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Biographical Note: Andy Woodruff is a cartographer who has worked on everything from hiking trail maps to digital data visualizations for over twenty years. After many annual visits to Boston while growing up, he moved to the area in 2008 and mapped his way into some expertise in Boston geography and cartography, co-authoring the Bostonography blog and co-organizing a local meetup on mapping technology. Table of Contents: Introduction Section 1: The Making of Boston Historic Shorelines Ancient Fishweirs A Legendary Viking City? Boston's Lost Territory Revolutionary War Sites Nineteenth-Century Black Boston Annexation The Great Molasses Flood Redlining Urban Renewal The Busing Crisis First in the Nation Section 2: The Lay of the Land Terrain Water Harbor Islands The Isle of Boston Coastal Flooding Risk That Dirty Water Fall Foliage The Emerald Necklace Turkeys Defining Greater Boston Neighborhood Consensus Colleges and Universities Three-Deckers Building Heights Section 3: Getting Around Cow Paths Squares Public Transit Lost Transit Storrowing Bike Traffic Car Space vs. People Space Unbuilt Highways The Big Dig Potholes Smoots Marine Traffic Section 4: People and Culture Population Density Population Age Foreign-Born Population Out-of-Towners Where People Work Million-Dollar Homes City Kids in Suburban Schools Food Access Myriad Marathons Parades Sports Championships Liquor Licenses Houses of Pizza Politics and Elections The Way of Ducklings Access to Dunkin' Sources Acknowledgments About the Author Publisher Marketing: See Boston from a new point of view in over fifty crisp, full-color maps. Covering four distinct categories ("The Making of Boston," "The Lay of the Land," "Getting Around," and "People and Culture" ), Andy Woodruff's newly created, original maps investigate all facets of Boston's past and present. In unraveling the many complex layers that comprise the "real" Boston, some explorations are expected: sports championships, universities, and pothole complaints. Others, such as the former cow paths that predated downtown streets, are decidedly more hidden. Dig into the city's history with a guided tour through Revolutionary War sites, landmarks of nineteenth-century Black Boston, and notable "first in the nation" events (like the first recorded UFO sighting). Uncover the structural forces that shaped the social and lived experience of Boston, with maps showing the impact of redlining, urban renewal practices, and the busing crisis of the 1970s. Discover how the city's boundaries evolved through annexation and landfill and how they'll continue to change due to coastal flooding risks. Explore some of Boston's most unique quirks through surprising revelations about the density of Dunkin' locations, the distinctive architecture of three-deckers, and the spread of the infamous Great Molasses Flood. Entertaining and informative in equal parts, Boston in 50 Maps brings The Hub's history, urban plans, and lore to life. A perfect welcome gift for a new Bostonian, or a fresh perspective on the city for a lifelong resident. |
