Walking Tours of Boston's Made Land

by Seasholes, Nancy S.

• ISBN13: 9780262693394
• ISBN10: 0262693399
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-09-18
• Publisher: The MIT Press

Summary

At its founding, Boston was a small peninsula; over the last 375 years the city has doubled in size by filling in the surrounding tidal flats-areas covered with water at high tide and exposed at low. In Walking Tours of Boston's Made Land, historian Nancy Seasholes outlines twelve walks that trace where and why Boston's man-made land was created, and, along the way, uncovers fascinating and little-known pieces of Boston history. In the course of these walks-around the central waterfront, Back Bay, Beacon Hill, the South End, Charlestown, and elsewhere-she shows us how Boston's past is always just below the surface of its present. Each walk is accompanied by a map that shows the route and original shoreline. The walks are illustrated with historical maps, historical photographs and views, and current photographs. All walks are accessible by public transportation.

Author Biography

Nancy S. Seasholes is a historian and historical archaeologist. She is the author of Walking Tours of Boston's Made Land (MIT Press), the companion to Gaining Ground.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. vi
How to Use this Book	p. x
Central Waterfront	p. 2
Bulfinch Triangle and North of Causeway Street	p. 30
West End and Charlesbank	p. 44
Beacon Hill Flat and Esplanade	p. 58
Public Garden, Bay Village, South End, and Dalton Street Area	p. 70
Back Bay and Esplanade	p. 88
Back Bay Fens, Fenway, and Mission Hill	p. 108
Riverway, Audubono Circle, Bay State Road, and Esplanade	p. 120
South Cove	p. 132
South Bay and South End	p. 144
Charlestown--Southwest Waterfront and Navy Yard	p. 162
Charlestown--Bunker Hill Monument amd North Waterfront	p. 182
Further Reading about Boston	p. 193
Illustration Credits	p. 195
Acknowledgments	p. 197
Index	p. 199
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