{"product_id":"rockfords-industrial-property-survey-1850-1930-susan-benjamin-9798345990056","title":"Rockford's Industrial Property Survey 1850-1930","description":"The City of Rockford, Illinois has had a long and rich industrial history. Over the past several decades the city\u003cbr\u003ehas lost dozens of industrial buildings due to disinvestment and demolition. Rockford's greatest\u003cbr\u003eindustrial growth into a variety of manufacturing sectors was from 1850 to 1930. 1930 was selected as\u003cbr\u003ethe cut off due to the crushing impact the Great Depression had on halting's Rockford's industrial\u003cbr\u003eexpansion for the next 8 years. In the events leading up to World War II Rockford's machine tool\u003cbr\u003eindustry thrived due to its manufacture of armaments for the allies. The War effort accelerated\u003cbr\u003eRockford's industrial growth and propelled it into the nation's second most important machine tool\u003cbr\u003eindustrial center from the 1940s through the 1960s.\u003cbr\u003eThe focus of this survey was to recognize, understand, and inventory the remaining structures that\u003cbr\u003eserved as the foundation for Rockford's evolutionary and diversified industrial capacity that is still\u003cbr\u003eevidenced. A variety of factors fueled Rockford's industrial growth and expansion. The community\u003cbr\u003eserved as a magnet that attracted innovative entrepreneurs that could bring their inventions to market;\u003cbr\u003eit had a transportation network for distribution of products; and it drew an inexhaustible skilled labor force that had a strong work ethic.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Susan Benjamin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798345990056\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/30\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 292\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.61d","brand":"Susan Benjamin","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48800908345599,"sku":"9798345990056","price":34.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/rockfords-industrial-property-survey-1850-1930-susan-benjamin-9798345990056","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}