Warren

by Josh Nativio, Meghan Reed

Founded in 1798 as the capital of the Connecticut Western Reserve, Warren, Ohio, began its storied history as a small village of Connecticut settlers along the banks of the Mahoning River. Rapid economic growth over the next 200 years saw Warren transform into a cutting-edge manufacturing powerhouse of steel mills, automobile producers, and electric companies, creating a community of industry and innovation that led to Warren's motto, "The City of Modern Methods." From hosting the headquarters for the National Woman Suffrage Association to boasting the largest steel blast furnace in the world, Warren's illustrious legacy is chronicled in this book through images that showcase its landscapes and businesses and the people who created them.

128 pages, Paperback

Published August 12, 2019

Reviews

[Blane · Rating 2 out of 5]

The photo selection was seemingly random, but focused roughly on the period from the early-1900s through the 1950s. I would have preferred more photos of actual architecture. For example, instead of a photo of the the Lincoln School staff from 1960 or a 1959 generic school class picture from Elm Road School, why not include a period photo of the actual buildings? Maybe they don't exist...I don't know. The authors did manage to find a pretty cool aerial (& apparently early) photo of Warren Western Reserve High School...a building that always fascinated me even though I did not attend the school and was only in it a handful of times.

It was interesting to finally find out what certain local factories (i.e., Grinnell, Van Huffel) actually did, though.