Once rolling countryside and bucolic dairy farmland the area that became Multnomah Village was transformed when the Oregon Electric railroad line connecting Portland to Salem placed a station here in 1908 and brought Multnomah within 15 minutes of...
The amorphous Conejo Valley today encompasses the southeastern portion of Ventura County in and around Thousand Oaks including Newbury Park and Lake Sherwood near where the I-101 exits Los Angeles County at Westlake Village on its way west and north....
Baseball came to St. Louis before the dawn of the major leagues. It was a gentleman s game a simple summer pastime and its popularity grew as the city evolved. Local amateur teams proliferated and interest in forming a team of professionals resulted in...
Ted Williams capped a storybook baseball career with a storybook ending hitting a home run in his last at bat in the major leagues. That blast on a dreary September 28 1960 at Boston s Fenway Park ushered in a post-playing career during which the Red...
Located 60 miles east of Los Angeles in the heart of Southern California and nestled at the base of the San Bernardino National Forest is the city of San Bernardino. Originally incorporated in 1854 it is the oldest anchor city of the Inland Empire and...
Daytona lays claim to being The World s Most Famous Beach and with good reason. Experience the birthplace and home of NASCAR in 100 years of racing on the sands. NASCAR one of America s favorite pastimes got its start on Daytona Beach--The World s...
This fun colorful easy-to-read book for children ages 7-11 features vivid full-color images of local landmarks geography and teaches kids about Virginia. Arcadia Kids is a new series of fun colorful easy-to-read books for children ages 7-11 featuring...
Arcadia Kids is a new series of fun colorful easy-to-read books for children ages 7-11 featuring attention-grabbing cover art inviting conversational style content and vivid full-color images of landmarks and geography. Parents grandparents and savvy...
An icon of Southern California and one of America s most imaginative and vibrant cities--the fitting destination at the end of Route 66--Santa Monica lies on the brink of the West and is known throughout the nation for its beaches and its Hollywood...
Following the great fire of 1912 through the Daddy Train era Seaside grew as a holiday and summer resort. The opening of the Oregon Coast Highway from Astoria to California in the late 1920s and of Wolf Creek Highway (Sunset Highway) in the late 1930s...
Since the development of photography in the mid-nineteenth century the camera has been used as a tool of both discovery and preservation. Photographs bring alive our image of the past and can open a floodgate of memories and nostalgia or inspire...
Albuquerque New Mexico is more than a refueling place for motorists on I-40. Professional baseball has been played here for more than 70 years and fans have had the opportunity to see future Dodgers stars like Don Sutton Ron Cey Steve Garvey Orel...
