Unpacking the Town within Sailortown: The Port District Neighborhoods of Antwerp and Boston, c. 1880-1900
Published online on October 04, 2025
Abstract
Journal of Urban History, Ahead of Print.
By examining the port districts of Antwerp, Belgium, and Boston, Massachusetts, this essay argues that late nineteenth-century sailortowns were not solely defined by local economies catering to transient seafarers who visited boarding houses, taverns, and ...
By examining the port districts of Antwerp, Belgium, and Boston, Massachusetts, this essay argues that late nineteenth-century sailortowns were not solely defined by local economies catering to transient seafarers who visited boarding houses, taverns, and ...