Name: Wilmington Before Interstate 95 (en Inglés)
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Author: Francis, William
ISBN: 9781467163293

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Wilmington Before Interstate 95 (en Inglés)

Formato

Libro Físico

Editorial

Arcadia Publishing (SC)

Autor

Francis, William

Idioma

Inglés

N° páginas

128

Encuadernación

Tapa Blanda

ISBN13

9781467163293

Wilmington Before Interstate 95 (en Inglés)

Francis, William (Autor) · Arcadia Publishing (SC) · Tapa Blanda

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Readers who want a distinct and compelling look at the nation's first state prior to the building of Interstate 95 will enjoy the insight provided into Wilmington. Interstate 95 was constructed as part of the Federal Aid Highway Act of 1956, signed into law by Pres. Dwight Eisenhower. Francis "Frank" Victor du Pont (1894-1962), son of T. Coleman du Pont, who gave Delaware the DuPont Highway, was the US commissioner of the Bureau of Public Roads from 1953 to 1955. Frank du Pont was a key figure in promoting a national highway and for championing the need for this new interstate system to access city centers. This "Center City" requirement came into play when a lame duck Wilmington City Council on June 21, 1957, approved placing the interstate between Adams and Jackson Streets, essentially cleaving the city and ignoring various protest groups who favored a route east of the city.Wilmington before Interstate 95 is author William Francis's sixth book for Arcadia Publishing, all dedicated to the history of the First State. The book contains images primarily from the Delaware State Public Archives dated in the 1950s and early 1960s, highlighting west Wilmington and the neighborhoods demolished for the interstate as well as a city history and the downtown area from this bygone era.