| The Brookside Story: Shops of Every Necessary Character Contributor(s): Morton, Ladene (Author) |
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ISBN: 1596293004 ISBN-13: 9781596293007 Publisher: History Press OUR PRICE: $17.99 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - Midwest(ia,il,in,ks,mi,mn,mo,nd,ne,oh,sd,wi - Business & Economics | Industries - Retailing - Biography & Autobiography | Business |
| Dewey: 381.1 |
| LCCN: 2010034445 |
| Physical Information: 0.32" H x 6.08" W x 9.04" (0.49 lbs) 128 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Brookside s burgundy-and-blue-striped awnings represent both a quaint corner of Kansas City where you can tread the creaky wooden floors of the Dime Store and a pragmatic philosophy that changed the way America planned its cities. Renowned developer J.C. |
Contributor Bio(s): Morton, Ladene: - For the last thirty years, LaDene Morton has lived and worked in the Brookside area, including ten years as a tenant in Brookside and later serving as project manager to the Brookside Community Improvement District. For those same thirty years, she has worked in the field of community development research and analysis and spent her career studying how communities like Brookside work. In addition, her historical novel, What Lies West, was a 2010 finalist for the WILLA Literary Award, presented by the writers association Women Writing the West. |