{"product_id":"9781557286604","title":"Hot Springs: Past and Present","description":"\u003cp\u003eA century ago Hot Springs, Arkansas, was a world-renown resort city. Today, the town remains the most unique city in Arkansas but with much of its Victorian-to-1950s views nearly unrecognizable. \u003ci\u003eHot Springs: Past and Present \u003c\/i\u003eshows vividly the before and after of hundreds of sites, answering questions such as “What used to be on this corner?” and “What was here before it was a parking lot?” The answer to those questions is often an opulent hotel, a theater, a bathhouse, a gambling house, or a mansion. Fire destroyed many buildings, even more were demolished, and some sites remain not so unlike they used to be. \u003ci\u003eHot Springs: Past and Present\u003c\/i\u003e makes a perfect walking companion for anyone visiting the town and wishing to learn more about this one-of-a-kind place through not only the photographs but also the informative text that provides a good overview of the town’s history.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Arkansas Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47057217421552,"sku":"9781557286604","price":24.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781557286604_p0.jpg?v=1763754663","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781557286604","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}