{"product_id":"lost-mishawaka-9781467157919","title":"Lost Mishawaka","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThrough the years, relentless change has swept away many of Mishawaka's businesses and landmarks and the memory of once-prominent events. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Great Mishawaka Fire of September 5, 1872, destroyed much of the central business district and changed the downtown forever. The street carnival of August 1901 was the most exciting week in the city's history but later faded into obscurity. The Twin Branch Power Plant supplied the region with electricity, but hardly a trace of it remains today. The massive Rubber Regenerating Company operated for over twenty years, and now a popular park exists atop its buried rubble. Center Point Tower, the landmark that never was, pointed the way to downtown's future revitalization. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePeter J. De Kever finds these and other lost stories from Mishawaka's past. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePeter J. De Kever is a lifelong Mishawaka resident and the city's historian laureate. He is also the curator of the Mishawaka Historical Museum and a columnist for the \u003cem\u003eMishawaka Enterprise\u003c\/em\u003e. De Kever has written several books that teach about and celebrate Mishawaka's historical identity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"History Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50916277977362,"sku":"9781467157919","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_8c65cedb-3353-4549-b7f6-98c04cb55860.jpg?v=1738846630","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/lost-mishawaka-9781467157919","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}