Slide Show on Route 128
Since 1985 David has been presenting slide
shows on various subjects of local interest to
historical societies, libraries, civic groups, and other
organizations, including the Boston Public Library, Concord
Historical Society, Daughters of the American Revolution,
Old South Meeting House in Boston, Society of Colonial Wars
in Boston, and the Sweetster Lecture Series in Wakefield,
among many others. (He is seen here speaking at the
Social Law Library at the John Adams Courthouse in
Boston.) In this one-hour program David will present
the complete story of Route 128, from its beginning in the
1920s as an ad hoc collection of two-lane roads that
formed a rough arc 15 miles from Boston through the
construction of the divided highway in the 1950s, and then
how one man’s vision became the catalyst for the fantastic
growth around the highway. Building Route 128 will appeal
not only to those with an interest in Route 128 itself but
also to those curious about the history of Boston’s
suburbs and the fundamental changes Route 128 brought to
the region over the past four decades. Contact David here.