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When Boston Rode the EL

Author : Frank Cheney
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780738504629
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (46 download)

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Download or read book When Boston Rode the EL written by Frank Cheney and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2000 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Boston Elevated Railway broke ground in 1899 for a new transit service that opened in 1901, providing a seven-mile elevated railway that connected Dudley Street Station in Roxbury and Sullivan Square Station in Charlestown, two huge multilevel terminals. When the EL, as it was popularly known, opened for service, it provided an unencumbered route high above the surging traffic of Boston, until it went underground through the city. The new trains of the EL were elegant coaches of African mahogany, bronze hardware, plush upholstered seats, plate glass windows, and exteriors of aurora red with silver gilt striping and slate grey roofs. They stopped at ten equally distinguished train stations, designed by the noted architect Alexander Wadsworth Longfellow. All of this elegance, let alone convenience, could be had for the price of a five-cent ticket. The popularity of the EL was instantaneous. The railway continued to provide transportation service high above Boston's streets until 1987, when it was unfortunately ended after 86 years of elevated operation. Today, the squealing wheels of the Elevated trains, the rocking coaches, the fascinating views, and the fanciful copper-roofed stations of the line are a missing part of the character of Boston, when one could ride high above the city for a nickel.

When Boston Rode the EL

Author : Frank Cheney
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 143962741X
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (396 download)

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Download or read book When Boston Rode the EL written by Frank Cheney and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2000-08-09 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Boston Elevated Railway broke ground in 1899 for a new transit service that opened in 1901, providing a seven-mile elevated railway that connected Dudley Street Station in Roxbury and Sullivan Square Station in Charlestown, two huge multilevel terminals. When the EL, as it was popularly known, opened for service, it provided an unencumbered route high above the surging traffic of Boston, until it went underground through the city. The new trains of the EL were elegant coaches of African mahogany, bronze hardware, plush upholstered seats, plate glass windows, and exteriors of aurora red with silver gilt striping and slate grey roofs. They stopped at ten equally distinguished train stations, designed by the noted architect Alexander Wadsworth Longfellow. All of this elegance, let alone convenience, could be had for the price of a five-cent ticket. The popularity of the EL was instantaneous. The railway continued to provide transportation service high above Bostons streets until 1987, when it was unfortunately ended after 86 years of elevated operation. Today, the squealing wheels of the Elevated trains, the rocking coaches, the fascinating views, and the fanciful copper-roofed stations of the line are a missing part of the character of Boston, when one could ride high above the city for a nickel.

Boston in Transit

Author : Steven Beaucher
Publisher : MIT Press
ISBN 13 : 0262048078
Total Pages : 586 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (62 download)

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Download or read book Boston in Transit written by Steven Beaucher and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2023-03-07 with total page 586 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Boston's Orange Line

Author : Andrew Elder and Jeremy C. Fox
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1467120472
Total Pages : 130 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (671 download)

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Download or read book Boston's Orange Line written by Andrew Elder and Jeremy C. Fox and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2013 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story of the Orange Line is the story of Boston: always in flux but trailed by its long history. Since 1901, this rail line's configuration has evolved in response to changes in the city, society, and technology. Hazardous sections have been eliminated, ownership has transitioned from private to public, and the line has been rerouted to serve growing suburbs and to use land cleared for the failed Inner Belt. Both its northern terminus, which shifted from Everett to Malden, and the southern route, realigned from Washington Street to the Southwest Corridor, have seen dramatic transformations that have in turn changed riders' lives. Today, the line's 10 miles of track curve through many Greater Boston communities, serving thousands along the way.

Boston's Blue Line

Author : Frank Cheney
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1439615764
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (396 download)

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Download or read book Boston's Blue Line written by Frank Cheney and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2004-04-07 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Boston's rapid-transit Blue Line covers a distance of 5.94 miles, a twenty-three-minute commute that begins at Bowdoin station in downtown Boston, travels under the harbor, passes Revere Beach, and stops at Wonderland. Today's commuters might be surprised to learn that the line they are riding was once operated by trolley cars and narrow-gauge steam-powered commuter trains, for it was not until 1904 that the East Boston Tunnel under the harbor was completed. By 1917, the number of people riding the Blue Line had climbed to twenty-five thousand a day. Although significant advances had been made to accommodate high-volume commuter traffic, rush-hour congestion at downtown stations remained a problem. In the 1920s, with ridership exceeding forty-two thousand people a day, the Boston Elevated Railway and the Boston Transit Commission agreed to convert the tunnel to a rapid-transit operation with a transfer station at Maverick Square. Further expansion occurred in the 1950s, when the Blue Line was extended to Orient Heights, Suffolk Downs, and Revere Beach.

