Settled as New Towne in 1631; Cambridge was referred to by Wood; a seventeenth-century chronicler; as �one of the neatest and best compacted towns in New England.� The founding of Harvard College in 1636 was to ensure the town�s notoriety; as it was the first college in the New World. Harvard gaveCambridge a cosmopolitan flavor; but the town retained its open farmland and its well-known fisheries along the Charles and Alewife Rivers for nearly two centuries. By the early nineteenth century Cambridge saw tremendous development; with industrial concerns in Cambridgeport. New residents swelled Cambridge�s population so much that it became a city in 1846. These changes; which included horse-drawn streetcars and; later; the Elevated Railway that is today known as the Red Line; made Cambridge a place of convenient residence. With the large-scale development in the late nineteenth century; Cambridge became a thriving nexus of cultural diversity.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. disappointingBy Judy BI was hoping this book would have lots of detailed photos giving an insight of how Chinatowns in NY evolved over the century. but it did not. I could of gotten more information and pictures about Chinatown NY doing an web search on the internet. Dont be deceive by the cover of this book cause not all photographs in the book look like the photos chosen for the cover. Most of the pictures in the book are not taken from the same angle as the history picture for a easy comparison on what has changed over the century. Some of the history photos are so blurred that you can hardly makeout anything. I also did not like how this book was put together. it would talk about Manhattens Chinatown and then jump to Queens Chinatown without properly explaning and then go back to talking about Manhattens Chinatown. If you are not from New York City you would not know that it was talking about two different places. Very disappointing indeed and not enough info. Im just glad I brought this on and not pay full price for this book at a bookstore.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. NYC Chinatown Then NowBy Donald O. YeeWished there were much more older photos of NY Chinatown during the early 1900s or before. Many older photos were from the 1950s 1960s.
