Forest Park
| Author | : Caroline Loughlin |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 330 |
| Release | : 1986 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : |
Forest Park is a large park that St. Louis residents have used for over a century.
Forest Park
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One City's Wilderness
| Author | : Marcy Cottrell Houle |
| Publisher | : Oregon State University Press |
| Total Pages | : 254 |
| Release | : 2010-10-31 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 9780870715884 |
Portland's Forest Park is one of the largest urban parks in the world and the only city wilderness park in the United States. The park is home to hundreds of native plants and animals and offers more than eighty miles of trails-all within minutes of downtown Portland. This updated and expanded edition of One City's Wilderness provides directions to twenty-nine hikes of varying length, difficulty, and scenery, covering every trail within the 5,100-acre park. Marcy Houle shares the history of Forest Park, introduces the people who fought to preserve it, and explores the role stewards play today. She encourages people of all ages to take an "All Trails Challenge"-learning about the unique nature of the park by exploring every trail. Includes Full color trail maps for 29 hikes Fold-out color map of the entire park and its watersheds More than 80 color photographs of native plants and birds Park history, geology, watersheds, vegetation, and wildlife
Forest Park Highlands
| Author | : Doug Garner |
| Publisher | : Arcadia Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 132 |
| Release | : 2007 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 9780738551623 |
Forest Park Highlands was once St. Louis's largest and best-known amusement park. In its earliest years, the Highlands boasted a fine theater and one of the largest public swimming pools in the United States. After the 1904 world's fair closed, several attractions found a new home at the Highlands; the large pagoda--a re-creation of the temple of Nekko, Japan--served as the park's bandstand for several years. Roller coasters are the lifeline of every good amusement park, and the Highlands always had two. The end came for the Highlands in a spectacular fire that decimated almost the entire park on July 19, 1963. Only the Comet roller coaster, the Ferris wheel, the Dodgems, the carousel, and the Aero Jets survived. Forest Park Highlands covers other historic amusement parks in St. Louis as well, starting with the earliest, West End Heights, and ending with Holiday Hill, the last remaining park.
Forest Park
| Author | : Carolyn Mueller |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 48 |
| Release | : 2020-04 |
| Genre | : |
| ISBN | : 9781681062211 |
Park Forest
| Author | : Jerry Shnay |
| Publisher | : Arcadia Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 132 |
| Release | : 2002 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 9780738519500 |
Less than 60 years ago, Park Forest, Illinois, began as a vision of this country's post-World War II future. Located some 40 miles south of Chicago's Loop, Park Forest was the first privately financed, completely planned community ever built in the United States. It was hailed as a "G.I. Town"-a place where veterans could find affordable housing and put down roots. From the date Park Forest was incorporated as a Village in 1949, the community has created a distinguished history for itself, and to this day many of the original residents still take an active part in Village life. Park Forest: Dreams and Challenges brings to life the accomplishments of this inspiring community, which possesses two All-America City awards for its volunteer efforts in building for the future. Featured in the book are historic images of the first regional shopping center built in the nation after the War and the largest publicly-owned swimming complex in the state. Park Forest is also home to both the highly rated Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra and the Illinois Theatre Center, a nationally known repertory company.
Forest Park
| Author | : Sally J. Altman |
| Publisher | : St. Louis Post-Dispatch Books |
| Total Pages | : 188 |
| Release | : 2007-11 |
| Genre | : Forest Park (Saint Louis, Mo.) |
| ISBN | : 9780979605413 |
Reading Group Choices
| Author | : Reading Group Choices |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 180 |
| Release | : 2008 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 9780975974476 |
Forest Park
| Author | : Don Corrigan and Holly Shanks |
| Publisher | : Arcadia Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 128 |
| Release | : 2017 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 1467125806 |
The history of Forest Park, in St. Louis, Missouri, told mostly through archival pictures.
Forest Park
| Author | : Kenneth J. Knack |
| Publisher | : Arcadia Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 132 |
| Release | : 2011 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 9780738583266 |
Beer, biers, and more beer . . . the name Forest Park will usually evoke images of taverns or cemeteries. While both have played an important role in the prosperity and growth of the community, there is so much more to this community once known as Harlem. Originally the site of a Potawatomi Indian village and burial ground, the town has also been home to an amusement park, a torpedo factory, a golf course, a racetrack, and a baseball stadium. The blue-collar sibling to neighbors Oak Park and River Forest has weathered many changes. Prohibition during the 1920s saw the closure of 39 taverns. The building of the Congress Expressway in the 1950s forced the relocation of over 3,500 graves, dozens of homes and businesses, destroyed landmarks, and severed the town. Through it all, Forest Park has persevered, though much of its past has disappeared.
Forest Park
| Author | : Don Corrigan |
| Publisher | : Arcadia Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 128 |
| Release | : 2017-07-17 |
| Genre | : Photography |
| ISBN | : 1439663467 |
At 1,293 acres, Forest Park exceeds the size of New York's Central Park by nearly 500 acres, and within are lakes, hills, wetlands, woodlands, and bountiful recreational opportunities. Within a few decades of its 1876 opening, Forest Park became the host for the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair, as well as the 1904 Summer Olympics. Known as the "Heart of St. Louis," the park features amazing attractions, such as the Saint Louis Zoo, the Saint Louis Art Museum, the Missouri History Museum, The Muny, and the Saint Louis Science Center. Millions of Americans have come to Forest Park for world-class festivities and for celebrations of heroes, from Lewis and Clark to explorers of outer space. Today, the park continues to host remarkable events, including Fair St. Louis, Earth Day, Shakespeare in the Park, and LouFest.
