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Allston-Brighton in Transition:: From Cattle Town to Streetcar Suburb
Allston-Brighton has a fascinating and unique past--a history so varied, so filled with twists and turns as to constitute a microcosm of our national experience.
From its founding in the seventeenth century, when it was known as Little Cambridge, to its contemporary incarnation as a vibrant Boston neighborhood, Allston-Brighton has remained a spirited community through generations of change. John Eliot established his first Praying Indian village, Nonantum, here in the late 1600s; the Winships' Brighton Cattle Market prospered from 1776 through the nineteenth century, meriting several visits from both vagrants and notables, including Nathaniel Hawthorne; and the Beacon Trotting Park provided entertainment in the late 1800s. Along the Charles, through Aberdeen, at the market and on the first electric streetcars, Dr. William P. Marchione provides a journey through the stories of Allston-Brighton's past.
From its founding in the seventeenth century, when it was known as Little Cambridge, to its contemporary incarnation as a vibrant Boston neighborhood, Allston-Brighton has remained a spirited community through generations of change. John Eliot established his first Praying Indian village, Nonantum, here in the late 1600s; the Winships' Brighton Cattle Market prospered from 1776 through the nineteenth century, meriting several visits from both vagrants and notables, including Nathaniel Hawthorne; and the Beacon Trotting Park provided entertainment in the late 1800s. Along the Charles, through Aberdeen, at the market and on the first electric streetcars, Dr. William P. Marchione provides a journey through the stories of Allston-Brighton's past.
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160 pages, Paperback
First published April 30, 2007
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January 8, 2019
In reading through this as a whole book, it can be a bit repetitive, but that is because each chapter was originally published as standalone articles.
I do wish it had maps of the areas in question, because some times it is hard to get a sense for where some things are given that all identifying landmarks have changed in the intervening 200 years.
I do wish it had maps of the areas in question, because some times it is hard to get a sense for where some things are given that all identifying landmarks have changed in the intervening 200 years.
May 14, 2019
5 stars because of being able to nerd out on local history with a lot of details that I never knew about. I really liked this, crazy how much came from such a small section of town and how fast it happened.
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