{"product_id":"oak-park-in-vintage-postcards-paperback","title":"Oak Park in Vintage Postcards - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDouglas Deuchler\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlthough it was first settled in the 1830s, Oak Park did not become an independent municipality until it split from Cicero Township in 1902. No longer a rustic small town, the village soon became a population magnet, attracting ever-larger numbers of prosperous, progressive people to settle in what many soon referred to as the finest of the streetcar suburbs. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCoincidentally, use of the penny picture postcard had approached a national mania during this era. Thus from the earliest years of the 20th century, the rapid growth and development of Oak Park was well documented, even celebrated, with a vast and varied array of outstanding postcard images.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 128\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.36 x 9.34 x 6.46 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 06, 2003\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51757158498592,"sku":"9780738531601","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/33ff8ecffa142ab3fb31a5fb7897d9f2.webp?v=1780095276","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/oak-park-in-vintage-postcards-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}