Youngstown: Postcards from the Steel City

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Youngstown: Postcards from the Steel City

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Youngstown: Postcards from the Steel City by Donna M. DeBlasio (128 pages, paperback, 6.5 x 9.25")

“Youngstown: Postcards from the Steel City” offers a vivid glimpse into Youngstown, Ohio's early 20th-century transformation through over 190 vintage postcards. The book captures the city's rapid industrialization, showcasing landmarks like the Mahoning Bank Building, the Masonic Temple, and the bustling steel mills along the Mahoning River. It also highlights recreational spots such as Idora Park, Mill Creek Park, and Wick Park, reflecting the community's vibrant social life. DeBlasio's work not only preserves these historical images but also provides context to the city's rise as the nation's third-largest steel producer during that era. This visual anthology serves as a nostalgic tribute to Youngstown's industrial heritage and urban development. See full description and details below.

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  • Youngstown, Ohio — The Steel City

    Youngstown, Ohio was a rapidly growing industrial city in the early 20th century. In 1900, the city had a population of about 45,000; ten years later, it nearly doubled to 80,000, and by 1920 had reached 120,000. This phenomenal growth was reflected in a number of structures that dotted the city's skyline, including the Mahoning Bank Building, the Masonic Temple, and the plants of three major steel companies along the banks of the Mahoning River. Youngstown also had new places for its citizens to play during this period-Idora Park, Mill Creek Park, and Wick Park. And this was all preserved for the future through another early-20th century phenomenon-the postcard. Over 190 vintage postcards illustrate this book, which will bring the reader back to the era when Youngstown was rapidly becoming the third largest steel producer in the nation.

  • Author Donna M. DeBlasio is a native of Youngstown and an assistant professor of history at Youngstown State University who specializes in the social history of 20th century America. She is also Director of the Center for Historic Preservation at YSU.

  • Pages: 128

    Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

    Imprint: Arcadia Publishing

    Series: Postcard History Series

    Publication Date: 30th April 2003

    State: Ohio

    Trim Size: 6.5 x 9.25 in

    ISBN: 9780738523231

    Format: Paperback

    BISACs:
    PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Historical
    TRAVEL / Pictorials (see also PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Regional)
    PHOTOGRAPHY / Subjects & Themes / Regional (see also TRAVEL / Pictorials)
    HISTORY / United States / State & Local / Midwest (IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OH, SD, WI)