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The Hub's metropolis：greater Boston's development from railroad suburbs to smart growth

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: O'Connell James C
Published: The MIT Press,
Publisher Address: Cambridge, Mass. ; da London, England
Publication Dates: 2013.
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Subjects:
Metropolitan areas > Massachusetts > Boston
Cities and towns > Massachusetts > Boston > Growth
Boston Metropolitan Area Mass. > Economic conditions
Boston Mass. > Economic conditions
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
Contents: 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.

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