Memories and Melancholy: Reflections on the Mahoning Valley and Youngstown, Ohio

Gypsies, freak shows, funeral rites, Native American folklore, legendary national leaders, and enthralling tales of hordes of immigrants, trend-setting business titans, gritty steel mills, and the painful decline of one of America's premier industrial corridors all are featured in the social and cultural collection of articles titled Memories and Melancholy: Reflections on the Mahoning Valley and Youngstown, Ohio.This riveting nostalgic anthology includes topics:Idora Amusement ParkMill Creek ParkCanfield FairDowntown YoungstownGrand Movie Theaters and Department StoresEclipse of Heavy IndustryHistoric Points of Interest and Area MuseumsMahoning Valley Traditions and CustomsIsaly's Dairy StoresLake Erie and Geneva-On-The-LakeWilliam Holmes McGuffeyWarner BrothersHarvey FirestonePackard BrothersPresident William McKinleyJoseph Butler and the Butler Institute of ArtHoliday RecollectionsSeasonal ReminiscencesConnecticut Western Reserve TerritoryAustintown, Boardman, Canfield, PolandAnd Many More!There isn't another book on the market like Memories and Melancholy: Reflections on the Mahoning Valley and Youngstown, Ohio. If you love to go down memory lane and revisit almost forgotten lost times, places, personages, and events, you will want to add this unique new release to your library.