Commerce Bank South End Office To Host Book Signing

Commerce Bank’s South End office will host a book signing by the author of the first comprehensive history of the South End neighborhood published in over a century.

Russell Lopez will sign copies of his new book, Boston’s South End: The Clash of Ideas in a Historic Neighborhood, on Thursday, January 14, from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the Commerce Bank office at 1320 Washington Street.

Boston’s South End is a must read for anyone who has lived or worked in the neighborhood as well as those interested in history, architecture, and Boston. From its time as marshland flanking a narrow neck of land through its initial development in the 1850s to its multimillion dollar condominiums after 2000, the story of one of the country’s most beautiful communities reflects economic ups and downs, the dedication of newcomers and long-term residents opposing threats to their neighborhood, and the special qualities of a place that has a tradition of welcoming everyone.

A native of California, Russell Lopez received a Bachelor of Science degree in Applied Earth Sciences from Stanford University, a Master of City and Regional Planning degree from the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, and a doctorate from the Department of Environmental Health at the Boston University School of Public Health. Dr. Lopez is Senior Research Associate at the Dukakis Center for Metropolitan and Regional Policy at Northeastern University.

For more information, contact the Commerce Bank South End office at 617-778-0500.