With the help of this handbook readers discover the less-known side of Boston and enjoy funky shops and eateries, truly unique museums and galleries, plus obscure theater and music venues. 9 maps. 12 illustrations.
Originally a narrow, barren strip of land known as the Neck, Boston's South End grew from a lonely sentry post and execution grounds to what is today the largest Victorian neighborhood in the United States.
This book explores a wide range of subjects: peasant society and the causes of European migration, population growth and industrial development, the ideology of progress and Catholic thought, and urban politics and the dynamics of prejudice ...
... 84 Bell , Alexander Graham , 47 Bella Luna restaurant , 88 Black Falcon Cruise Terminal , 77 Black Heritage Trail ... 92 Hutchinson , Anne , 14-15 Jamaica Plain section , 42 , 62 , 69 , 70 , 88 Jamaica Pond , 69 James P. Kelleher ...
This book describes the efforts in Boston and surrounding towns to keep children in school, at least until age 16, before permitting them to start work.
LOST BOSTON is a visual feast, a stunning presentation of a city's physical development, and an eloquent appeal for the preservation of what makes the city special. Bringing history to...