by Elyse Menger | Nov 3, 2022 | City Series
Scranton, the Electric City, might be best known these days as the city where the hit NBC TV show, The Office, took place. But long before Jim was playing pranks on Dwight, Scranton was an industrial hub where coal mining and industrial improvements put them on the...
by Elyse Menger | Sep 15, 2022 | City Series
Once a critical point in westward expansion, and the convergence of three major trails—the Santa Fe, California and Oregon—Kansas City is the 31st largest metropolitan area in the country. The metropolitan area sits directly on the state line between Kansas and...
by Elyse Menger | Sep 15, 2022 | City Series
Home to nearly 3 million people and the 21st largest metropolitan area in the country, St. Louis gained in population in the late 19th century, benefiting from the industrial revolution on the edge of the rust belt. It was then that major corporations including...
by Elyse Menger | May 12, 2022 | City Series
Once a prominent home of Native American tribes, settled by pioneers from the Mormon church and a prominent trading post during the gold rush, Salt Lake City today looks a little different than its humble beginnings. While once home to mostly LDS members, the city is...
by Elyse Menger | May 12, 2022 | City Series
Sitting on the Boise River in southwestern Idaho, Boise, the capital city, is the most populated city in the state. The Boise metropolitan area, referred to as Treasure Valley, is the 76th largest metropolitan area in the country. And while that might not sound...
by Elyse Menger | Mar 17, 2022 | City Series
Baltimore, Maryland, was settled in 1661 by European colonists. Once a major center for flour trade due to innovations in processing and development in the milling process, then the city that developed the first printing press and newspaper, the Baltimore of today is...
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