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) -- The smart growth era (1990-2012) -- Postscript: the coming era -- Exploring the metropolitan landscape: recommended sites by community
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-294) and index
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