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Ithaca Then & Now, New Edition

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I highly recommend this book for anyone interested in the history of the Ithaca area. You can catch glimpses of Ithaca's glamorous movie history or heavy industrial past from almost any sidewalk in town. In my time at Cornell I was fascinated by what I saw, but so much has changed that I could not put all of the pieces together. This book solves that problem. On facing pages, the author contrasts both the modern view and a historic view from the same location, with comments about the origin and fate of structures.

For those of us who want to learn more about Ithaca's origins and history, this book is a must have. If a few copies were put in the Straight Hall browsing library, we would have a lot more Cornell students who appreciate Ithaca.

I greatly enjoied this book both for its useful insight into the city of Ithaca and community and its historical pictures with modern day representations. As a former student of Ithaca College, I recomend this book for anyone interested in discovering a hidden history of Ithaca that has been lost to the general public. Filled with historical facts and stories, the book does a wonderful job in repectfully paying omage to a city rich with historical status. A entertaining and informative book all around, a must for any history lover.