Shawnee County Historical Society, No. 84

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Title AlternativeLively Elmhurst : the classic Topeka neighborhoodCreatorWallace, Douglass W.Mithen, Jeanne ChristiePublisherShawnee County Historical SocietyTable of Contents[Front matter, no. 84]
Lively Elmhurst : the classic Topeka neighborhood
Lively Elmhurst
The elms of Elmhurst
The Elmhurst Investment Company: black gold
Lowman Hill: the Stilson & Bartholomew addition
1909: boom year
The sidewalks of Topeka
Emperor of Elmhurst: Napoleon B. Burge
1909: the entrepreneurial spirit
Development... Nothing sacred
Elmhurst architecture
Elmhurst's baby
Elmhurst bio: Arthur J. Carruth, Jr.
Growing up in Elmhurst: one boy's story
Elmhurst bio: Moses Alexander
Elmhurst bio: the Galitzkis "Aunt Sarah"
Elmhurst bio: Nola V. Wales
The incubator baby kidnapping
Little church on the prairie: Lowman Memorial Methodist
A home for the old folks: the Methodist home
On the west side of town: Lowman Hill school
A bit of old England: the Elmhurst Plaza
Stocking the shelves
Elmhurst's Caravan Club
The other Elmhurst store
Lost neighborhood: Pinehurst
Info for the country gentleman...Date of VolumeDecember 2009VolumeNo. 84Decade1870s-2000sSubjectCarruth, Arthur J., Jr.BiographyJournalistsCommunity developmentBuildingBuildingsCarruth, Arthur J., IIIPersonal narrativesAnecdotesNeighborhoodsPopulationStores, RetailStore locationShopping centersAnnexation (Municipal government)DwellingsRetail tradeCouple-owned business enterprisesUrban homesteadingPremature infantsCustody of childrenKidnappingBurge, Napoleon B.Oil industriesOil wellsInvestmentsMethodist Homes for the AgedOld age homesOlder people--CareArchitectureLawyersCity planningRestaurantsPrivate clubsAlcohol--Law and legislationGalitzki, SarahGalitzki, SimonJewsFarms, SmallInfantsFink familyWales, Nola V.Women in advertisingSidewalksWashburn University of TopekaBusiness enterprisesAlexander, Moses, 1860-1941BusinessmenBakeriesChurch buildingsMethodist ChurchTreesElmDutch elm diseaseGrocery tradeElementary schoolsSchool buildingsFormatPDFLanguageengIdentifierTSCPL_LH_SCHSB_1627 to TSCPL_LH_SCHSB_1653

SeriesBulletin of the Shawnee County Historical SocietyPlaceElmhurst neighborhood, Topeka, KSTopeka, KS

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