Building Route 128 - Couverture souple

Tsipis, Yanni K; Kruh, David

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0738511633 ISBN 13 : 9780738511634

Editeur : Arcadia Publishing (SC), 2003

Synopsis

Take a ride through historic Massachusetts down Route 128!

Route 66 may be the most famous highway in the United States, but the country is home to countless roads ushering millions of motorists along decade after decade. Route 128 traces its origins to the late 1920s, when the Massachusetts Department of Public Works cobbled together a makeshift network of existing roads through Boston's suburbs. Between 1947 and 1956, Route 128 was reconstructed as a major regional expressway, and immediately feuled explosive growth in the region. What was once the road to nowhere quickly became a major commercial nexus for eastern Massachusetts and a critical link in the region's highway network. Building Route 128 vividly documents the highway's construction and its impact, drawing previously unpublished images from the Massachusetts Department of Public Works and tells the story of a region forever changed.

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À propos de l'auteur

David Kruh, a local playwright and historian, is the author of Always Something Doing: Boston's Infamous Scollay Square.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Date d'édition: 2003
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0738511633
• ISBN 13: 9780738511634
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 128
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible