SUNDAY, December 3, 2023 AT 3:00 P.M.
Hingham Heritage Museum
3rd Floor Gillis Reading Room, and via Zoom. Speaker on Zoom

Greater Boston’s Suburban Development

James C. O’Connell, Chair, Massachusetts Zoning Reform Working Group; Professor, Boston University Metropolitan College

In his comprehensive overview of the making of Greater Boston, Professor O’Connell covers two centuries of suburban development, from country estates, streetcar suburbs, the park and parkway system, and the start of railroad suburbs in the 19th century to auto-centric exurbs of the mid to late 20th century. His program will draw on the multi-layered story in his book The Hub’s Metropolis: Greater Boston’s Development from Railroad Suburbs to Smart Growth.