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At the start of McKendry's crisp chronicle of the construction of Boston's-and the country's-first underground public transit system, the author puts the project in historical context. By the 1890s, the city's growing population, fueled by that century's various waves of immigration, and its burgeoning industrial scene had created enormous congestion on its trolley- and carriage-choked streets. The Boston Transit Commission proposed constructing "an interconnected system of subway and elevated railway lines," a proje...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

In 1895, Boston began building a relatively short stretch of underground tunnel to clear its downtown streets of a choking mass of electric trolleys, horse-drawn cabs, and private carriages. McKendry's sepia-toned paintings resemble the archival photographs on which they're based and convey realistic views of the building of Boston's early public transit system. His discussion neatly combines human inte...Log In or Sign Up to Read More