Carrboro Contributor(s): Otto, Dave (Author) |
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ISBN: 1467122467 ISBN-13: 9781467122467 Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC) OUR PRICE: $22.49 Product Type: Paperback Published: February 2015 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - South (al,ar,fl,ga,ky,la,ms,nc,sc,tn,va,wv) - Photography | Subjects & Themes - Historical - Travel | Pictorials (see Also Photography - Subjects & Themes - Regional) |
Dewey: 975.656 |
LCCN: 2014935712 |
Series: Images of Modern America |
Physical Information: 0.3" H x 6.5" W x 9.1" (0.61 lbs) 96 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - 20th Century - Chronological Period - 21st Century |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Mills dominated life in Carrboro during the first half of the 20th century. Closure of the last mill in the early 1960s spawned a cultural renaissance, stimulated by the arrival in 1978 of French artist Jacques Menarche, whose ArtSchool became today's ArtsCenter. The opening of the Farmers Market and the Weaver Street Market has contributed enormously to the vitality of Carrboro. The community has changed from a blue-collar town to one of artists and professionals. To acknowledge this change, the town is working to establish an Arts and Creativity District, extending west from the Chapel Hill boundary. A new ArtsCenter is planned for the performance, education, and coordination of activities in the area. This book documents Carrboro's exciting journey from the past into the future. |
Contributor Bio(s): Otto, Dave: - Dave Otto worked in environmental health research for 35 years, authored more than 100 papers in neurotoxicology, and is now a freelance photographer. Richard Ellington worked for 40 years in information technology at the University of North Carolina and is an accomplished genealogist. He has lived in Carrboro for more than 65 years and is the unofficial town historian. Otto and Ellington coauthored a previous book on Carrboro in the Images of America series. |