Altoona
By: Jared Frederick
Series: Images of modern America
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Charleston, South Carolina
Language: eng
Number of pages: 95
ISBN-13: 9781467122863
Subjects: Social life and customs; Manners and customs; Pictorial works; History
Description: "For over a century, Altoona, Pennsylvania, was a bustling industrial hotbed. The town thrived as a gem of the Pennsylvania Railroad, which constructed some 6,000 steam locomotives. However, like so many communities in the wake of World War II, Altoona struggled amidst deindustrialization and cultural shifts. The 1968 end of the Pennsylvania Railroad, a decreasing population, and a dying downtown slowly made the city a shadow of its former self. However, recent developments reveal potential as is seen in the corporate presence of Norfolk Southern and Sheetz. Additionally, the growth of Penn State Altoona, regional health care systems, and the Altoona Curve baseball club continue to make the city and its environs a unique place within the heart of the Allegheny Mountains."-- Amazon.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: A town at work; title: Railroad city; title: Pillars of a community; title: Fun and games.