Ft. Lawton: Constant Place of Change
(from Magnolia: Memories & Milestones)
Ft. Lawton Trolley ca. 1900
courtesy WSHSby Sara W. Smith
In 1993 I had a conversation with my grandfather, Frederick Mann, about the work that he and my grandmother, Mia Mann, had done to create a collection of historic photographs documenting the natural and human history of what is now Discovery Park. Frederick Mann was involved in the movement to turn Fort Lawton into a park in the 1960's... More..
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Snapshot in Time: Village Shopping in 1948
by Monica Wooton Then… The types of businesses in the Village have varied greatly with the times. By the late 1940s, construction was booming and so were the seven real estate offices located in the Village. The increase in population … Continue reading
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