A Century of Subways

Author : Brian J. Cudahy
Publisher : Fordham Univ Press
ISBN 13 : 0823222950
Total Pages : 617 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (232 download)

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Download or read book A Century of Subways written by Brian J. Cudahy and published by Fordham Univ Press. This book was released on 2009-08-25 with total page 617 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The transit historian and author of Under the Sidewalks of New York delivers a lively and authoritative history of New York City’s fabled subway. On the afternoon of October 27, 1904, ordinary New Yorkers descended beneath the sidewalks for the first time to ride the electric-powered trains of the newly inaugurated Interborough Rapid Transit System. More than a century later, the subway has expanded greatly, weaving its way into the fabric of New York’s unique and diverse urban life. In A Century of Subways, transit historian Brian J. Cudahy offers a fascinating tribute to New York’s storied and historic subway system, from its earliest beginnings and many architectural achievements, to the ways it helped shape today’s modern metropolis. Taking a fresh look at one of the marvels of the twentieth century, Cudahy creates a vivid sense of this extraordinary system and the myriad ways the city was transformed once New Yorkers started riding below the ground.

The Great Workshop

Author : Chaim M. Rosenberg
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780738524689
Total Pages : 184 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (246 download)

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Download or read book The Great Workshop written by Chaim M. Rosenberg and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2004 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Covers the growth of the communities that eventually became metropolitan Boston, providing information on local mills and factories.

Tommy Gun Winter

Author : Nathan Gorenstein
Publisher : ForeEdge from University Press of New England
ISBN 13 : 1611684269
Total Pages : 369 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (116 download)

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Download or read book Tommy Gun Winter written by Nathan Gorenstein and published by ForeEdge from University Press of New England. This book was released on 2015-04-07 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the true tale of two brothers, sons of a successful Jewish contractor, who along with an MIT graduate and a minister's daughter once competed for headlines with John Dillinger, Pretty Boy Floyd and Bonnie and Clyde. The gang was led by the angry, violent, yet often charismatic Murton Millen, a small-time hoodlum and aspiring race-car driver. With his younger brother, Irv, and later joined by neighborhood buddy and MIT graduate Abe Faber, Murt launched a career of increasingly ambitious robberies. But it was only after his sudden marriage to the beautiful eighteen-year-old Norma Brighton that the gang escalated to murder. Their crime wave climaxed at a Needham, Massachusetts, bank on February 2, 1934, when Murt cut down two local police officers - Francis Haddock and Forbes McLeod - with a Thompson submachine gun stolen from state police. The killings, the dogged investigation by two clever detectives, and the record-setting trial with seventeen psychiatrists were national news. In Depression-era America this Boston saga of sex, ethnicity, and bloodshed made the trio and their "red-headed gun moll" infamous. Gorenstein's account explores the Millen, Faber, and Brighton families and introduces us to cops, psychiatrists, newspaper men and women, and ordinary citizens caught up in the extraordinary Tommy Gun Winter of 1934.

The Road To El-Aguzein

Author : M.V. Seton-Williams
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1136147543
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (361 download)

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Download or read book The Road To El-Aguzein written by M.V. Seton-Williams and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-10-28 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 1988. This is a narrative account of the life of Australian archaeologist M.V. Sefton-Williams and his life from 1910 and his travels via England, Sinai, Palestine, Turkey, Ireland, Greece, the United States, the Second World War, Egypt, in the Middle East and El-Aguzein.

¡Vamos a tomar el metro! / Let’s Ride the Subway!

Author : Elisa Peters
Publisher : The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
ISBN 13 : 1477767851
Total Pages : 26 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (777 download)

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Download or read book ¡Vamos a tomar el metro! / Let’s Ride the Subway! written by Elisa Peters and published by The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. This book was released on 2014-07-15 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Emerging readers are bound for new places with the carefully crafted language, eye-catching photographs, and interesting details found within this book. It teaches the basics of taking the subway and presents fun facts about some of the most famous subway systems in the world.

Changing Lives: Gustavo Dudamel, El Sistema, and the Transformative Power of Music

Author : Tricia Tunstall
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN 13 : 0393078965
Total Pages : 335 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (93 download)

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Download or read book Changing Lives: Gustavo Dudamel, El Sistema, and the Transformative Power of Music written by Tricia Tunstall and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2012 with total page 335 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "When twenty-eight-year-old Gustavo Dudamel ascended the podium at the Hollywood Bowl for his inaugural concert as conductor of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, he immediately captivated the hearts of his audience and the minds of critics, who designated him a modern-day Leonard Bernstein. In this beautifully woven narrative, the young maestro's story becomes the entry point to an equally captivating subject: El Sistema, the Venezuelan music education program that took Dudamel from child violinist to conductor extraordinaire."--Jacket.

