Quincy's Market A Boston Landmark / John Quincy, Jr. ; [new foreword by Hillary Corbett]. [print]

By: Quincy, John, 1951- [author]Contributor(s): Corbett, Hillary [writer of foreword.] | Project Muse | Project Muse []Material type: Text

TextDescription: 1 online resource (1 online resource xx, 283 pages) : illustrations, mapsContent type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781555538828; 1555538827Subject(s): Quincy's Market (Boston, Mass.) | Massachusetts -- Boston | Boston (Mass.) -- Economic conditions | Boston (Mass.) -- Buildings, structures, etc | Boston (Mass.) -- History | Economic history | Buildings | Architecture | Markets -- Conservation and restoration -- Massachusetts -- Boston | Architecture -- Massachusetts -- BostonGenre/Form: History. | Electronic books. LOC classification: F73.8.Q56F73.8.Q56.C789.Q563 2019Online resources: Click here to access online COPYRIGHT NOT covered - Click this link to request copyright permission: https://lib.ciu.edu/copyright-request-form

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Divisions over a marketplace : From open fields to Faneuil Hall Faneuil Hall and the marketplace witness a revolution A need for renewal : Josiah Quincy proposes a new marketplace Negotiating for a grand market Building the new market Faneuil Hall market is born Quincy's Market : Decline and survival Rebuilding the markets Faneuil Hall marketplace : Sustaining the results.

Summary: A bustling commercial center and favorite tourist attraction on Boston's historic waterfront, Quincy Market, the popular name for Faneuil Hall Marketplace, draws throngs of visitors to the magnificent granite buildings and cobblestone concourses that house the area's specialty shops, restaurants, boutiques, pushcarts, and food stalls. Yet few are aware of the history of this legendary public place and its importance in the history of Boston and the nation. In this elegantly written and lavishly illustrated work, John Quincy, Jr., tells the absorbing story of the Market's unique evolution over the centuries. Beginning with John Winthrop's landing at the Great Cove on the Shawmut Peninsula in 1630, Quincy weaves together a remarkable tapestry of the district's rise, fall, and rebirth. Originally published by Northeastern University Press in 2003. With a new foreword by Hillary Corbett.

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Reprint of 2003 edition with new foreword.

Open access edition supported by the National Endowment for the Humanities/ Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Humanities Open Book Program.

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A bustling commercial center and favorite tourist attraction on Boston's historic waterfront, Quincy Market, the popular name for Faneuil Hall Marketplace, draws throngs of visitors to the magnificent granite buildings and cobblestone concourses that house the area's specialty shops, restaurants, boutiques, pushcarts, and food stalls. Yet few are aware of the history of this legendary public place and its importance in the history of Boston and the nation. In this elegantly written and lavishly illustrated work, John Quincy, Jr., tells the absorbing story of the Market's unique evolution over the centuries. Beginning with John Winthrop's landing at the Great Cove on the Shawmut Peninsula in 1630, Quincy weaves together a remarkable tapestry of the district's rise, fall, and rebirth. Originally published by Northeastern University Press in 2003. With a new foreword by Hillary Corbett.

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