American Map Metro Boston Eastern Massachusetts
Author: American Map Corp
Publisher: Amer Map Corporation
Published: 2008-03-19
Total Pages: 264
ISBN-13: 9781557513939
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: American Map Corp
Publisher: Amer Map Corporation
Published: 2008-03-19
Total Pages: 264
ISBN-13: 9781557513939
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Arrow Maps
Publisher: Arrow Map
Published: 2007-04-01
Total Pages: 264
ISBN-13: 9781557513328
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The Metro Boston/ Eastern Massachusetts Street Atlas boasts individual maps for over 160 communities. This atlas contains: A large-scale map of Central Boston, an Eastern Massachusetts road map, several public transportation maps. Each map contains an index, and indicates shopping centers, community statistics and places of interest. This atlas contains a comprehensive localities index, and offers more coverage than any other atlas in this area.
Author: Arrow Map, Inc
Publisher: Arrow Map
Published: 1993
Total Pages: 224
ISBN-13: 9781557514011
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: American Map Corporation
Publisher: American Map
Published: 2008-05
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781557513786
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Steven Beaucher
Publisher: MIT Press
Published: 2023-03-07
Total Pages: 586
ISBN-13: 0262048078
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →A richly illustrated story of public transit in one of America’s most historic cities, from public ferry and horse-drawn carriage to the MBTA. A lively tour of public transportation in Boston over the years, Boston in Transit maps the complete history of the modes of transportation that have kept the city moving and expanding since its founding in 1630—from the simple ferry serving an English settlement to the expansive network of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, or MBTA. The story of public transit in Boston—once dubbed the Hub of the Universe—is a journey through the history of the American metropolis. With a remarkable collection of maps and architectural and engineering drawings at hand, Steven Beaucher launches his account from the landing where English colonists established that first ferry, carrying passengers between what is now Boston’s North End and Charlestown—and sparing them what had been a two-day walk around Boston Harbor. In the 1700s, horse-drawn coaches appeared on the scene, connecting Boston and Cambridge, with the bigger, better Omnibus soon to follow. From horse-drawn coaches, horse-drawn railways evolved, making way for the electric streetcar networks that allowed the city’s early suburbs to sprout—culminating in the multimodal, regional public transportation network in place in Boston today. With photographs, brochures, pamphlets, guidebooks, timetables, and tickets, Boston in Transit creates a complete picture of the everyday experience of public transportation through the centuries. At once a practical reference, local history, and travelogue, this book will be cherished by armchair tourists, day-trippers, and serious travelers alike.
Author: American Map Corporation
Publisher: American Map
Published: 2008-09
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780841603660
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Wing-kai To
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Published: 2008
Total Pages: 132
ISBN-13: 9780738555294
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Chinese Americans in Boston trace their historical origins to pioneering settlements of merchants, workers, and students in different parts of New England. After the 1880s, hundreds of Chinese arrived in Boston. Beginning as a bachelor male-dominated society, the Chinese in Boston gradually developed stronger bonds of family and community life. Spared natural disasters that characterized the Chinese immigrant experience in the West, Boston's Chinatown nonetheless faced challenges of urban renewal and environmental degradation. Through their participation in community organizations, merchant activities, educational opportunities, and civic protests, the Chinese in Boston persevered, simultaneously maintaining their Chinese identity and acculturating into America. They formed a close-knit community that distinguished Boston's Chinatown as one of the oldest and most enduring Chinese neighborhoods on the East Coast.
Author: American Map Corporation
Publisher: American Map
Published: 2007-09-15
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781557513397
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Alan R. Earls
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Published: 2008
Total Pages: 132
ISBN-13: 9780738555195
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The great blizzard of 1978 is an event seared in the memory of anyone who lived through it. Most of Greater Boston was quickly overwhelmed by the storm, which shut down all forms of transit, stranded thousands of cars and motorists along Route 128, and virtually shut down most of the state for a week. But for many coastal communities, the impact of the storm, which brought record high tides and pounding surf, was pure devastation. The common thread shared by almost everyone in the region was positive memories of neighbors and strangers helping each other and finding new bonds of community. Greater Boston's Blizzard of 1978, illustrated with approximately 200 photographs from government archives and private collections, brings alive the fading experiences of February 1978 for those who were there and those who can only imagine.
Author: Alex Krieger
Publisher: National Geographic Books
Published: 2001-08-24
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 0262611732
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →An informative—and beautiful—exploration of the life and history of a city through its maps. To the attentive user even the simplest map can reveal not only where things are but how people perceive and imagine the spaces they occupy. Mapping Boston is an exemplar of such creative attentiveness—bringing the history of one of America's oldest and most beautiful cities alive through the maps that have depicted it over the centuries.The book includes both historical maps of the city and maps showing the gradual emergence of the New England region from the imaginations of explorers to a form that we would recognize today. Each map is accompanied by a full description and by a short essay offering an insight into its context. The topics of these essays by Anne Mackin include people both familiar and unknown, landmarks, and events that were significant in shaping the landscape or life of the city. A highlight of the book is a series of new maps detailing Boston's growth. The book also contains seven essays that explore the intertwining of maps and history. Urban historian Sam Bass Warner, Jr., starts with a capsule history of Boston. Barbara McCorkle, David Bosse, and David Cobb discuss the making and trading of maps from the sixteenth to the nineteenth century. Historian Nancy S. Seasholes reviews the city's remarkable topographic history as reflected in maps, and planner Alex Krieger explores the relation between maps and the physical reality of the city as experienced by residents and visitors. In an epilogue, novelist James Carroll ponders the place of Boston in contemporary culture and the interior maps we carry of a city.