Allston-Brighton in Transition:: From Cattle Town to Streetcar Suburb

By William P. Marchione

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1596292520
• ISBN13: 9781596292529
• Release Date: April 2007
• Publisher: History Press
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.3" x 9.2"