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City planning--Massachusetts--Boston--History, Urban policy--Massachusetts--Boston--History, Boston (Mass.)--Social conditions, Boston (Mass.)--Economic conditions.
publication date
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1992
lcc
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HT168.B6K46 1992eb
ddc
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307.1/2/0974461
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City planning--Massachusetts--Boston--History, Urban policy--Massachusetts--Boston--History, Boston (Mass.)--Social conditions, Boston (Mass.)--Economic conditions.
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Planning the City upon a Hill
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Planning the City upon a Hill
Boston since 1630
Lawrence W. Kennedy
The University of Massachusetts Press Amherst
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Copyright 1992 by Lawrence W. Kennedy
All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America
LC 91-43645 ISBN 0-87023-780-2
Designed by Mary Mendell Set in Berkley Old Style
Printed and bound by Thomson-Shore This book is published with the financial support and cooperation of the Boston Redevelopment Authority and the University of Massachusetts at Boston.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Kennedy, Lawrence W., 1952 Planning the city upon a hill : Boston since 1630 / Lawrence W. Kennedy. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-87023-780-2 (alk. paper) 1. City planningMassachusettsBostonHistory. 2. Boston (Mass.)Social conditions. 3. Boston (Mass.)Economic conditions. 4. Urban policy MassachusettsBostonHistory. I. Title. HT168.B6K46 1992 307.1'2'0974461-dc20 91-43645 CIP
British Library Cataloging in Publication data are available.
Frontispiece. Boston, 1880. Lithograph by Beck and Pauli. Courtesy of Historic Urban Plans, Ithaca, New York.
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Contents
Maps and Illustrations
vii
Acknowledgements
ix
Introduction
1
1 A City upon a Hill
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2 The Great Selectman
23
3 The Growth of a Metropolis
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4 Building Downtown and around Town
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5 "A Bigger, Better, Busier Boston"
109
6 James Michael Curley and the Old Boston
129
7 Collins, Logue, and the "New Boston"
157
8 Kevin White and a "World-Class City"
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9 Flynn, Coyle, and the Boom
217
Conclusion
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Appendices
255
Notes
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Bibliography
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Index
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Maps and Illustrations
Maps
1.1 Shawmut Peninsula, 1630
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2.1 Town of Boston, 1810
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3.1 City of Boston, 1850, showing landfill
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3.2 City of Boston, 1850, showing political units
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3.3 City of Boston, 1870, showing landfill
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3.4 City of Boston, 1870, showing political units annexed since 1850
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