{"id":1092,"date":"2013-11-17T14:50:08","date_gmt":"2013-11-17T14:50:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.vindustries.com\/racinehistory\/?page_id=1092"},"modified":"2013-11-17T15:10:14","modified_gmt":"2013-11-17T15:10:14","slug":"racine-association-of-commerce","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.vindustries.com\/racinehistory\/features\/racine-association-of-commerce\/","title":{"rendered":"Racine Association of Commerce"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vindustries.com\/racinehistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Racine_Association_of_Commerce_guide.pdf\">This guide to Racine<\/a> was published by the Racine Association of Commerce, and I can&#8217;t find a publishing date anywhere on the pamphlet. However, the &#8220;new&#8221; administration building at Johnson Wax was built in 1939, so this guide to the attractions of Racine was probably written in the early 1940s. <\/p>\n<p>Business was certainly booming at the time, with many busy factories, and 956 retail stores. Seven public libraries, 21 elementary schools, 80 churches! <\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1094\" style=\"width: 306px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vindustries.com\/racinehistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/2013-11-15-23-07-39-01_300.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1094\" src=\"http:\/\/www.vindustries.com\/racinehistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/2013-11-15-23-07-39-01_300-300x222.jpg\" alt=\"Racine Association of Commerce guide to Racine\" width=\"300\" height=\"222\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1094\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.vindustries.com\/racinehistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/2013-11-15-23-07-39-01_300-300x222.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.vindustries.com\/racinehistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/2013-11-15-23-07-39-01_300-1024x758.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1094\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Racine Association of Commerce guide to Racine<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_1095\" style=\"width: 306px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vindustries.com\/racinehistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/2013-11-15-23-55-54-01_300.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1095\" src=\"http:\/\/www.vindustries.com\/racinehistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/2013-11-15-23-55-54-01_300-300x220.jpg\" alt=\"Racine Association of Commerce guide to Racine\" width=\"300\" height=\"220\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1095\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.vindustries.com\/racinehistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/2013-11-15-23-55-54-01_300-300x220.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.vindustries.com\/racinehistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/2013-11-15-23-55-54-01_300-1024x751.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1095\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Racine Association of Commerce guide to Racine<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_1096\" style=\"width: 306px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vindustries.com\/racinehistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/2013-11-15-23-59-38-01_stitch_300.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1096\" src=\"http:\/\/www.vindustries.com\/racinehistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/2013-11-15-23-59-38-01_stitch_300-300x202.jpg\" alt=\"Racine Association of Commerce guide to Racine\" width=\"300\" height=\"202\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1096\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.vindustries.com\/racinehistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/2013-11-15-23-59-38-01_stitch_300-300x202.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.vindustries.com\/racinehistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/2013-11-15-23-59-38-01_stitch_300-1024x690.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1096\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Racine Association of Commerce guide to Racine<\/p><\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This guide to Racine was published by the Racine Association of Commerce, and I can&#8217;t find a publishing date anywhere on the pamphlet. 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