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Glass Blowing and Community Building: A History of Morgantown, West Virginia’s Sunnyside Neighborhood, 1890–2013

Glass Blowing and Community Building: A History of Morgantown, West Virginia’s Sunnyside... Edited by Jenny Boulware and Andrew Mach Research compiled by Ashley Rose Creegan, Gabriella Hornbeck, Eliza Newland, Rebekah Oakes, Brandi Oswald, and Malori Stevenson organtown is the home of West Virginia University (WVU), but it is also home to Sunnyside, a 130-acre neighborhood today dominated by student housing with a notorious party scene. Within the past year a tremendous change has taken place in Sunnyside's building stock and skyline. To accommodate space for an 8-story, multiuse complex designed to house 950 students, 39 single-family homes were demolished within one city block. Development began at a fast pace, and the community took notice. Fearing the total loss of Sunnyside's colorful and often overlooked history, Amy Bertsch (WVU class of 1988) contacted university officials to learn whether the university was actively preserving Sunnyside's past. This inquiry led to Professor Jenny Boulware embracing Sunnyside as a case study for her graduate-level Local History Research Methods course. Students selected various periods of significance and conducted extensive research in original documents (for example, census reports, court and tax records, newspapers, maps, photographs, and city directories). Students unearthed long forgotten themes, periods, people, and structures. From craftsmen to students, Sunnyside's residents embody a rich http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png West Virginia History: A Journal of Regional Studies West Virginia University Press

Glass Blowing and Community Building: A History of Morgantown, West Virginia’s Sunnyside Neighborhood, 1890–2013

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West Virginia University Press
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Edited by Jenny Boulware and Andrew Mach Research compiled by Ashley Rose Creegan, Gabriella Hornbeck, Eliza Newland, Rebekah Oakes, Brandi Oswald, and Malori Stevenson organtown is the home of West Virginia University (WVU), but it is also home to Sunnyside, a 130-acre neighborhood today dominated by student housing with a notorious party scene. Within the past year a tremendous change has taken place in Sunnyside's building stock and skyline. To accommodate space for an 8-story, multiuse complex designed to house 950 students, 39 single-family homes were demolished within one city block. Development began at a fast pace, and the community took notice. Fearing the total loss of Sunnyside's colorful and often overlooked history, Amy Bertsch (WVU class of 1988) contacted university officials to learn whether the university was actively preserving Sunnyside's past. This inquiry led to Professor Jenny Boulware embracing Sunnyside as a case study for her graduate-level Local History Research Methods course. Students selected various periods of significance and conducted extensive research in original documents (for example, census reports, court and tax records, newspapers, maps, photographs, and city directories). Students unearthed long forgotten themes, periods, people, and structures. From craftsmen to students, Sunnyside's residents embody a rich

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West Virginia History: A Journal of Regional StudiesWest Virginia University Press

Published: Aug 8, 2015

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