The Hub's metropolis:greater Boston's development from railroad suburbs to smart growth
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The MIT Press,
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Publisher Address: | Cambridge, Mass. ; da London, England |
Publication Dates: | 2013. |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
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Carrier Form: | xii, 326 p.: ill., maps ; 24 cm. |
ISBN: |
9780262018753 (hbk.) 0262018756 (alk. paper) 9780262314053 (electronic bk.) 0262314053 (electronic bk.) |
Index Number: | F299 |
CLC: | F299.712.7 |
Call Number: | F299.712.7/O17 |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. Metropolitan Boston's layers of development -- Prelude to suburbia : traditional village centers and proto-suburbs (1800-1860) -- Country retreats (1820-1920) -- Railroad suburbs (1840-1920) -- Streetcar suburbs (1870-1930) -- Metropolitan parkway suburbs (1895-1945) -- Suburban mill towns (1820-2012) -- Postwar automobile suburbs (1945-1970) -- Boston redefines the center city (1945-2012) -- Interstates, exurbs, and sprawl (1970-2012) -- Smart growth era (1990-2012) -- Postscript: the coming era. |