Springfield
Springfield chronicles the town's history from 1890 to the present with over two hundred historic photographs collected by author Harry Laybourne over the past 43 years.

Referred to as ""Champion City,"" ""Home City,"" and ""City of Roses,"" Springfield's diversity andpride inspires various nicknames from its residents.First settled in 1799, Springfield quickly grew tobecome one of Ohio's most important industrial towns, the products of its great factories encirclingthe globe. Laybourne gives the reader a chance to experience what Springfield was like in the Good Old Days with fascinating scenes of its people and places—the lively downtown area, its beautiful parks, theaters and opera houses, swimming beaches, universities, bustling factories and businesses, as well as views of several buildings that no longer line the streets of downtown Springfield.

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Springfield
Springfield chronicles the town's history from 1890 to the present with over two hundred historic photographs collected by author Harry Laybourne over the past 43 years.

Referred to as ""Champion City,"" ""Home City,"" and ""City of Roses,"" Springfield's diversity andpride inspires various nicknames from its residents.First settled in 1799, Springfield quickly grew tobecome one of Ohio's most important industrial towns, the products of its great factories encirclingthe globe. Laybourne gives the reader a chance to experience what Springfield was like in the Good Old Days with fascinating scenes of its people and places—the lively downtown area, its beautiful parks, theaters and opera houses, swimming beaches, universities, bustling factories and businesses, as well as views of several buildings that no longer line the streets of downtown Springfield.

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Springfield

Springfield

by Arcadia Publishing
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Springfield

by Arcadia Publishing
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Springfield chronicles the town's history from 1890 to the present with over two hundred historic photographs collected by author Harry Laybourne over the past 43 years.

Referred to as ""Champion City,"" ""Home City,"" and ""City of Roses,"" Springfield's diversity andpride inspires various nicknames from its residents.First settled in 1799, Springfield quickly grew tobecome one of Ohio's most important industrial towns, the products of its great factories encirclingthe globe. Laybourne gives the reader a chance to experience what Springfield was like in the Good Old Days with fascinating scenes of its people and places—the lively downtown area, its beautiful parks, theaters and opera houses, swimming beaches, universities, bustling factories and businesses, as well as views of several buildings that no longer line the streets of downtown Springfield.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781467108928
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing SC
Publication date: 10/31/2022
Series: Past and Present
Pages: 96
Sales rank: 1,020,515
Product dimensions: 6.40(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author


Connie Yen is an author, historian, and archivist. She has lived in Springfield most of her life and has a passion for local history.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments vii

Introduction ix

1 Public Square 11

2 Education and Religion 17

3 Businesses 29

4 Streetscapes 63

5 Around Town 81

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