MARC Record from Library of Congress

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050 00 $aF689.W6$bM37 2011
100 1 $aMason, James E.
245 10 $aWichita's riverside parks /$cJames E. Mason.
260 $aCharleston, S.C. :$bArcadia Pub.,$cc2011.
300 $a127 p. :$bchiefly ill., maps, ports. ;$c24 cm.
490 0 $aImages of America
520 $a"Wichita was founded in 1870 at the junction of the Little and Big Arkansas Rivers in south central Kansas. From the very beginning, the rivers have been a focus for social and recreational activity. Parks, both public and private, were established along these waterways near downtown to capitalize on this natural asset and have gone through many changes. Some of these parks are now over 100 years old, but one no longer exists, having literally been dug up and hauled away in wheelbarrows in 1933. This book chronicles many of the colorful activities and events that have occurred in these parks over the years, and shows how vital they are in the Wichita of today"--Back cover.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 126) and index.
505 0 $aShuman's Grove, the first riverside park -- Davidson's Park becomes Riverside Park -- Three riverside parks -- The zoo in Riverside Park -- Historical features in the riverside parks -- The other riverside parks -- Recent times in the riverside parks.
651 0 $aWichita (Kan.)$xHistory$vPictorial works.
650 0 $aParks$zKansas$zWichita$xHistory$vPictorial works.
650 0 $aUrban parks$zKansas$zWichita$xHistory$vPictorial works.
651 0 $aWichita (Kan.)$xBuildings, structures, etc.$vPictorial works.
651 0 $aWichita (Kan.)$xSocial life and customs$vPictorial works.
651 0 $aWichita (Kan.)$vBiography$vPictorial works.
650 0 $aParks$zArkansas River Region$xHistory$vPictorial works.
650 0 $aParks$zKansas$zLittle Arkansas River Region$xHistory$vPictorial works.
651 0 $aArkansas River Region$xHistory, Local$vPictorial works.
651 0 $aLittle Arkansas River Region (Kan.)$xHistory, Local$vPictorial works.