Cherry Hill (Then and Now) by Mike Mathis
Long before shopping centers and housing communities were developed in Cherry Hill, farmers earned their livelihood working the rich soil that stretched between the Cooper River and Pennsauken Creek. Small hamlets such as Ellisburg, Colestown, and Batesville contained thriving businesses. A real estate boom triggered by the opening of the Delaware River Bridge (now the Ben Franklin Bridge) and the end of World War I led to the development of the township's first suburban neighborhoods. New homes, hotels, nightclubs, corporate parks, and one of the nation's first shopping malls appeared where tomatoes, peaches, and corn had grown just a few years earlier.Then & Now: Cherry Hill documents the monumental changes that have occurred in South Jersey's largest suburban municipality over the last 100 years. This book reflects on a time when Chapel Avenue was a dirt lane, when the children of farmers were educated in one-room schoolhouses, when cows grazed on the grounds of the present Cherry Hill Mall, and when stately old houses dominated the rural landscape. Then & Now: Cherry Hill also features long-gone attractions such as the Latin Casino, the Camden County Music Fair, the original Garden State Park, Cinelli's, the Hawaiian Cottage, and the Rustic Inn.
Mathis, Mike: - Mike Mathis is chair of the Cherry Hill Historical Commission and a former newspaper reporter and editor. A graduate of Villanova University, he is the author of five books and is a contributor to the Encyclopedia of New Jersey, which was published by Rutgers University Press in 2004. Lisa Mangiafico is a member of the Cherry Hill Historical Commission and the New Jersey State Historical Records Advisory Board. She holds degrees from James Madison University, the University of Massachusetts and Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey. She is a contributor to the Dictionary of Virginia Biography and the Encyclopedia of New York State.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780738509174 |
| ISBN 10 | 0738509175 |
| Title | Cherry Hill (Then and Now) |
| Author | Mike Mathis |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Arcadia Publishing |
| Year published | 2001-07-01 |
| Number of pages | 96 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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