Antique Worcester MA Book City Historical Architectural History RARE

Description: It is my pleasure to present this wonderful antique Souvenir Book. It has images/prints of 54 architecturally & historically significant buildings. It measures approx. 10" x 8" This 111-year-old book is in fair condition. It binding is good. Front cover and pages have some tears and bends and have watermarks. The images that live in the book are in overall good condition. They are clear and crisp and great quality. One page has a corner missing. The front picture is partially separated from the front cover. Being that it is Ephemera, it is lucky to have survived such a long time. Inside the cover, it reads: Worchester has been rightly named, " The Heart of the Commonwealth." Situated in very nearly the center of the state and having unrivaled railroad facilities it has advanced since 1850 from the 41st city of the United States, as regards population, to the 29th city. Worcester is the second city in population in Massachusetts, the third in New England, and the third inland city of the United States. It ranks second in value of manufactured products in the State, the third in New England. There are 1,071 manufacturing establishments capitalized for $42,966,743 employing 25,593 persons, paying in wages $12,894,784 and producing goods to the value of $53,348,783 yearly. Worchester has the largest wire factory in the world, the largest loom works and envelope factories in the United States. Every kind of machine used in a woolen or cotton mill is manufactured here. Connected with the world by the trunk line of the Boston & Albany Railroad (a part of the New York Central and Hudson River Railroad System) to the north by two divisions of the Boston & Maine system, to the south by two divisions of the NY and New Haven & Hartford Railroad, its transportation facilities are unsurpassed. A perfect network of electric lines radiating in all directions, connecting the surrounding towns with a radius of twenty-five or thirty miles with the city, gives Worcester a trade population of nearly 400,000. Worcester has a carefully laid out Park System adapted to the needs of every part of the city. There are 440 acres devoted to these parks. There is also Lake Quinsigamond, a beautiful water park eight miles long, the shores of which are lined with summer cottages, clubhouses, and picnic grounds...... It goes on to say about the city of Worcester's educational rank, how many students are in attendance, the annual budget and a list of the notable schools and academies. A list of the beautiful buildings/ places.Harrington Corner (the busiest spot in Worcester)Main StreetCommonCity HallFront StreetMain Street South from Harrington CornerState Mutual BuildingCounty CourthouseTwo of the leading Department storesPost OfficeFire Department HeadquartersThe ArmoryThe Bancroft TowerMechanics Hall BuildingBay StatehouseWorcester County JailClub HouseCity HospitalState Hospital for the InsaneOdd Fellows' home showing recent additionFree Public LibraryWorchester AcademyPolytechnic instituteHoly Cross CollegeClark UniversityLibrary- Clark UniversitySouth High SchoolThe New Bancroft School (private school)State Normal SchoolOread Institute (College of Domestic Economy)Old South ChurchUnion Church - CongregationalAll Saints' churchSwedish and French ChurchesY.M.C.A BuildingClassical High SchoolUnion StationWoman's Club BuildingEnglish High SchoolSt. Peter's ChurchJ.A. Norcross' ResidenceCentral Congregational ChurchSt. Paul's ChurchRoman CatholicM.J. Whittall's ResidenceArt MuseumYoung Women's Christian AssociationThe oval at Lake QuinsigamondElm ParkView in Elm ParkOpen-air Theatre at Lake Quinsigamond.Lake Quinsigamond, from Lincoln ParkInstitute Park This will be sold AS IS with no returns. Please contact me with any questions before bidding. Please examine the photos carefully. I will ship it in a box, Priority mail with insurance with tracking for safety. I will gladly keep it safe until this special book/ booklet finds it's forever home. It has outlived its makers, and I hope it will outlast my lifetime also. ..............--............................_.............................More in store! :D................

Price: 227.79 USD

Location: Oregon, Illinois

End Time: 2025-01-29T14:01:22.000Z

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