El Paso: A Novel

Author : Winston Groom
Publisher : Liveright Publishing
ISBN 13 : 163149225X
Total Pages : 432 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (314 download)

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Download or read book El Paso: A Novel written by Winston Groom and published by Liveright Publishing. This book was released on 2016-10-04 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bestseller • Southern Independent Booksellers Association Bestseller • Mountains and Plains Independent Booksellers Association Three decades after the first publication of Forrest Gump, Winston Groom returns to fiction with this sweeping American epic. Long fascinated with the Mexican Revolution and the vicious border wars of the early twentieth century, Winston Groom brings to life a much-forgotten period of history in this sprawling saga of heroism, injustice, and love. El Paso pits the legendary Pancho Villa against a thrill-seeking railroad tycoon known only as the Colonel—whose fading fortune is tied up in a colossal ranch in Chihuahua, Mexico. But when Villa kidnaps the Colonel’s grandchildren and absconds into the Sierra Madre, the aging New England patriarch and his son head to El Paso, hoping to find a group of cowboys brave enough to hunt down the Generalissimo. Replete with gunfights, daring escapes, and an unforgettable bullfight, El Paso becomes an indelible portrait of the American Southwest in the waning days of the frontier, one that is “sure to entertain” (Jackson Clarion-Ledger).

The Bronx

Author : Evelyn Gonzalez
Publisher : Columbia University Press
ISBN 13 : 0231121156
Total Pages : 298 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (311 download)

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Download or read book The Bronx written by Evelyn Gonzalez and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2007-01-05 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Bronx is a fascinating history of a singular borough, mapping its evolution from a loose cluster of commuter villages to a densely populated home for New York's African American and Hispanic populations. In recounting the varied and extreme transformations this community has undergone, Evelyn Gonzalez argues that racial discrimination, rampant crime, postwar liberalism, and big government were not the only reasons for the urban crisis that assailed the Bronx during the late 1960s. Rather, a combination of population shifts, public housing initiatives, economic recession, and urban overdevelopment caused its decline. Yet she also proves that ongoing urbanization and neighborhood fluctuations are the very factors that have allowed the Bronx to undergo one of the most successful and inspiring community revivals in American history. The process of building and rebuilding carries on, and the revitalization of neighborhoods and a resurgence of economic growth continue to offer hope for the future.

Records & Briefs New York State Appellate Division

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1126 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 ( download)

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Bank & Thrift Branch Office Data Book

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 456 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Bank & Thrift Branch Office Data Book written by and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Bronx Boy

Author : Marty Toohey
Publisher : iUniverse
ISBN 13 : 059534805X
Total Pages : 194 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (953 download)

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Download or read book Bronx Boy written by Marty Toohey and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2005-06 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We played stickball games outside Beekman's candy store, as young teenagers, almost every day of the week, from spring until the first snowflake fell. A line drive off Beekman's store window brought him flying out the front door, white apron strings trailing behind him. A broomstick might fly from a batter's hands and rocket toward Beekman's front windows. Unofficial records and fading memories indicate that although Mr. Beekman may have lost his breath on several occasions during our stickball games, he never lost a window. In this engaging memoir, author Marty Toohey paints a vibrant portrait of growing up in the Bronx during the 1930s and 40s. In the Bronx's cultural melting pot, Toohey and his friends delighted in the simple pleasures of life. Toohey shares his memories of roasting stolen potatoes or "mickies" in an empty lot on 167th Street, of the milkman's horse tapping an early morning cadence on the cobblestones of Fulton Avenue, and of hiding from the nuns at St. Augustine's Church, known as the "Cathedral of the Bronx." Brimming with the simple charm of the past, Bronx Boy is rich with details, transporting its readers into a forgotten time of innocence.

Slater's, late Pigot & co., royal national and commercial directory and topography of the counties of Bedfordshire, Berkshire

Author : Isaac Slater
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 820 pages
Book Rating : 4.R/5 (5 download)

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Download or read book Slater's, late Pigot & co., royal national and commercial directory and topography of the counties of Bedfordshire, Berkshire written by Isaac Slater and published by . This book was released on 1852 with total page 820 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: