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A Walk Through Time at the Festival of the Arts

A Walk Through Time at the Festival of the Arts

by Lynne Rostochil. Spring is here and that means that it’s nearly time for the annual Festival of the Arts downtown.  To celebrate the festival’s return to its original home in Bicentennial Park (formerly Civic Center Park), I thought it would be fun to show vintage photos of its early years in the park and after […]

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When TV Came to Town

When TV Came to Town

by Lynne Rostochil   After years of depression and a second world war, Americans were eager for the boom times that came with peace and prosperity.  Returning G.I.’s and their young families began moving into new suburban developments as quickly as they were being built and were soon grabbing up every shiny domestic gadget in sight, from electric […]

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