Costco to Host Book Signing for Peoria: A Postcard History and Peoria, Illinois

Revisited in Vintage Postcard Local Authors will be available to sign copies of pictorial histories
 
PEORIA, Ill. - Nov. 6, 2014 - PRLog -- Featuring more than 200 vintage postcards, Peoria: A Postcard History captures the changing scenes of the river and downtown Peoria from 1900 to 1950. One of the largest cities in Illinios, Peoria is the seat of Peoria County and lies on the Illinois River where it forms Lake Peoria. Located in the state's central-farm country, Peoria is a manufacturing center known as the "Earth-Moving Equipment Capital of the World." Distilling has also been important in Peoria, which was home to the world's largest distillery, Hiram Walker and Sons, in 1933. Peoria: A Postcard History will allow you to visit "the world's most beautiful drive," as proclaimed by President Theodore Roosevelt during his visit to Grand View Drive in an automobile manufactured in Peoria Heights.

This delightful follow-up Peoria, Illinois Revisited in Vintage Postcards guides the reader through the development of Peoria to the twenty-first century. From the Illinois Riverfront to the streets of downtown, these postcards demonstrate the many changes that have taken place in this city throughout the years. The growth and expansion in Peoria have been phenomenal, and this volume allows us to follow the timeline of the city.

Join the Authors for a Book Signing!

Where:
 Costco

301 West Washington, East Peoria, IL 61611

When:  Saturday, November 15th, 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/9781467111263/St-Louis-i...).

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.  Discover more than 8,500 small towns and downtowns at http://www.arcadiapublishing.com.

By Charles and La Donna Bobbitt

Images of America Series

128 pages/ softcover

Published: September 23, 1998

& June 25, 2000
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