coast to coast: vintage travel in north america
DESCRIPTION
Coast to Coast presents an extraordinary journey--via rail, steamboat, automobile, and even horseback--of a continent just beginning to discover itself. Traveling through the great cities, magnificent landscapes, and highways of a bygone America, the book is illustra ted with vintage photographs, posters, travel brochures, and other charming ephemera.By the end of the 19th century, North America was fully settled, and the era's robust economy led to the invention of affordable popular tourism. Even people of modest means could comfortably tour the continent, and a wealth of tourist attractions awaited: Niagara Falls, Crater Lake, the Grand Canyon and other sites in the brand-new national parks, New York's Pennsylvania Station, San Francisco's Embarcadero, the French Quarter in New Orleans, the Banff Springs Hotel, and many more.TRANSCRIPT
