South Quincy
John Adams birthplace
South Quincy is a neighborhood of
Quincy Point neighborhood, on the south by Braintree and on the west by Interstate 93
.
History
South Quincy became populated in part as a result of the growth of the
Charles Francis Adams, Sr. and Job Faxon that were subdivided into lots.[2] The Faxon family donated land to the city in 1885 that became the wooded Faxon Park.[2] In 1987, the neighborhood became home to the Crown Colony Office Park, located at the Braintree Split intersection of Interstate 93 and Massachusetts Route 3 on the site of the former Old Colony Crushed Stone Company.[3]
Transportation
Burgin Parkway, Centre Street, Independence Avenue and Water Street are major thoroughfares in the neighborhood. South Quincy is served by bus routes 230,Southeast Expressway is located adjacent to the neighborhood on the west.
External links
- United States Geological Survey Geographic Names Information Service:613005 South Quincy
Notes
- ^ "Quincy Neighborhoods". City of Quincy. Retrieved July 14, 2009.
- ^ a b "Quincy, Mass. Historical and Architectural Survey - 71 Independence Ave". Thomas Crane Public Library. Retrieved June 23, 2009.
- ^ Yudis, Anthony J. (April 5, 1987). "New offices for Quincy park". The Boston Globe.
- ^ "MBTA Schedules and Maps (Route 230 Quincy Center – Montello Station via Holbrook & Braintree Station)". Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. Retrieved June 23, 2009.
- ^ "MBTA Schedules and Maps (Route 236 Quincy Center – South Shore Plaza via E. Braintree & Braintree Station)". Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. Retrieved June 23, 2009.
- ^ "MBTA Schedules and Maps (Route 238 Quincy Center – Holbrook/Randolph Station via Quincy Adams)". Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. Retrieved June 23, 2009.
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