Roxbury

by Anthony Mitchell Sammarco, Charlie Rosenberg (Photographer)

Overview

Roxbury, annexed to Boston in 1867, has seen tremendous change as a result of land development and a shifting population. Today Roxbury is a "streetcar suburb" of the city and a thriving nexus of cultures, religions, and races.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780738549576
Publisher:	Arcadia Publishing SC
Publication date:	04/18/2007
Series:	Then and Now
Pages:	96
Product dimensions:	6.50(w) x 9.20(h) x 0.40(d)

About the Author

In his second book on Roxbury, noted historian Anthony Mitchell Sammarco shows the growth of this neighborhood from its early days as a farming town, to a bustling city, and later to a neighborhood known as Boston Highlands. Charlie Rosenberg, who took the contemporary photographs, has worked with Sammarco on several Then & Now books.