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Boston in Transit: Mapping the History of Public Transportation in the Hub
Buch von Steven Beaucher
Sprache: Englisch

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Beschreibung
"Comprehensive history of public transportation infrastructure and the modes of transit that have moved Boston for nearly four centuries"--
"Comprehensive history of public transportation infrastructure and the modes of transit that have moved Boston for nearly four centuries"--
Über den Autor
Steven Beaucher is an architect and the cofounder and proprietor of WardMaps LLC, a retail store in Cambridge, Massachusetts, specializing in antique maps and public transportation artifacts of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Preface vii
Introduction ix
1 Making Connections: Early Public Transportation for Boston 1
2 Unification and Electrification: Trolleys Take Hold 47
3 America's First Subway 81
4 Grand Terminals for Commuters 127
5 Rapid Transit Takes Shape 195
6 Pocket Maps and Transit Improvements in the Early Twentieth Century 289
7 Catching the Bus 339
8 The Rise and Fall of the MTA 391
9 The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority 421
List of Figures 567
Bibliography and Sources 569
Index 572
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2023
Genre: Geschichte
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Medium: Buch
Seiten: 592
Inhalt: Einband - fest (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9780262048071
ISBN-10: 0262048078
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Gebunden
Autor: Beaucher, Steven
Hersteller: Penguin Random House LLC
Maße: 289 x 269 x 35 mm
Von/Mit: Steven Beaucher
Erscheinungsdatum: 07.03.2023
Gewicht: 2,463 kg
preigu-id: 122189796
Über den Autor
Steven Beaucher is an architect and the cofounder and proprietor of WardMaps LLC, a retail store in Cambridge, Massachusetts, specializing in antique maps and public transportation artifacts of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Preface vii
Introduction ix
1 Making Connections: Early Public Transportation for Boston 1
2 Unification and Electrification: Trolleys Take Hold 47
3 America's First Subway 81
4 Grand Terminals for Commuters 127
5 Rapid Transit Takes Shape 195
6 Pocket Maps and Transit Improvements in the Early Twentieth Century 289
7 Catching the Bus 339
8 The Rise and Fall of the MTA 391
9 The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority 421
List of Figures 567
Bibliography and Sources 569
Index 572
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2023
Genre: Geschichte
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Medium: Buch
Seiten: 592
Inhalt: Einband - fest (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9780262048071
ISBN-10: 0262048078
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Gebunden
Autor: Beaucher, Steven
Hersteller: Penguin Random House LLC
Maße: 289 x 269 x 35 mm
Von/Mit: Steven Beaucher
Erscheinungsdatum: 07.03.2023
Gewicht: 2,463 kg
preigu-id: 122189796
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