{"product_id":"playmates-of-the-towpath-happy-memories-of-the-canal-swimmers-society","title":"Playmates of the Towpath: Happy Memories of the Canal Swimmers' Society","description":"In historic downtown Cincinnati, Central Parkway is a landmark avenue, noted for its width. But under the parkway was once the Miami \u0026amp; Erie Canal, which connected Lake Erie with the Ohio River. Completed in 1845, the canal was a vital means of transporation of goods through the state. Railroads put the canal out of business, but it remained a waterway through Cincinnati well into the twentieth century. As Cincinnati burgeoned into a modern urban metropolis, the canal became a playing ground for the city's daring youth and adults. Upon the demise of the canal and the opening of Central Parkway, Charles Ludwig, a reporter for the Cincinnati Times-Star and himself a canal swimmer in his youth, gathered together stories and vignettes celebrating the canal's recreational past. Illustrated with historic photos, this book, originally published in 1929, records a time and way of life long vanished.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 1948986078\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: BVV.1948986078.VG\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Very Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Ludwig, Charles\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Book has little sign of wear or use  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Blue Vase Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43256936661053,"sku":"BVV.1948986078.VG","price":18.38,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.bluevasebooks.com\/products\/playmates-of-the-towpath-happy-memories-of-the-canal-swimmers-society","provider":"Blue Vase Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}