Phoenix Then and Now by Paul Scharbach
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
I really like history. I admire architecture. I love Phoenix. I enjoy good photography. Roll them all into a single coffee table book and I am in. I loved the size, feel and composition of this book. Giant pictures with just the right amount of history to compliment the photograph.
If you are interested in the history of Phoenix or live in Phoenix and are in need of a great coffee table book this is a must have.
There are a few things that kept this from being a 5 star for me.
1. The angles of then and new photos in some cases were off enough to lose impact. The ones where the angle was identical were much more enjoyable.
2. Other cities were included. At first I thought this was nice, but the depth was so shallow and some cities were not included which made it so not including any of them would have been a better choice.
* disclosure: the Thunder Bay provided me a copy of this book for review
