Fairview Park is truly a postwar community. Before World War II; it was mainly rural countryside just beginning to see some development. The Rocky River valley had been enough of a barrier to keep Fairview that much more rural until high-level bridges were built in the 1920s. A brochure at the time for the newly developed Coffinberry Estates in northeast Fairview Park refers to "quick access to downtown Cleveland via Hilliard Road; Detroit Avenue; or Lorain Avenue bridges." The bridges residents now take for granted were then a major selling point. The farmland started to evolve into suburbia as spaces between houses were filled with more houses. Fairview Village became Fairview Park in 1948; and the year before; Cuyahoga Countys first shopping center was built here.
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4 of 7 people found the following review helpful. Ambridge Images of America: PennsylvaniaBy C. SlaterQuite informative about the steel industry and the Harmony Society and their impact on this Pennsylvania town. filled with excellent photos.3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. Extremely disappointingBy MarieDont waste your time and money! You can tell the author is not from Ambridge and doesnt truly know his history. Not only was the book pretty uninformative. but it was full of wrong information! I was extremely excited to read this book when I found it. By far the worst book about Ambridge I have ever read. I was so disappointed after reading this. You could spend probably 5 minutes on any search engine and come up with all the information and pictures in the book. Also. the book is full of information about American Bridge mostly. Probably better to have such less Ambridge info since I personally on my own found so many discrepancies. I couldnt imagine how an elderly person would feel reading this book and finding information so wrong that they lived through and know about personally first hand!0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Id buy it again -- great book!By AhmadThis is a charming little book. I grew up in Ambridge after Big Steel was fully gone. but with my parents and grandparents talking about what a dynamic town Ambridge was in the 20s. 30s. all the way into the 50s and 60s. This book helped me to connect the boom town that Ambridge was in its heyday to the place of my youth. to the place it is today. Well worth the money for those of us locals who want to read about Ambridge at its best.
