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Remembering Lexington
With a selection of fine historic images from his bestselling book Historic Photos of Lexington, W. Gay Reading provides a valuable and revealing historical retrospective on the growth and development of Lexington. From early on, Lexington earned a reputation for innovation in arts, commerce, and education. The frontier city’s accomplishments in education, architecture, and economics far exceeded the expectations of its eastern counterparts. Four wars and urban redevelopment have repeatedly altered the city’s landscape and culture. Through its changes, Lexington has endured and prospered through the persistence and innovation of its civic leaders. This volume, Remembering Lexington, captures the journey in still photography collected from the finest archives in private and public collections. The book follows life, government, education, and events spanning two centuries of Lexington’s history. It captures unique and rare scenes through the lens of more than a hundred historic photographs. The images portray the events and people important to Lexington’s history.
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Remembering Lexington
With a selection of fine historic images from his bestselling book Historic Photos of Lexington, W. Gay Reading provides a valuable and revealing historical retrospective on the growth and development of Lexington. From early on, Lexington earned a reputation for innovation in arts, commerce, and education. The frontier city’s accomplishments in education, architecture, and economics far exceeded the expectations of its eastern counterparts. Four wars and urban redevelopment have repeatedly altered the city’s landscape and culture. Through its changes, Lexington has endured and prospered through the persistence and innovation of its civic leaders. This volume, Remembering Lexington, captures the journey in still photography collected from the finest archives in private and public collections. The book follows life, government, education, and events spanning two centuries of Lexington’s history. It captures unique and rare scenes through the lens of more than a hundred historic photographs. The images portray the events and people important to Lexington’s history.
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Remembering Lexington

Remembering Lexington

Remembering Lexington

Remembering Lexington

Overview

With a selection of fine historic images from his bestselling book Historic Photos of Lexington, W. Gay Reading provides a valuable and revealing historical retrospective on the growth and development of Lexington. From early on, Lexington earned a reputation for innovation in arts, commerce, and education. The frontier city’s accomplishments in education, architecture, and economics far exceeded the expectations of its eastern counterparts. Four wars and urban redevelopment have repeatedly altered the city’s landscape and culture. Through its changes, Lexington has endured and prospered through the persistence and innovation of its civic leaders. This volume, Remembering Lexington, captures the journey in still photography collected from the finest archives in private and public collections. The book follows life, government, education, and events spanning two centuries of Lexington’s history. It captures unique and rare scenes through the lens of more than a hundred historic photographs. The images portray the events and people important to Lexington’s history.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781596526044
Publisher: TURNER PUB CO
Publication date: 05/10/2010
Series: Remembering
Pages: 134
Sales rank: 1,044,376
Product dimensions: 8.30(w) x 10.90(h) x 0.30(d)

About the Author

W. Gay Reading is a native Lexingtonian with roots in early central Kentucky. He graduated from Washington & Lee University with a B.A. in history and fine arts and holds an M.F.A. in theater design from Case-Western Reserve University.
He has worked in several capacities for the University of Kentucky, the Blue Grass Trust for Historic Preservation, and as proprietor of a private press. He is currently a partner in Greentree Antiques and Tearoom in downtown Lexington, where he lives, and serves as a board officer of the Headley-Whitney Museum for decorative arts and the Warwick Foundation that promotes the legacy of architectural historian and cultural scholar Clay Lancaster.
He returned to Lexington, Kentucky, after serving in the infantry in Vietnam and has never left for long.
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