Brandywine Springs Amusement Park

Brandywine Springs Amusement Park
Author: Mark R. Lawlor
Publisher:
Total Pages: 164
Release: 2013
Genre: Amusement parks
ISBN: 9780692020432

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BRANDYWINE SPRINGS AMUSEMENT PARK Mark Lawlor's 180-page hardcover book has wonderful descriptions of the storied past - from historic games and amusement rides; to floods and fires. Read about the fun-times as well as tragedies. This compelling third edition is an engrossing read, enhanced with over 100 photos and improved maps as well as recently-found information.

Historic Movie Theaters of Delaware

Historic Movie Theaters of Delaware
Author: Michael J. Nazarewycz
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Total Pages: 208
Release: 2019
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 1625858477

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From the opera house and movie palace to the modern multiplex, the big screen in Delaware is more than a century old. Hollywood legend Cary Grant visited the Playhouse Theater in 1955, fondly recalling his days on its stage as a child actor. Clint Eastwood came to Wilmington for a secret test screening of his film The Gauntlet at the Branmar Cinema. The groundbreaking history of Star Wars includes a Delaware theater that was one of only forty-five in the country to open the film. Author Michael J. Nazarewycz recounts the cinematic history of Delaware's movie theaters.

Along the Kirkwood Highway

Along the Kirkwood Highway
Author: William Francis
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Total Pages: 128
Release: 2014-06-02
Genre: Photography
ISBN: 1439645442

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The Kirkwood Highway is an almost six-mile portion of State Route 2 in New Castle County, Delaware. Built as a bypass of Marshallton after the opening of Delaware Park at Stanton in 1937, it was meant to provide Wilmington-area horse-racing fans a straighter and faster route to the track. It is named after a distinguished officer of the American Revolution, Robert Kirkwood Jr., who was born at his familys farm along Polly Drummond Hill Road in Newark in 1756. Since it opened to automobile traffic, the highway has undergone numerous renovations and the scenery along its route has changed dramatically. Today, it is the fifth-busiest roadway in the state and is lined by shopping centers, national retailers, fast-food and chain restaurants, gas stations, subdivisions, and historic sites. Through vintage photographs, Along the Kirkwood Highway takes a nostalgic look back at the travel corridor, its cross streets, and familiar sites along its path.

A Delaware Album, 1900-1930

A Delaware Album, 1900-1930
Author: George David Miller
Publisher: University of Delaware
Total Pages: 193
Release: 2011-04-15
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1611490456

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A Delaware Album, 1900-1930 contains over 300 postcard photographs from the entire state taken during the period from 1900 to 1930. Arranged by subjects—City and Town Views; Delaware Beaches; Amusements; Industry and Agriculture; Signs of the Times; Trains, Trolleys, and Automobiles; Water Transportation; Schools; Religion; Businesses; Hotels and Motels—each photo has a caption ranging from a sentence or two to several paragraphs. The book's introduction detail how the cards were produced, analyzes the subject matter depicted on the cards, documents the history of several of the most prominent local photographers in the state whose work is found almost only on postcards, and traces the evolution and popularization of postcard photography.

Bulletin

Bulletin
Author: Archaeological Society of Delaware
Publisher:
Total Pages: 36
Release: 1999
Genre: Delaware
ISBN:

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Theatre History Studies

Theatre History Studies
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 196
Release: 1998
Genre: Theater
ISBN:

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Buildings of Delaware

Buildings of Delaware
Author: William Barksdale Maynard
Publisher:
Total Pages: 384
Release: 2008
Genre: Architecture
ISBN:

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"The first book to document the state's architectural history from all periods. Extensively illustrated with photographs and maps, and supplemented by a glossary and bibliography, the volume covers buildings of many styles, types, and materials, from grand mansions to vernacular structure, and from urban to rural settings."--Publisher's description.

Delaware in Vintage Postcards

Delaware in Vintage Postcards
Author: Ellen Rendle
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Total Pages: 132
Release: 2001-08-06
Genre: Photography
ISBN: 1439612188

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If a picture is worth a thousand words, then the 200 historic views in Delaware in Vintage Postcards provide eloquent commentary on the First State in the early part of the twentieth century. Capturing the era between 1905 and 1925, this charming retrospective takes readers on a journey from Selbyville and Fenwick Island to Claymont, Arden, and Hockessin, and down the picturesque Main Streets of more than fifty Delaware towns. Illustrated postcards, which became popular at the turn of the last century, highlight the economic importance of land and sea, the state's varied architectural beauty, and the everyday lives of Delaware citizens.