| Campustown: A Brief History of the First West Ames Contributor(s): Capps, Anthony (Author) |
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ISBN: 1626199906 ISBN-13: 9781626199903 Publisher: History Press OUR PRICE: $19.79 Product Type: Paperback Published: November 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - Midwest(ia,il,in,ks,mi,mn,mo,nd,ne,oh,sd,wi - Travel | Pictorials (see Also Photography - Subjects & Themes - Regional) - Photography | Subjects & Themes - Regional (see Also Travel - Pictorials) |
| LCCN: 2016944036 |
| Series: Brief History |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 6" W x 8.9" (0.70 lbs) 144 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: For more than one hundred years, Campustown has served the students and community of Iowa State University. The originally residential neighborhood west of Ames was born in the early 1900s, when the school compelled students to seek residence off campus. However, local government overlooked the neighborhood, and it fell behind the achievements of Big Ames. After the boom of the previous decade, community leaders organized a secession movement in 1916. It took nearly a quarter century, but the neighborhood finally connected to the grid of public utilities. Author Anthony Capps takes readers on a journey from Campustown's roots, through its vibrant years in the 1960s to current projects breathing new life into the district. |
Contributor Bio(s): Capps, Anthony: - Anthony Capps first came to Ames from Oskaloosa more than eleven years ago to study journalism at Iowa State University. He is a freelance writer who has previously worked at the Iowa State Daily and the Ames Tribune. He intends to keep on researching the Campustown neighborhood. |