into the worldas preeminent industrial city, Shadyside became the home of many influential men of the industrial age. Rapid change struck Shadyside early in the 20th century when commerce sprouted up around the perimeter of the neighborhood to cater to the residentsa demand for luxury goods and services. Within another decade industry moved in, especially close to the train tracks, and in 1915, the Ford Motor Company assembly plant opened in Shadyside. Through more than 200 vintage photographs, Pittsburghas Shadyside chronicles the personalities, places, institutions, and events that transformed a farming community into an affluent industrial-age suburb and diverse city neighborhood.


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