Lakewood: The First Hundred Years by Jim and Susan Borchert The Donning Company Publishers Norfolk/Virginia Beach

Downtown Lakewood, Detroit at Warren Road, around the 1930s.

Lakewood: The First Hundred Years, by Jim and Susan Borchert, traces community history from the first settlements early in the nineteenth century to the present. From those initial settlements, the story reveals the successive transformations of the East Rockport/Lakewood landscape from the wilderness to orchard to streetcar suburb and finally to satellite city. While the book covers the nearly two-hundred year period, the major focus is on the period from the institution of Lakewood as a hamlet in 1889 to the centennial year of 1989.

As Lakewood entered the first years of the twentieth century, residents founded an impressive array of churches, schools, and cultural institutions as well as civic, social, fraternal, and recreational organizations. Over the years generations have added new institutions and thus greatly enriched the life in the community. Lakewood: The First Hundred Years is a lasting celebration of the city's centennial, and anyone who has ever lived in or visited Lakewood will surely treasure this unique preservation of its remarkable personalities and significant historical events.

This publication is an 8½" x 11" hardcover, 191 pages, with over 350 photographs, many of them previously unpublished. The pictorial history by Drs. James and Susan Borchert, originally published in 1989, has been reprinted and is again available for sale at the Oldest Stone House Museum. It can also be found at both Lakewood branches of the Home Federal Savings Bank and at the Turn of the Page Bookstore in Lakewood's City Center. In addition, a copy of this salute to Lakewood's centennial can be obtained by mail using the order form below.
 

	From the book's dust jacket:  "Lakewood: The First Hundred Years provides both a narrative and a visual history of the evolution of the community. Vignette chapters offer an opportunity to view part of the past through the eyes and words of residents, while focus sections highlight important community residents and institutions. Together, the book provides a multi-layered approach to Lakewood history."
Jim Borchert is a Lakewood native and 1959 graduate of Lakewood High School. A student of urban and community life, Jim holds degrees from Miami University, Indiana Universtiy, University of Cincinnati, and the University of Maryland. Jim has taught history and community studies and has written widely on urban-ethnic life and visual history. His published works include a book on Alley Life in Washington published by the University of Illinois Press.   Susan Borchert is an Ohio native and a graduate of Cincinnati's Woodward High. She holds three sociology degrees from Ohio State University. Susan has taught at various colleges, directed community agencies, and written articles on singles, pay-equity, and community history.
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