Vintage Tribune: Expressways and the growth of the suburbs
After World War II returning GI's flooded the market for housing while new expressways helped spur suburban growth.
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After World War II returning GI's flooded the market for housing while new expressways helped spur suburban growth.
Logan Cyrus for The Boston Globe The twisted, fatal journey of the accused Appalachian Trail killer By Evan Allen, Laura Crimaldi and Alejandro Serrano, Globe Staff | Globe Correspondent May 25, 2019 James Jordan ran, his feet pounding the dirt, his hunting knife ready. Ahead of him, prosecutors say, two frightened hikers barrelled down the narrow and twisting section of the Appalachian Trail, out of Jordan’s world and into the backcountry of Wythe County, Va. Jordan stopped and turned. Crawfish Valley spread out below him, dense stands of poplars, oaks, white pines, and rhododendro...