Costco to Host Book Signing for Litchfield Park Author

AVONDALE, Ariz. - Nov. 4, 2014 - PRLog -- The newest addition to Arcadia Publishing’s popular Images of America series is Litchfield Park by Celeste S. Crouch. The book boasts more than 200 vintage images and memories of days past.

In 1908, William Kriegbaum, a California citrus grower, arrived as the first settler in what was to become Litchfield Park. He, along with other settlers from California, owned the land until 1916, when Paul Litchfield of Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company came to the area and purchased 16,000 acres to plant cotton for tires.

In 1918, the townsite was planned with tree-lined streets and buildings to include an “organizational house” for Goodyear executives, which is now the famed Wigwam Resort. When new materials for tires were developed, cotton was no longer needed for cord. Shortly thereafter, Goodyear brought its tire-testing fleet to Litchfield and farm equipment companies followed suit, sending engineers to design and test new machinery. The steel-wheeled tractor tire was replaced by Paul Litchfield’s newly patented pneumatic tire as the standard for farm equipment. The World War II years brought changes to the area as an influx of new residents transformed the company town to a more planned community.

Images of America: Litchfield Park showcases the history of the area and the influence the Goodyear company. By allowing readers to glimpse vintage images and read accounts of the past, the book hopes to preserve Litchfield Park’s legacy for future generations.

Join the Authors for a Book Signing!

Where:  Costco

10000 W. McDowell Road, Avondale, AZ 85392

When:  Saturday, November 15^th, 2014; 1:00 p.m.—3:00 p.m.

Available at area bookstores, independent retailers, and online retailers, or through Arcadia Publishing at (888)-313-2665 or online (http://www.arcadiapublishing.com/9781467130448/Litchfield...).

Arcadia Publishing is the leading publisher of local and regional history in the United States.  Our mission is to make history accessible and meaningful through the publication of books on the heritage of America’s people and places.  Have we done a book on your town?  Visit http://www.arcadiapublishing.com/.

Litchfield Park

by Celeste S. Crouch

Images of America Series

128 pages/ softcover

Published: November 11,  2013