Anne Frances Pulling

There must have been incredible research done to find the photos for this book. The pictures were clear and well ordered. I wish there had been maps as well.

My complaint is that I have a hard time believing that all those things started in Altoona, PA. I admit I am a transplant, but still . . .

I was buying all of it until I read that in 1880, the first telephone exchange was established in Altoona. I researched that OH cities got their exchanges then, too. When I first read it, I didn't read the "in 1880" part. That's what happens when you read fast.

The whole book is like that. It happened here first. Or, Altoona was one of the first. A few US Presidents have been and stayed in town. Popular entertainers stayed and played in town.

That was then.

It was a good look back.

Unfortunately, many people in Altoona just look back.… (plus d'informations)