Lakewood by City Of Lakewood
Lakewood, California--once the largest planned community in America--grew almost overnight. From lima bean and sugar beet fields, it became a model of postwar suburban development. Everything about the young Lakewood was new: constructing 17,500 homes in just 33 months, opening California's first regional shopping center in 1951, and achieving cityhood under an innovative plan for local government in 1954. Those early years tell an inspiring story of pioneering developers, enthusiastic residents, and the dedicated leaders of community institutions whose legacy continues to sustain Lakewood. Above all, the Lakewood story is about the ability of ordinary men and women to shape their future--and Lakewood's--as their city begins its seventh decade. Today, Lakewood residents continue to see--in their history, traditions, and values--a reflection of the quality of life they seek to pass to future generations, aided always by a community of caring neighbors.
Lakewood, City Of: - The City of Lakewood s historical photograph collection, the source of these nostalgic images, documents the growth of a suburban community from rural beginnings through incorporation to its maturing civic life in the early 1970s. To learn more about Lakewood and its history, go to www.lakewoodcity.org.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781531667726 |
| ISBN 10 | 1531667724 |
| Title | Lakewood |
| Author | City Of Lakewood |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Arcadia Publishing Library Editions |
| Year published | 2013-09-30 |
| Number of pages | 130 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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