Chicago’s Loop, Illinois, Then and Now, Paperback

Chicago’s Loop, Illinois, Then and Now, Paperback From 19th century trading post to one of the world’s great financial, business, and entertainment districts, experience the growth and changes of the Windy City.Chicago’s famed Loopis said to have gotten its name from the route of a cable car that looped the central business district in 1882. Since then, much has changed.This book captures the evolving urban landscape of the Chicago Loop, with a collection of over 100 vintage images, each coupled with its contemporary counterpart. Few cities are as renowned for their architecture as is Chicago. The impressive skyscrapers in and around the Loopgive Chicago a skyline second to none. And with more than three dozen historic landmarks, the Loopis home to many of the city’s most recognized structures.Authors Janice A. Knox and Heather Olivia Belcher are both native Chicagoans and collectors of Chicago memorabilia. Together they have created a book that shows us the Chicago we know and love today, along with a clear echo of the city’s rich, ever-changing landscape.

Iced by Karen Marie Moning (2012~HardcoverDJ~First Edition~Mint)

BONUS: This edition includes an excerpt from Karen Marie Moning’s Burned. Karen Marie Moning’s explosive Fever series continues. Iced is no exception.”. — The Bawdy Book Blog. Dodging bullets, fangs, and fists, Dani must strike treacherous bargains and make desperate alliances to save her beloved Dublin—before everything and everyone in it gets iced.

US Highway 1 in Virginia, Virginia, Postcard History Series, Paperback

US Highway 1 in Virginia, Virginia, Postcard History Series, Paperback The images in Postcard History Series: US Highway 1 in Virginia are representative of the nearly 200 miles of this historic highway and the communities along and near its path. Most of these pictorial memories are at least 50 years old, back when motorists were well acquainted with hand-pumping filling stations, mom-and-pop diners, and numerous tourist homes and cabins. In 1927, Route 1 became all concrete between Washington, DC, and Richmond. Business flourished until the interstate highway system came into being in the 1950s. There is much history surrounding US 1, often called America’s Main Street.