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Résumé du livre

In a time of great change in our city, when high-rises are being planned, and the comfort of traditionally scaled buildings is disappearing, it may be good to pause and look at what once was here, what's left and what should remain. Along with a collection of photographs from the State Historical Society of Iowa and the University of Iowa Library Special Collections among others, there are guest essays on the value of preserving remnants of our past for both historical and environmental reasons